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The monarchy was officially ended on January 24, 1895, when Liliʻuokalani formally abdicated in response to an attempt to restore the royal government. On November 23, 1993, the Congress passed Public Law 103-150 , also known as the Apology Resolution , acknowledging the American role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
The House of Kawānanakoa survives today and in 1998 were believed to be heirs to the throne by a number of genealogists. [4] Members of the family are sometimes called prince and princess, as a matter of tradition and respect of their status as aliʻi or chiefs of native Hawaiians, being lines of ancient ancestry. [citation needed]
This article may contain Hawaiian language words and proper names that omit or make improper use of ʻokina and kahakō. Please edit the article to reflect standard Hawaiian orthography . The House of Laʻanui ( Hale O Laʻanui in the Hawaiian language ) is a family of heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi collateral to the House of ...
In life, Abigail Kawānanakoa embodied the complexities of Hawaii: Many considered her a princess — a descendant of the royal family that once ruled the islands. Many have been watching where ...
Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (April 23, 1926 – December 11, 2022), also known as Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa and sometimes called Kekau, was a Native Hawaiian-American heiress, equestrian, philanthropist and supporter of Native Hawaiian heritage, culture and arts, who was born during the Territorial Period of Hawaii as a descendent of the Hawaiian royal family from the House of ...
The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian: Ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi), was a sovereign state located in the Hawaiian Islands which existed from 1795 to 1893. It was established during the late 18th century when Kamehameha I , then Aliʻi nui of Hawaii , conquered the islands of Oʻahu , Maui , Molokaʻi , and Lānaʻi , and ...
Also included are notable high chief and chiefess closely related to the ruling family who were born before 1893 Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831–1884), aliʻi (nobility) of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a well known philanthropist John Papa ʻĪʻī (1800–1870), ali'i (nobility), 19th-century educator, politician and historian in the Kingdom of Hawaii