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{{Short description|Princess of Hawaiʻi (1839–1895)}}
{{For|the granddaughter of her nephew, [[David Kawānanakoa]], who was her namesake |Virginia Poomaikelani Kawānanakoa}}
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| name = Po{{okina}}omaikelani
| name = Poʻomaikelani
| title =[[Kingdom of Hawaii|Princess of Hawaii]]
| title =[[Kingdom of Hawaii|Princess of Hawaii]]
| image =Poomaikelani2.jpg
| image =Poomaikelani2.jpg
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| successor =
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| spouse =[[Hiram Kahanawai]]
| spouse =[[Hiram Kahanawai]]
| issue =
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| full name = Virginia Kapo{{okina}}oloku Po{{okina}}omaikelani
| full name = Virginia Kapoʻoloku Poʻomaikelani
| royal house =[[House of Kalakaua]]<br />Royal House of Kauai
| house =[[House of Kalakaua]]
| royal anthem =
| father = [[Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole]]
| father = [[Kūhiō Kalanianaole|Kūhiō Kalaniana{{okina}}ole]]
| mother = [[Kinoiki Kekaulike]]
| mother = [[Kinoiki Kekaulike]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1839|04|07}}
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1839|04|07}}
| birth_place =[[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i]]
| birth_place =[[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaiʻi]]
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1895|10|02|1839|04|07}}
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1895|10|02|1839|04|07}}
| death_place =[[Kalihi Valley]], [[Oahu|Oʻahu]]
| death_place =[[Kalihi Valley]], [[Oahu|Oʻahu]]
| burial_date =October 3, 1895
| burial_date =October 3, 1895
| burial_date =[[Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii|Mauna Ala Royal Mausoleum]]
| burial_place =[[Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii|Mauna Ala Royal Mausoleum]]
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'''Virginia Kapo{{okina}}oloku Po{{okina}}omaikelani''' (1839–1895) was a member of the royal family of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]].
'''Virginia Kapoʻoloku Poʻomaikelani''' (1839–1895) was a member of the royal family of the [[Hawaiian Kingdom|Kingdom of Hawaii]].


==Life==
== Life ==
[[File:Poomaikelani4.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Princess Po{{okina}}omaikelani.]]
[[File:Poomaikelani4.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Princess Poʻomaikelani.]]
She was born at Pi{{okina}}ihonua, [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i Island]] on April 7, 1839, the second daughter of [[Kinoiki Kekaulike|Princess Kinoiki Kekaulike of Kaua{{okina}}i]] and [[Kūhiō Kalanianaole|High Chief Kūhiō Kalaniana{{okina}}ole of Hilo]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Virginia Kapooloku Poomaikelani, (w) |work= Our Family History and Ancestry |publisher= Families of Old Hawaii |url= http://familiesofoldhawaii.com/getperson.php?personID=I3872&tree=Ano |accessdate= November 18, 2010 }}</ref>
She was born at Piʻihonua, [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaiʻi Island]] on April 7, 1839, the second daughter of Princess [[Kinoiki Kekaulike]] of Kauaʻi and High Chief [[Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole]] of Hilo.<ref>{{cite web |title= Virginia Kapooloku Poomaikelani, (w) |work= Our Family History and Ancestry |publisher= Families of Old Hawaii |url= http://familiesofoldhawaii.com/getperson.php?personID=I3872&tree=Ano |accessdate= November 18, 2010 }}</ref>
She was the granddaughter of [[Kaumualii|Kaumuali{{okina}}i]], the last king of the island of [[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]] before being ceded to the unified [[Hawaiian Islands]] governed by [[Kamehameha I]]. She was also the stepdaughter of [[Kaʻahumanu|Queen Regent Ka{{okina}}ahumanu]].
She was the granddaughter of [[Kaumualii|Kaumualiʻi]], the last king of the island of [[Kauai|Kauaʻi]] before being ceded to the unified [[Hawaiian Islands]] governed by [[Kamehameha I]]. She was also the stepdaughter of Queen Regent [[Kaʻahumanu]].


She was elder sister of [[Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike]] and younger sister of [[Queen Kapiolani|Queen Kapi{{okina}}olani]], who married to King [[Kalākaua]]. Some sources give her different first names; for example Esther, Abigail or even Victoria. The situation was that the three sisters rarely used their Christian names.
She was elder sister of [[Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike]] and younger sister of [[Kapiʻolani|Queen Kapiʻolani]], who married to King [[Kalākaua]]. Some sources give her different first names; for example Esther, Abigail or even Victoria. The situation was that the three sisters rarely used their Christian names.


Po{{okina}}omaikelani served as one of [[Queen Emma of Hawaii|Queen Emma]]'s trusted [[Lady-in-waiting|ladies-in-waiting]] for many years, but left Emma's employment to join her brother-in-law's court.<ref name="Korn">{{cite book |title= News from Molokai, letters between Peter Kaeo & Queen Emma, 1873-1876 |editor= Alfons L. Korn |publisher= The University Press of Hawaii |year= 1976 |isbn= 978-0-8248-0399-5 |pages= | author= [[Queen Emma of Hawaii]], [[Peter Kaeo|Peter Ka{{okina}}eo]] }}</ref>
On March 20, 1855, she married [[Hiram Kahanawai]], a steward of [[Queen Emma of Hawaii|Queen Emma]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Hawaiʻi State Archives|year=2006|title=Kahanawai (k) – Kapooloku marriage record|work=Marriages – Oahu (1832–1910)|volume=1|via=Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library|url=http://ulukau.org/algene/cgi-bin/algene?e=d-001off-algene--00CL1%2e9--2----0--010---4-------0-1l--10en-Zz-1---20-about---00-1-1-00-0-0-000utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=algene&cl=CL1.9&d=09-000137|accessdate=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905132904/http://ulukau.org/algene/cgi-bin/algene?e=d-001off-algene--00CL1%2e9--2----0--010---4-------0-1l--10en-Zz-1---20-about---00-1-1-00-0-0-000utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=algene&cl=CL1.9&d=09-000137|archive-date=September 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Poʻomaikelani and her husband served as in the household as retainers of Queen Emma. She was one of the trusted [[Lady-in-waiting|ladies-in-waiting]] for many years, but left Emma's employment to join her brother-in-law's court.<ref name="Korn">{{cite book |title= News from Molokai, letters between Peter Kaeo & Queen Emma, 1873–1876 |editor= Alfons L. Korn |publisher= The University Press of Hawaii |year= 1976 |isbn= 978-0-8248-0399-5 | author= [[Queen Emma of Hawaii]], [[Peter Kaeo|Peter Kaʻeo]] }}</ref> The couple did not have any children of their own but adopted and raised her nephew Prince [[Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui]], the second son of her sister Kekaulike.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kamae|first=Lori|title=The Empty Throne|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XHDxAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Topgallant Publishing Co.|location=Honolulu|isbn=978-0-914916-44-4|oclc=7080687|pages=39, 44|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229065456/https://books.google.com/books?id=XHDxAAAAMAAJ|archive-date=December 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


Her sister's husband became the king of Hawai{{okina}}i in 1874 and she was granted the title of [[Princess]] and style of [[Her Royal Highness]], in 1883 during Kalākaua's coronation. She married [[Hiram Kahanwai]] in 1874, a cousin of King Kalākaua and a former steward of Queen Emma. She was made [[Governors of Hawaii (island)|Governor of Hawaii{{okina}}i island]] in 1884 by her brother-in-law and was paid an annual salary of 3500&nbsp;dollars per year.<ref>''Na kanawai o ka repubalika o Hawaii'', p. 97</ref> She also served as President of the Board of Health in 1887.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/collect/governme/index/assoc/HASH014c/4a85ecfb.dir/Poomaikelani,%20Virginia%20K.jpg |title= Poomaikelani, Virginia K. office record |work=state archives digital collections |publisher=state of Hawaii |accessdate= 2010-02-16 }}</ref>
Her sister's husband became the king of Hawaiʻi in 1874 and she was granted the title of [[Princess]] and style of [[Royal Highness|Her Royal Highness]], in 1883 during Kalākaua's coronation. She was made [[Governors of Hawaii (island)|Governor of Hawaiʻi island]] in 1884 by her brother-in-law and was paid an annual salary of 3500&nbsp;dollars per year.<ref>''Na kanawai o ka repubalika o Hawaii'', p. 97</ref> She also served as President of the Board of Health in 1887.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/collect/governme/index/assoc/HASH014c/4a85ecfb.dir/Poomaikelani,%20Virginia%20K.jpg |title= Poomaikelani, Virginia K. office record |work= state archives digital collections |publisher= state of Hawaii |accessdate= 2010-02-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120306203613/http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/collect/governme/index/assoc/HASH014c/4a85ecfb.dir/Poomaikelani,%20Virginia%20K.jpg |archive-date= March 6, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref>


She was Guardian of the Royal Tombs at the [[Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii]] from October 15, 1888 until her death. Kalākaua appointed her as president of the Board of Genealogy of Hawaiian Chiefs. Po{{okina}}omaikelani was kahili bearer during Kalākaua's official coronation.<ref>The Hawaiian Kingdom. By Ralph S Kuykendall. 263</ref>
She was Guardian of the Royal Tombs at the [[Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla)|Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii]] from October 15, 1888, until her death. Kalākaua appointed her as president of the Board of Genealogy of Hawaiian Chiefs. Poʻomaikelani was kahili bearer during Kalākaua's official coronation.<ref>The Hawaiian Kingdom. By Ralph S Kuykendall. 263</ref>


==Death==
== Death ==
Suffering from [[paralysis]] in her right leg, Poʻomaikelani had been largely incapacitated for the last ten years of her life having to be carried about, especially to service at [[St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu|St. Andrew's Cathedral]] where she regularly attended. Her condition worsen over the years until she was unable to leave her house. She died at Kalihi Valley, [[Oahu]], October 2, 1895, aged 56, two years after [[Liliuokalani|Queen Liliʻuokalani]] was overthrown. The cause of death was [[heart failure]]. After a funeral service at St. Andrew's, she was interred in the [[Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title= Ending of the Useful Life of Princess Poomaikelani |newspaper= The Hawaiian Star |date= October 3, 1895 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015415/1895-10-03/ed-1/seq-3/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title= Princess Poomaikelani Dead |newspaper= The San Francisco Call |date= October 15, 1895 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1895-10-15/ed-1/seq-1/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title= Funeral of Ex-Princess Poomaikelani - Interment in Mausoleum |newspaper= The Hawaiian Gazette |date= October 4, 1895 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1895-10-04/ed-1/seq-8/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013}}</ref> In 1910, after the completion of the separate Kalākaua Crypt, her casket was moved there from the main mausoleum building along with other members of the Kalākaua Dynasty.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title= The Weird Ceremonial of Monarchial Times Marked Transfer of Kalakaua Dynasty Dead to Tomb |newspaper= The Hawaiian Gazette |date= June 28, 1910 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1910-06-28/ed-1/seq-2/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013}}</ref>
Suffering from [[paralysis]] in her right leg, Poʻomaikelani had been largely incapacitated for the last ten years of her life having to be carried about, especially to service at [[Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew (Honolulu)|St. Andrew's Cathedral]] where she regularly attended. Her condition worsened over the years until she was unable to leave her house. She died at Kalihi Valley, [[Oahu]], October 2, 1895, aged 56, two years after [[Liliʻuokalani|Queen Liliʻuokalani]] was overthrown. The cause of death was [[heart failure]]. After a funeral service at St. Andrew's, she was interred in the [[Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla)|Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Ending of the Useful Life of Princess Poomaikelani |newspaper= The Hawaiian Star |date= October 3, 1895 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015415/1895-10-03/ed-1/seq-3/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Princess Poomaikelani Dead |newspaper= The San Francisco Call |date= October 15, 1895 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1895-10-15/ed-1/seq-1/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305194332/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1895-10-15/ed-1/seq-1/ |archive-date= March 5, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Funeral of Ex-Princess Poomaikelani – Interment in Mausoleum |newspaper= The Hawaiian Gazette |date= October 4, 1895 |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1895-10-04/ed-1/seq-8/ |accessdate= June 25, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075815/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1895-10-04/ed-1/seq-8/ |archive-date= March 5, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref> In 1910, after the completion of the separate Kalākaua Crypt, her casket was moved there from the main mausoleum building along with other members of the Kalākaua Dynasty.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Weird Ceremonial of Monarchial Times Marked Transfer of Kalakaua Dynasty Dead to Tomb|newspaper=The Hawaiian Gazette|location=Honolulu|date=June 28, 1910|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1910-06-28/ed-1/seq-2/|accessdate=June 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018020742/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1910-06-28/ed-1/seq-2|archive-date=October 18, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Ancestry ==
== Ancestry ==
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==References==
==See also==
*[[Hale Nauā Society]]
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| NAME = Poomaikelani, Virginia Kapooloku
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Virginia Kapoʻoloku Poʻomaikelani
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and Governor of Hawaiii island
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 7, 1839
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hilo]], [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]]
| DATE OF DEATH = October 22, 1895
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Kalihi Valley]], [[Oahu]]
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 3 October 2023

Poʻomaikelani
Princess of Hawaii
Born(1839-04-07)April 7, 1839
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
DiedOctober 2, 1895(1895-10-02) (aged 56)
Kalihi Valley, Oʻahu
BurialOctober 3, 1895
Mauna Ala Royal Mausoleum
SpouseHiram Kahanawai
Names
Virginia Kapoʻoloku Poʻomaikelani
HouseHouse of Kalakaua
FatherKūhiō Kalanianaʻole
MotherKinoiki Kekaulike

Virginia Kapoʻoloku Poʻomaikelani (1839–1895) was a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Life

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Princess Poʻomaikelani.

She was born at Piʻihonua, Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island on April 7, 1839, the second daughter of Princess Kinoiki Kekaulike of Kauaʻi and High Chief Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole of Hilo.[1] She was the granddaughter of Kaumualiʻi, the last king of the island of Kauaʻi before being ceded to the unified Hawaiian Islands governed by Kamehameha I. She was also the stepdaughter of Queen Regent Kaʻahumanu.

She was elder sister of Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike and younger sister of Queen Kapiʻolani, who married to King Kalākaua. Some sources give her different first names; for example Esther, Abigail or even Victoria. The situation was that the three sisters rarely used their Christian names.

On March 20, 1855, she married Hiram Kahanawai, a steward of Queen Emma.[2] Poʻomaikelani and her husband served as in the household as retainers of Queen Emma. She was one of the trusted ladies-in-waiting for many years, but left Emma's employment to join her brother-in-law's court.[3] The couple did not have any children of their own but adopted and raised her nephew Prince Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui, the second son of her sister Kekaulike.[4]

Her sister's husband became the king of Hawaiʻi in 1874 and she was granted the title of Princess and style of Her Royal Highness, in 1883 during Kalākaua's coronation. She was made Governor of Hawaiʻi island in 1884 by her brother-in-law and was paid an annual salary of 3500 dollars per year.[5] She also served as President of the Board of Health in 1887.[6]

She was Guardian of the Royal Tombs at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii from October 15, 1888, until her death. Kalākaua appointed her as president of the Board of Genealogy of Hawaiian Chiefs. Poʻomaikelani was kahili bearer during Kalākaua's official coronation.[7]

Death

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Suffering from paralysis in her right leg, Poʻomaikelani had been largely incapacitated for the last ten years of her life having to be carried about, especially to service at St. Andrew's Cathedral where she regularly attended. Her condition worsened over the years until she was unable to leave her house. She died at Kalihi Valley, Oahu, October 2, 1895, aged 56, two years after Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown. The cause of death was heart failure. After a funeral service at St. Andrew's, she was interred in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.[8][9][10] In 1910, after the completion of the separate Kalākaua Crypt, her casket was moved there from the main mausoleum building along with other members of the Kalākaua Dynasty.[11]

Ancestry

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See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poomaikelani.
  1. ^ "Virginia Kapooloku Poomaikelani, (w)". Our Family History and Ancestry. Families of Old Hawaii. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Hawaiʻi State Archives (2006). "Kahanawai (k) – Kapooloku marriage record". Marriages – Oahu (1832–1910). Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2014 – via Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library.
  3. ^ Queen Emma of Hawaii, Peter Kaʻeo (1976). Alfons L. Korn (ed.). News from Molokai, letters between Peter Kaeo & Queen Emma, 1873–1876. The University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 978-0-8248-0399-5.
  4. ^ Kamae, Lori (1980). The Empty Throne. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co. pp. 39, 44. ISBN 978-0-914916-44-4. OCLC 7080687. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Na kanawai o ka repubalika o Hawaii, p. 97
  6. ^ "Poomaikelani, Virginia K. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  7. ^ The Hawaiian Kingdom. By Ralph S Kuykendall. 263
  8. ^ "Ending of the Useful Life of Princess Poomaikelani". The Hawaiian Star. October 3, 1895. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Princess Poomaikelani Dead". The San Francisco Call. October 15, 1895. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "Funeral of Ex-Princess Poomaikelani – Interment in Mausoleum". The Hawaiian Gazette. October 4, 1895. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Weird Ceremonial of Monarchial Times Marked Transfer of Kalakaua Dynasty Dead to Tomb". The Hawaiian Gazette. Honolulu. June 28, 1910. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Hawaiʻi Island
1884–1886 		Succeeded by
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