One of the last living members of the Hawaiian royal dynasty, Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa, has died. She was 96.
After her death was announced, Hawaii’s governor,ordered the US and state flags to be flown at half-mast. “Jaime and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa,” he said in a statement posted to. “Abigail bore the weight of her position with dignity and humility, enriched the lives of everyone she touched, and like so many Aliʻi [royalty] who came before her, she has left a legacy dedicated to her people in perpetuity.
Though the members of Abigail’s family have no official titles, they have remained prominent as landowners and politicians over the last century and were embraced as living reminders of the monarchy. The only child of Princess Lydia Kamaka’eha Liliu’okulani Kawānanakoa Morris and William Jeremiah Ellerbrock, Abigail was born on April 23, 1926, in Honolulu.
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