Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa
BornJuly 22, 1905
Honolulu, Oahu
DiedMay 19, 1969(1969-05-19) (aged 63)
Waialae, Honolulu, Oahu
Burial
Nuʻuanu Memorial Park
Spouse
William Jeremiah Ellerbrock
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(m. 1925; div. 1927)​
    Charles James Brenham
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    (m. 1928, divorced)​
      Clark Lee
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      (m. 1938; died 1953)​
        Charles E. Morris
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        (m. 1954; div. 1959)​

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        (m. 1968)​
        IssueAbigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa
        HouseKawānanakoa
        FatherDavid Kawānanakoa
        MotherAbigail Campbell Kawānanakoa
        OccupationRoyalty, philanthropist
        Centennial marker at ʻIolani Palace. Kawānanakoa is listed as founder of the Friends of ʻIolani Palace.

        Helen Lydia Kamakaʻeha Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa (July 22, 1905 – May 19, 1969) was a member of the House of Kawānanakoa and the second daughter of David Kawānanakoa and Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa.

        Early life

        Born July 22, 1905,[1][2] Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa was named after Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch of Hawaii.[3] Having been born after the abolition of the monarchy, she had no official royal title; however, she was still known by many in the Hawaiian community as Princess Liliuokalani.[1]

        She attended a convent school in San Francisco.[3] During her youth, she was known as the "flapper" princess and sported the then-fashionable bobbed hair.[4] Her siblings were David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa and Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa.[5]: 166 

        Marriages and family

        Liliʻuokalani married five times. Her first marriage was to Dr. William Jeremiah Ellerbrock on January 17, 1925, at Honolulu.[6] The couple had one daughter before divorcing in 1927:

        Following the divorce, Abigail was adopted by Liliʻuokalani's mother.[9] Her second marriage was to Charles James Brenham at Niu, August 11, 1928;[10][11] they also divorced. Her third husband was war correspondent Clark Lee, whom she married on November 30, 1938;[12] Lee died of a heart attack in 1953.[13] Her fourth husband, whom she married in 1954, was Charles E. Morris Jr; the couple divorced in 1959, and remarried in 1968.[14][9]

        Legacy and death

        She was the founder of the Kona Hawaiian Civic Club in 1952 and was the founder and First President of Friends of ʻIolani Palace from 1966 to 1969.[15][16][17] She was also active in Hawaiian Civic Clubs, served on the Hawaiian Homes Commission, served as regent of Hale o Na Alii, and was a lifetime member of the Kaahumanu Society and Daughters of Hawaii.[9]

        She died of cancer at her home in Waialae, Honolulu, on May 19, 1969.[9] At her request, her funeral was a private ceremony with none of the pomp or displays of former Hawaiian royal funerals.[9] She is buried at Nuʻuanu Memorial Park.[1][9]

        References

        1. 1 2 3 United States. Congress (1969). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress, Volume 115, Part 10. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 13832–13833.
        2. ↑ "Born". Evening Bulletin. July 22, 1905.
        3. 1 2 "Princess Liluokalani Kawananakoa". Brunswick News. September 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
        4. ↑ "A Lazy Princess". Toledo Weekly Blade. September 21, 1922.
        5. ↑ Hawkins, Richard A. (2003). "Princess Abigail Kawananakoa: the Forgotten Territorial Native Hawaiian Leader". Hawaiian Journal of History. Honolulu: Hawaii Historical Society. 37: 163–177. hdl:10524/354.
        6. ↑ "News from American Files". Coraki Richmond River Herald And Northern Districts Advertiser. August 19, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
        7. ↑ Kapiikauinamoku (1955). "Family of Prince David Kawananakoa Is Listed". in The Story of Hawaiian Royalty. The Honolulu Advertiser, Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
        8. ↑ Kapiikauinamoku (1955). "Daughters of Kiwalao Flee From Kamehameha". in The Story of Hawaiian Royalty. The Honolulu Advertiser, Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
        9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hunter, Gene (May 21, 1969). "Liliuokalani Morris Dies: Descendant of Isle Kings". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
        10. ↑ Hawaii State Archive; Honolulu, HI, USA; Marriage Notices; Series: Hawaii Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950
        11. ↑ Hawaii State Archives; Honolulu, HI, USA; Marriage Certificates and Indexes
        12. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Marriage Reports in State Department Decimal Files, 1910-1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1, Entry 3001; Series Box Number: 512; File Number: 133
        13. ↑ Boyle, Hal (February 18, 1953). "Boyle Pays Tribute to Newsman, Clark Lee". Moline Daily Dispatch Newspaper Archives Page 4. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
        14. ↑ Amalu, Samuel Apolo Kapiikauinamokuonalani. "The story of Hawaiian royalty". Ulukau books. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
        15. ↑ McKinzie, Edith Kawelohea (May 16, 2008). "'Iolani Palace requires respect, decorum". The Honolulu Advertise.
        16. ↑ Pang, Gordon Y. K. (April 19, 2006). "'Iolani Palace in financial straits". The Honolulu Advertise.
        17. ↑ "Kona". Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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