Edward A. Kawānanakoa

For other persons named Edward Kawānanakoa, see Edward Kawānanakoa (disambiguation).

Pretender Edward A. Kawananakoa

Born	2 October 1924 San Francisco, California
Died	29 July 1997 (aged 72) Honolulu, Oahu
Title(s)	Prince Edward A. Kawananakoa
Throne(s) claimed	Hawaiʻi
Pretend from	April 8, 1961
Monarchy abolished	1893
Last monarch	Liliuokalani
Connection with	Cousin
Royal House	Kawananakoa
Father	Andrew Lambert
Mother	Princess Abigail Kapiolani Kawananakoa
Spouse	Lila de Clark Whitaker Carolyn Willison Branch
Children	Prince Edward J. Abner Keliiahonui Kawananakoa Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawananakoa Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawananakoa Prince Andrew Piikoi Kawananakoa Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahi'ika'ahu'ula Kawananakoa
Predecessor	Abigail Kapiolani Kawananakoa
Successor	Quentin Kuhio Kawananakoa

Prince Edward A. Kawananakoa, formally Edward Abnel Keliiahonui Kawananakoa (October 2, 1924 – July 29, 1997) was a leader of the native Hawaiian community and by virtue of his birth as a collateral relative of King David Kalakaua and Queen Esther Kapi'olani was heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. He was born to Abigail Kawananakoa and her first husband, Andrew A. Lambert, in San Francisco, California. His sisters were Princess Virginia Poomaikelani Kapooloku Kawānanakoa and Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa He was named after his great-uncle Prince Edward Abnel Keliiahonui who died of scarlet fever. He attended and graduated from Punahou School and then left Hawai'i for Menlo Junior College. While in California, he joined the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot in World War II. He rejected an appointment to the United States Military Academy and instead obtained a degree from the University of Southern California. In 1946, Kawananakoa married Lila de Clark Whitaker. In 1960, the couple were divorced. Kawananakoa married again to Carolyn Branch and had two children of their own. In 1997, Kawananakoa died and was survived by his wife, eight children and his two sisters, Poomaikelani Kawananakoa and Kapiolani Marignoli and cousin Abigail Kinoike Kekaulike Kawananakoa. ^[1]

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Titles in pretence
Prince Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui Kawānanakoa House of Kawānanakoa Born: 2 October 1924 Died: 29 July 1997
Preceded by Princess Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa	— TITULAR — King of the Hawaiian Islands 8 April 1961 – 29 July 1997 Reason for succession failure: Kingdom of Hawaii abolished in 1893	Succeeded by Prince Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa