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Princess Kaʻiulani (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kə'ʔi.u.'lɐni]; Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn; October 16, 1875 – March 6, 1899) was a Hawaiian royal, the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Jul 13, 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Ka‘iulani, the brilliant and beautiful princess who fought to save her kingdom from American annexation and surfed in defiance of missionary prohibition. Discover how she may have been the savior of surfing and the mother of modern surf culture.
- Jim Kempton
Died: March 6, 1899, Waikiki [now in Honolulu] (aged 23) Kaʿiulani (born October 16, 1875, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii [now Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.]—died March 6, 1899, Waikiki [now in Honolulu]) was the final heir apparent to the Hawaiian throne. Princess Kaʿiulani was the only child of Scottish businessman Archibald Scott Cleghorn and Princess ...
In honor of National Women’s History Month, our Kūkahekahe cultural conversations column shares the mo‘olelo of me‘e wāhine – women heroes – who have helped to shape Hawaiʻi. Here is the story of our beloved Princess Kaʻiulani who fought with strength and compassion for her nation, as a young woman of distinction.
- Princess Ka’iulani Is Born at The Kingdom’s Peak
- Hawaii’s Constitutional Crisis Leads to Unrest
- The Downfall of The Hawaiian Monarchy
- Ka’Iulani’S Last Stand For A Hawaiian Kingdom
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By the time the Hawaiian Princess Ka’iulani was born in 1875, Hawaii was a vastly different country from what it had been a century before. In a brilliant series of battles, her ancestor Kamehameha I had led thousands of troops to victory over a collection of petty kingdoms to form a united Hawaiian Kingdom. The following decades saw a social, poli...
On July 21, 1886, Ka’iulani threw the switch which lit the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace in the first electric lighting in the country. Her uncle paraded his royal guard and thousands of guests marveled at the innovation, but the technological advance was soon overshadowed when Ka’iulani’s mother, Princess Likelike, became seriously sick. During the lo...
The death of her brother came as a shock to the newly-crowned Lili’uokalani, who found herself on a throne with little power in the face of the wealthy sugar and fruit barons who dominated the islands’ economy. Her first orders of business were to appoint Ka’iulani her heir, to reestablish the governorships of the main islands which had been abolis...
In England, Ka’iulani’s guardian, Theophilus Davies, advised her to visit the United States to appeal for the restoration of the monarchy. She took the opportunity to pay an informal state visit to President Grover Cleveland, who called the coup an unjustified “act of war,” but who was unwilling or unable to turn back the vast influence of the suga...
Learn about the life and legacy of Princess Ka'iulani, who was born in 1875 as the heir apparent to the Hawaiian monarchy. Discover how she fought to preserve her kingdom from American imperialism and died at age 23 in 1899.
- Morgan Dunn
May 7, 2009 · Learn about the life and legacy of Princess Ka’iulani, who fought for her people and her kingdom in the face of American annexation. Read how she charmed the American public, met with President Cleveland, and died at a young age.
Oct 19, 2021 · Princess Kaʻiulani was beloved by all. One of her godmothers, Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani, gave her the famed Waikīkī estate, ‘Āinahau, as a birthday gift, and she was the self-proclaimed “favorite niece” of Mr. Charles Reed Bishop, husband of Ke Aliʻi Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
