Keelikōlani
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ruth Ke‘elikōlani, Luka Ke‘elikōlani, Ruth Ke‘elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa, Ruth Keanolani Kanāhoahoa Ke‘elikōlani
Ruth Ke‘elikōlani, or sometimes written as Luka Ke‘elikōlani, also known as Ruth Ke‘elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa or Ruth Keanolani Kanāhoahoa Ke‘elikōlani (June 17, 1826 – May 24, 1883), was a member of the House of Kamehameha who served as Governor of the Island of Hawaiʻi and for a period, was the largest and wealthiest landowner in the Hawaiian Islands. Keʻelikōlani's genealogy is controversial. Her mother's identity is not disputed, while her grandfather Pauli Kaōleiokū's relationship to Kamehameha I is. While her father was legally identified as early as 1864, disputes to that lineage c
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- Place of birth
- Honolulu
- Place of death
- Kailua-Kona
- Occupation
- interpreter
- Family
- House of Kamehameha
- Image
- Ruth Keelikolani, retouched photo by J. J. Williams.jpg
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- Keʻelikōlani
- date of birth
- 1826-02-09
- date of death
- 1883-05-24
- place of burial
- Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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20 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Maternal lineage
- Paternal ancestry
- Kahalaiʻa
- Kekūanaōʻa
- Kaʻahumanu, Boki and the line of succession
- Line of succession by Order in Council with Kamehameha III
- Defender of tradition
- Government and business
- Personal life and marriages
- Children
- Personal heir to the Kamehameha line
- Legacy
- Ancestry
- Honours
- See also
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- External links
Ruth Ke‘elikōlani, or sometimes written as Luka Ke‘elikōlani, also known as Ruth Ke‘elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa or Ruth Keanolani Kanāhoahoa Ke‘elikōlani (June 17, 1826 – May 24, 1883), was a member of the House of Kamehameha who served as Governor of the Island of Hawaiʻi and for a period, was the largest and wealthiest landowner in the Hawaiian Islands. Keʻelikōlani's genealogy is controversial. Her mother's identity is not disputed, while her grandfather Pauli Kaōleiokū's relationship to Kamehameha I is. While her father was legally identified as early as 1864, disputes to that lineage continued as late as 1919. As one of the primary heirs to the Kamehameha family, Ruth held much of the land that would become the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, funding the Kamehameha Schools.
Her name Keʻelikōlani means leaf bud of heaven.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keelikōlani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.