Bernice Pauahi
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| Born |
December 19, 1831 ʻAikupika, Haleākala, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaii |
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| Died | October 16, 1884 (aged 52) Keōua Hale, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaii |
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| Burial |
November 2, 1884 Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum, Oʻahu, Hawaii |
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| Spouse | Charles Reed Bishop | ||||
| Issue | Keolaokalani Davis (hānai) | ||||
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| Father |
Abner Pākī Kekūanāoʻa (hānai) |
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| Mother |
Laura Kōnia Kīnaʻu (hānai) |
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| Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop |
November 2, 1884
Bernice Pauahi Bishop (December 19, 1831 – October 16, 1884), born Bernice Pauahi Pākī, was an aliʻi (noble) of the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a well known philanthropist. At her death, her estate was the largest private landownership in the Hawaiian Islands, comprising approximately 9% of Hawaii's total area. The revenues from these lands are used to operate the Kamehameha Schools, which were established in 1887 according to Pauahi's will. Pauahi was married to businessman and philanthropist Charles Reed Bishop.
Pauahi was born in Honolulu on December 19, 1831 in ʻAikupika the grass hut compound of her father,Abner Kuhoʻoheiheipahu Pākī (c. 1808-1855). Pākī was an aliʻi (noble) from the island of Molokaʻi, and son of Aliʻi Kalani-hele-maiiluna, who descended from the aliʻi nui (ruling monarchs) of the island of Maui. Her mother was Laura Kōnia (c 1808-1857), the younger daughter of Ke Aliʻi Pauli Kaʻōleiokū (1767–1818), by his second wife, Ke Aliʻi Kahailiopua Luahine. Kaʻōleiokū was the son of Kānekapōlei, wife of Kalaniʻōpuʻu and Kamehameha I, and Luahine was descended from Kalaimanokahoʻowaha who had greeted Captain Cook in 1778. Pauahi was named for her aunt, Queen Pauahi (c. 1804–1826), a widow of King Kamehameha II, and given the Christian name of Bernice.
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