Individual Details
Elizabeth Kekaaniauokalani
(11 Sep 1834 - 20 Dec 1928)
LIFE
A. Conflict: Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 274 states birthdate as September 12, 1834.
B. She was named Elizabeth after the baptismal name of Kaahumanu and Kekaaniauokalani after one of Laanui's sisters (Pratt, Keoua: Father of Kings, p 51).
C. She was "among the few chosen children of the high chiefs selected by Kamehameha III to be educated at the old Royal School" (Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies, p 89). "Mrs. F.S. Pratt was one of the first party of eight children, three boys and five girls, who entered the Royal school (of Mr. and Mrs. Cooke) for chief's children established by Kamehameha III, in 1840" (McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 2 p 72). She was educated there from approximately 1840 to 1849 (Royal genealogical board of the chiefs of Hawaii, G-7, p 3).
D. Her father died when she was a minor. John Ii was appointed as guardian (Pratt, Keoua: Father of Kings, p 56).
E. "She was a great favorite in the Royal Courts of Kamehameha III, IV, V & Lunalilo" (Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 274).
F. She wrote and published the book, "History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-kalani-nui, Father of Hawaii Kings, and His Descendants, with Notes on Kamehameha I, First King of All Hawaii," in 1920.
G. "Elizabeth was the last survivor from the Chief's Children's School and was recognized as the last voice of ancestral authority of the Kamehameha Dynasty" (Castro, High Chief Kalokuokamaile, p 18).
H. She had no children (McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 1 p 35; Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies, p 31). She adopted her niece Theresa Owana Kaohelelani (Castro, High Chief Kalokuokamaile, p 18).
Events
| Birth | 11 Sep 1834 | Waialua, Oahu |  | ||
| Marriage | 1864 | Franklyn Seaver Pratt | | ||
| Death | 20 Dec 1928 | Honolulu, Oahu | | ||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Kekaikuihala Kekaaniau | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Kaaniau Pratt | | |||
| Alt name | Kekaaniau | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Kekaaniau | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth KekaaniauoKaohilaukapu | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Kekaaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu Pratt | | |||
| Alt name | Kekaaniauokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth K. Kekaaniau | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Kekaaniauokalani Pratt | | |||
| Alt name | Kaaniau | | |||
| Alt name | E. Kekaaniau | | |||
| Alt name | E. Kekaaniauokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Kekaikuihala Kekaaniauokalani | |
Families
| Spouse | Franklyn Seaver Pratt ( - ) |
| Father | Laanui (1770 - 1849) |
| Mother | Theresa Owana (1815 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Gideon Kailipalaki Laanui (1840 - 1871) |
Endnotes
1. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
2. Oukah. Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, (Dallas: Triskelion Press, 1998)., p 422..
3. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
4. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 34..
5. Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, (Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969), 1-3 vols. , vol 2 p 21..
6. He Buke Mookuauhau Alii. Hms G13 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 18..
7. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 32..
8. J. A. Nahaku, Genealogies of the Alii, and the story of the union of Kauai with the other Hawaiian islands, MS KC 6.31, Bishop Museum Archives., p 13..
9. Laanui (Wilcox and Pratt) Genealogy. Hms G15 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
10. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 23..
11. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1986), vol. 2., p 72..
12. Ka Loea Kalaiaina., 17 December 1898, p 2, Mookuauhau no ke Kamalii Elizabeth Kaakaualaninui Kekuilaukawelolani.
13. Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. HMS G65 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., Chart 8-A-5..
14. Oukah. Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, (Dallas: Triskelion Press, 1998)., p 274..
15. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-7, Royal genealogical board of the chiefs of Hawaii RE: Elizabeth Pratt and J. A. Cummins, 1886-1887..
16. Laanui (Wilcox and Pratt) Genealogy. Hms G15 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
17. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 35..
18. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 89a..
19. Genealogies, etc., 1918, M397-2-17, Hawaii State Archives..
20. Book of Kapohu o Lahaina. Hms G19 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
21. Board of Genealogy of Hawaiian Chiefs, Hale Naua. M445-2-27. Hawaii State Archives., p 4..
22. Home Rula Repubalika, , 22 January 1902, p 1, Ka La Hanau o ke Alii opio Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Keoua..