Individual Details
Kapiolani
(31 Dec 1834 - 24 Jun 1899)
LIFE
A. She was joined with Queen Emma's uncle Namakeha (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 50). After his death, she married David Kalakaua (Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies, p 42).
B. She was Queen-consort (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 132). She was queen during the time of Fornander's writings (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 298). "She was the only woman in Hawaiian history to have been crowned in ceremony" (Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 138).
C. She had no children with Benjamin Namakeha or Kalakaua (McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 1 p 31). No children (He Buke Mookuauhau Alii, Hms G13, p 11; Buke ku Auhau Hawaii, G-8, p 12; Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 230).
D. Conflict: Peabody-Henriques genealogy, Hms G17, p 290 states birth year as 1898.
Events
| Birth | 31 Dec 1834 | Hilo, Hawaii |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1855 | Namakeha | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Dec 1863 | Kalakaua | | ||
| Death | 24 Jun 1899 | Waikiki, Oahu | | ||
| Alt name | Julia Kapiolani | | |||
| Alt name | Kanemake Kapiolani | | |||
| Alt name | Esther Kapiolani Napelakapuokakae | | |||
| Alt name | Kailua Kapiolani | | |||
| Alt name | Kapiolani Napelakapuokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Kapiolani Napelakapu | | |||
| Alt name | Kapiolaninapelakupuokakae | |
Families
| Spouse | Kalakaua (1836 - 1891) |
| Spouse | Namakeha (1797 - 1859) |
| Father | Kuhio ( - ) |
| Mother | Kinoiki ( - ) |
| Sibling | Naihe ( - ) |
| Sibling | Virginia Kapooloku Poomaikalani (1839 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Kinoiki Kekaulike (1843 - 1884) |
Endnotes
1. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
2. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 50..
3. Milton Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family: Genealogy of the Former Hawaiian Ruling House. Washington D.C: National Genealogical Society, 1968., p 89..
4. Milton Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family: Genealogy of the Former Hawaiian Ruling House. Washington D.C: National Genealogical Society, 1968., p 89..
5. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 23..
6. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 42..
7. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
8. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
9. Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. HMS G65 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., Chart 8-B..
10. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 68..
11. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 26..
12. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 320..
13. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-31, Meetings of Genealogical Board, etc., p 38..
14. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 290..
15. David Parker, Tales of Our Hawaii: The History and Heritage of the Hawaiian People, vol. 3, Honolulu: Alu Like, 2008..