Abner Pākī
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| Born | c. 1808 Molokaʻi |
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| Died | June 13, 1855 Honolulu, Oʻahu |
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| Burial | June 28, 1855 Pohukaina Tomb October 30, 1865 Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum |
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| Spouse |
Kuini Liliha Kōnia |
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| Issue |
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Liliʻuokalani (hānai) |
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| Father | Kalani-hele-maiiluna | ||||
| Mother | Kahooheiheipahu | ||||
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| Abner Kuhoʻoheiheipahu Pākī |
Abner Kuhoʻoheiheipahu Pākī (c. 1808–1855) was a Hawaiian high chief during the reign of King Kamehameha III, the father of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, founder of Kamehameha Schools.
According to Hawaiian tradition, he was born in the year Ualakaa, which corresponded to around 1808, on the island of Molokaʻi. His father was High Chief Kalani-hele-maiiluna, whose father was Kamehamehanui Ailuau the King of Maui, and mother was his wife Kahooheiheipahu.
Pākī was a close friend of King Kamehameha III. He served as Privy Councillor, Chamberlain to the King, Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court, and in the House of Nobles from its founding 1841 until 1855. The most prominent feature of his character was his firmness; when he took a stand he was immovable.
Pākī married first High Chiefess Kuini Liliha but their marriage produced no children. He then married Kamehameha III's niece Laura Kōnia, daughter of Kamehameha III's half-brother Pauli Kaōleiokū. It was one of the first Christian weddings for native Hawaiians at Kawaiahaʻo Church in Honolulu on December 5, 1828.
Konia and Pākī lived at Lahaina when it was the capitol, and the King and the Premier Kekāuluohi, had their residence there. Gorham D. Gilman, a merchant from Boston, mentions visiting Kōnia and Pākī at Lahaina in their "fine new house" in his diary on June 26, 1845.
At this time he also writes:
"Called on Paki and Konia, the parents of Bernice and the foster-parents of Lydia, and the first of the nobility that I became acquainted with. They have always been very kind to me, she (Konia) calling me her keiki (child). The Premier has also done so. Konia conferred quite a favor on me by lending me a nice travelling calabash, not wishing to take my trunk, being too heavy."
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