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Hawaiian royal
Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa
BornMarch 14, 1903
Honolulu, Oahu
DiedApril 8, 1961(1961-04-08) (aged 58)
Maui
BurialOahu Cemetery
Spouse
Andrew Anderson Lambert ​ ​(m. 1923; div. 1930)​
Thomas Foster Ena ​ ​(m. 1936; div. 1939)​
Harry Field ​(m. 1944)​
IssueEdward Abnel Keliʻiahonui Kawānanakoa
Virginia Poʻomaikelani Kawānanakoa
Esther Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa
HouseKawānanakoa
FatherDavid Kawānanakoa
MotherAbigail Campbell Kawānanakoa

Abigail Helen Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa (March 14, 1903 – April 8, 1961) was a member of the House of Kawānanakoa and the eldest daughter of Prince David Kawānanakoa and Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa.

Life

She was born in Honolulu, Oahu, on March 14, 1903, and was adopted by her maternal grandmother, Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell Parker, on February 8, 1908. Her name was changed to Kapiʻolani Campbell after her adoption. Only a few months after her adoption, Kapiʻolani lost both her father and grandmother. After her grandmother's death, her widower Samuel Parker petitioned to be granted Kapiʻolani's guardianship, but her mother was declared as her guardian instead. Her siblings were David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa and Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa.

Kapiʻolani married three times. Her first marriage was to Andrew Anderson Lambert (1900–1966) in 1923, whom she divorced in 1930, She had three children by her first husband: Edward A. Kawānanakoa, Virginia Poʻomaikelani Kawānanakoa (1926–98), and Esther Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa Marignoli (born 1928). She remarried in 1936 to Thomas Foster Ena, son of Hawaiian politician John Ena Jr. They divorced in 1939. She married a third time to Harry Field (1911–1964) in 1944. Field was educated at Punahou School, Honolulu, Oahu, and Oregon State University at Corvallis, Oregon, and served as President of the Hawaiian Civic Club from 1952 to 1953 and Senator of the Hawaii State Senate between 1963 and 1964. Among other things, from 1945 she was the Regent of the Hale o na Alii o Hawaii (House of Chiefs of Hawaii).

On the subject of the restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy, she is quoted to have said: "If America wanted to do something on her own accord to restore the monarchy, that would be all right... but no Hawaiian would do anything to hurt America. We love America too much." She died on Maui of a stroke, on April 8, 1961.

There were plans to bury her at a new burial plot at the Royal Mausoleum, but her widower Harry Field felt uncomfortable about the prospect of being buried alongside her at the Royal Mausoleum. Instead, he had her buried in the Oahu Cemetery on the Kawānanakoa family plot.

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References

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  2. "Mrs. Parker Adopts Prince David's Child". Evening Bulletin. February 8, 1908.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Richard A. (2003). "Princess Abigail Kawananakoa: the Forgotten Territorial Native Hawaiian Leader". Hawaiian Journal of History. 37. Honolulu: Hawaii Historical Society: 163–177. hdl:10524/354.
  4. "Guardians for the Campbell Minors". The Hawaiian Gazette. November 17, 1908.
  5. "Guardians of Campbell Children". Evening Bulletin. December 3, 1908.
  6. "Fails To Keep Marriage Secret". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu. November 21, 1923. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. "Kapiolani Files Suit to Divorce Adnrew Lambert". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu. March 20, 1930. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. Kapiikauinamoku (1955). "Family of Prince David Kawananakoa Is Listed". in The Story of Hawaiian Royalty. The Honolulu Advertiser, Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  9. "Princess Kapiolani To Wed Thomas Ena". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. August 23, 1936. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. "Kawananakoa-Ena Granted Divorce". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. May 23, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. "Princess Kapiolani Weds Harry Field". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. July 5, 1944. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. "Hawaiians Mourn the Death of Revered Princess". The Spokesman-Review. April 13, 1961.
  13. Zoellick, Sarah (June 9, 2013). "Sacred Grounds". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


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