| Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa | |
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| Born | January 1, 1882 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Died | April 12, 1945 (aged 63) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Hawaii United States |
| Occupation | Political leader |
| Spouse | David Kawānanakoa |
| Children | Edward D. Kawānanakoa Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa |
| Parents | James Campbell Abigail Kuaihelani Maipinepine |
Abigail Wahiʻikaʻahuʻula Campbell Kawānanakoa (1882–1945), was a politician and Princess of Hawaii.
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Abigail Campbell was born January 1, 1882 in Honolulu. Her father was James Campbell, one of the wealthiest industrialists in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Her mother was part-Hawaiian Abigail Kuaihelani Maipinepine Bright. She graduated from the College of Notre Dame in San Jose, California in 1900. On January 6, 1902 by virtue of her marriage to Prince David Laʻamea Kahalepouli Kawānanakoa Piʻikoi she became known as Princess.[1]
Prince David became one of the heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi upon the death of Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani. Prince David died of pneumonia in 1908. She and Prince David had three children; Edward D. Kawānanakoa, Abigail Helen Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa, and Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa.
Upon the death of her brother-in-law, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole in 1922, Princess Abigail effectively became the leader of all native Hawaiians and took an active part in Hawaiʻi's politics as their advocate. She also assumed the role of heir to the throne as native Hawaiians continued to pray for the return of their sovereignty. Unlike her brother-in-law Prince Kūhiō, Princess Abigail was a devoted Republican and worked to develop its platforms and pursue its ideals. In 1924 she became the Republican national committeewoman for Hawaii and served in that capacity for twelve years. Her prominence on the national stage made Princess Abigail a role model for women in Hawaii.
She died at her Honolulu home on April 12, 1945.[1]
She has a short role in Harry Turtledove's novel in Days of Infamy where she is offered the throne of a restored Kingdom of Hawaii. She refuses, not wishing to be a puppet monarch of the Japanese.
In the 1986 Television movie drama Blood & Orchids inspired by the 1932 Massie Trial, a character based on Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa is not considered historically accurate.[1]
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Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell (1858–1908) |
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David Piʻikoi (1845–1880) |
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Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike (1843–1884) |
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Abigail Kawānanakoa (1882–1945) |
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David Kawānanakoa (1868–1908) |
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Edward Keliiahonui (1869–1887) |
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Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (1871–1922) |
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Edward D. Kawānanakoa (1904–1953) |
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Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa (1903–1961) |
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Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa (1905–1969) |
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| Edward A. Kawānanakoa (1924–1997) |
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Virginia P. Kawānanakoa (1926–1998) |
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Esther Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa Marignoli (born 1928) |
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Abigail K. K. Kawānanakoa (born 1926) |
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| Quentin Kawānanakoa (born 1961) |
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