Edward D. Kawananakoa
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Edward David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa (March 10, 1904 – May 20, 1953) was the only son of Prince David Kawānanakoa of the House of Kawānanakoa
born during his marriage with Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa, daughter of Hawaiian industrialist James Campbell. He was head of the Royal House of Kawānanakoa 1917 - 1954. He was also known as Prince Koke.
He was born born March 10, 1904, at Honolulu, Oahu
. His siblings were Princess Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa and Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa. He was educated abroad like due to his father's status as a former prince and politician and like his father also attend a military academy in California. He attended Oahu College, Hawaii; Fay School
, in Southborough, Massachusetts
; Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut
, and Belmont Military Academy, Belmont, California
.
His father was declared Heir Apparent
to Queen Liliuokalani on March 6, 1899 upon Princess Kaiulani's death. His father predeceased the ex-Queen and he succeed his father as Heir Apparent June 2, 1908. He succeeded Queen Liliuokalani as head of the Royal House of Hawaii on November 11, 1917. Kawānanakoa also served in World War II
with the US Coast Guard.
Kawānanakoa married three times: first to Eileen Hutchins, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Thomas Hutchins, USN
, sometime Commander
of the US Pacific Fleet, in c. 1929 at Honolulu, Oahu. He divorced Eileen in 1931 and remarried to Gertrude Leilani (17 October 1904 - 26 January 1978), former wife of Lindsay Anton Faye and married thirdly to George R. Humphrey, and elder daughter of Walter Henry Scott, by his wife, Mary Eleanor Kaonohilani, daughter of William Hyde Rice
. He divorced her two years later in 1933. His last marriage on October 27, 1949, was to (Princess) Cecilia Kuliaikanuuwaialeale, daughter of Robert Kameeiamoku Parker Waipa, by his wife, Madaline Kekuakapuokane, daughter of Abraham Fornander
.
He died at Honolulu, Oahu, on May 20, 1953, at the age of 49 and was buried there in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
at Mauna Ala in Nuuanu Valley. He died issueless and the House of Kawānanakoa was split in half, between his two competing sisters Lydia and Abigail. The Royal House today is still split between Abigail's grandson Prince Quentin Kawānanakoa and Lydia's only daughter Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa.
House of Kawananakoa
The House of Kawānanakoa, or the Kawānanakoa Dynasty in Waiting, are presumptive heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Origins:...
born during his marriage with Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa, daughter of Hawaiian industrialist James Campbell. He was head of the Royal House of Kawānanakoa 1917 - 1954. He was also known as Prince Koke.
He was born born March 10, 1904, at Honolulu, Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
. His siblings were Princess Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa and Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa. He was educated abroad like due to his father's status as a former prince and politician and like his father also attend a military academy in California. He attended Oahu College, Hawaii; Fay School
Fay School
Fay School is an independent, coeducational day and boarding school, located on a campus some from Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts. It has 465 students enrolled from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 9; the boarding program enrolls 100 students from throughout the United States and more than...
, in Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough is an affluent town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the smaller villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps. Its population was 9,767 at the 2010...
; Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut
Watertown, Connecticut
Watertown is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 21,661 at the 2000 census. The zip code for Watertown is 06795. It is a suburb of Waterbury. It borders the towns of Woodbury, Middlebury, Litchfield, Plymouth, Bethlehem, and Thomaston.-Founding History:More...
, and Belmont Military Academy, Belmont, California
Belmont, California
Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, located half-way down the San Francisco Peninsula between San Mateo and San Carlos. It was originally part of the Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas,...
.
His father was declared Heir Apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
to Queen Liliuokalani on March 6, 1899 upon Princess Kaiulani's death. His father predeceased the ex-Queen and he succeed his father as Heir Apparent June 2, 1908. He succeeded Queen Liliuokalani as head of the Royal House of Hawaii on November 11, 1917. Kawānanakoa also served in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
with the US Coast Guard.
Kawānanakoa married three times: first to Eileen Hutchins, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Thomas Hutchins, USN
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, sometime Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
of the US Pacific Fleet, in c. 1929 at Honolulu, Oahu. He divorced Eileen in 1931 and remarried to Gertrude Leilani (17 October 1904 - 26 January 1978), former wife of Lindsay Anton Faye and married thirdly to George R. Humphrey, and elder daughter of Walter Henry Scott, by his wife, Mary Eleanor Kaonohilani, daughter of William Hyde Rice
William Hyde Rice
William Hyde Rice was a businessman and politician during the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He collected and published legends of Hawaiian mythology.-Life:William Hyde Rice was born at Honolulu, Hawaii on July 23, 1846...
. He divorced her two years later in 1933. His last marriage on October 27, 1949, was to (Princess) Cecilia Kuliaikanuuwaialeale, daughter of Robert Kameeiamoku Parker Waipa, by his wife, Madaline Kekuakapuokane, daughter of Abraham Fornander
Abraham Fornander
Abraham Fornander was a Swedish-born emigrant who became an important Hawaiian journalist, judge, and ethnologist.-Early life and education:...
.
He died at Honolulu, Oahu, on May 20, 1953, at the age of 49 and was buried there in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
The Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii, known as Mauna Ala in the Hawaiian language, is the final resting place of Hawaii's two prominent royal families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty.-Description:...
at Mauna Ala in Nuuanu Valley. He died issueless and the House of Kawānanakoa was split in half, between his two competing sisters Lydia and Abigail. The Royal House today is still split between Abigail's grandson Prince Quentin Kawānanakoa and Lydia's only daughter Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa.