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Kapiolani, Queen Consort of Hawaii (
1834–
1899) formally
Esther Julia Kapiolani or
Esther Julia Kapiolani Napelakapuokakae, was married to
King David Kalākaua and reigned as Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
She was the granddaughter of
Kaumualii, the last king of the island of
Kauai before being ceded to the unified
Hawaiian Islands governed by
Kamehameha the Great. She was also the step-daughter of
Queen Regent Kaahumanu. Her first marriage was to High Chief
Benjamin Namakehaokalani or sometimes called Bennet Namakeha. He was a son of Keali'imaika'i, brother of
Kamehameha the Great. He was 35 year older than Kapiolani. He was uncle of
Queen Emma on her father George Naea's side. This make her the widow aunt of Queen Emma who later would never speak to her because of a quarrel between Emma and the
Kalakauas.
She married Kalakaua after a period of
courtship in
December 8,
1863 in a secret ceremony. The reason of secrecy was because this was the mourning period after the death of
Kamehameha IV. The news soon leaked out and their union was heavily critized by everyone. This would fuel Queen Emma's resentment of the Kalakauas and especially Kapiolani. This also canceled Kalakaua's engagement with Princess
Victoria Kamamalu.
She and Kalakaua were childless so she and her sister
Poomaikelani hanaied (adopted) their sister
Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike's three sons. Kapiolani took
David and
Jonah and Poomaikelani took
Edward. David would find the House of Kawananakoa which would eventually succeed the House of Kalakaua.
She and Liliuokalani, Crown Princess at the time, traveled to
London in 1887 representing
Hawaii in
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrating her 50th year on the throne. It was one of the great social occasions of the century. She rode in a procession with the reigning families of the world, exhilarated to be in an environment where royalty was revered. But in Hawaii, the monarchy was under siege as the missionary prepare Kalakaua to sign the
Bayonet Constitution.
Queen Esther Julia Kapiolani's principal legacy was her establishment of the Kapiolani Maternity Hospital for native Hawaiian mothers. It survives today as the
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. The premier park in
Waikīkī also bears her name.
Kapiolani Park was gifted to her by her husband, David Kalākaua, in honor of his wife.
"Julia" was derived from Kapiolani's motto — "Kulia i ka nuu" (Strive for excellence). Kulia also translates as Julia. Because of this many books show that her first name to be Julia. Esther Kapiolani is her true birthname.
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