Elizabeth Kahanu Kalanianaʻole
| Elizabeth Kahanu Kalanianaʻole | |||||
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| Princess of Hawaiʻi | |||||
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March 8, 1879 Makawao, Maui |
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| Died | February 20, 1932 (aged 52) Honolulu, Oʻahu |
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| Burial | Oahu Cemetery | ||||
| Spouse |
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole James Frank Woods |
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| Father | George Kaleiwohi Kaʻauwai | ||||
| Mother | Ulalia Muolo Keaweaheulu Laʻanui | ||||
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| Elizabeth Kahanu Kaʻauwai Kalanianaʻole |
Elizabeth Kahanu Kaʻauwai Kalanianaʻole Woods (March 8, 1879 – February 20, 1932) was the wife of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, Hawaii's second delegate to Congress.
She was born in Makawao, Maui on March 8, 1879, and during her childhood was a protégée of her cousin, Queen Kapiʻolani. Kalanianaʻole's father was a lesser chief of the island of Maui named George Kaleiwohi Kaʻauwai (1843–1883) and his wife (Elizabeth's mother) was Ulalia Muolo Keaweaheulu Laʻanui (1848–1911). Her family descends from the ancient Mo'i of Maui. Her grandfather was early Hawaiian statesman Zorobabela Kaʻauwai while William Hoapili Kaʻauwai, the first ordained Hawaiian Anglican priests, and his wife High Chiefess Mary Ann Kiliwehi (daughter of Liliha), who both accompanied Queen Emma on her visit to Queen Victoria in the 1860s, were her aunt and uncle. She was educated at the Sacred Hearts Academy.
Elizabeth met Kūhiō in 1895 after his participation in the failed Wilcox Rebellion had brought him into jail for almost a year. Kahanu brought him food, and sang songs to break his isolation. Just after he was released she married Prince Kūhiō on October 8, 1896. Their wedding was held in the Saint Andrew's Cathedral in Honolulu, Oahu.
She and her husband decided that they would leave Hawaii for a while since the monarchy was overthrown and hopes of restoration were dim. For two years she and Kūhiō traveled in Europe and South Africa as wealthy "nobility" and were usually recognized as royals even though the Kingdom had been overthrown. However, once a German count in Geneva, Switzerland, referred loudly to their dark skin color. Her husband used his boxing skill to knock the man out. As time passed her husband lost his feeling of bitterness and wanted to be back in the middle of the action in the Territory of Hawaii.
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