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Pauahi was born in Honolulu on December 19, 1831, in ʻAikupika the grass hut compound of her father, [2] Abner Kuhoʻoheiheipahu Pākī (c. 1808–1855). Pākī was an aliʻi (noble) from the island of Molokaʻi, and son of Kalani-hele-maiiluna, who descended from the aliʻi nui (ruling monarchs) of the island of Maui.
Bishop's will established a trust called the "Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate" that is Hawaiʻi's largest private landowner. [8] Originally established in 1887 as an all-boys school for native Hawaiian children, it shared its grounds with the Bishop Museum. After it moved to another location, the museum took over two school halls.
Pauahi (c.1804–1826) was a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii in the House of Kamehameha. Referred as Pauahi in her lifetime, she is often referred to as Kalanipauahi or Kalani Pauahi to differentiate her from her niece and namesake Bernice Pauahi Bishop .
[9] [26] [45] These lands along with subsequent inheritances that Keʻelikōlani would receive over her lifetime later became part of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate which funds the Kamehameha Schools to this day. [25] [46] Historian Albert Pierce Taylor, calling him by the name of "Liliulani", gave this posthumous description of the prince:
While her father has been legally identified as early as 1864, disputes to that lineage continued as late as 1919. As one of the primary heirs to the Kamehameha family, Ruth became landholder of much of what would become the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, funding the Kamehameha Schools. Her name Keʻelikōlani means leaf bud of heaven. [5]
Bishop Museum; Kamehameha Schools; The following also describe her as a Princess: Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau; Documents in the State Archives; Some legal documents relating to the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate; and, for what he's worth, Samuel P. King and Randall W. Roth - 青い(Aoi) 09:40, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Yes, see below.
The Shipman family leased 6,324 acres (2,559 ha) of land near the Kīlauea volcano in 1937 from the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, which they called the Ainahou Ranch.The name ʻaina hou means "new land". [2]
On December 19, 1831, in Honolulu, Kōnia and Pākī had a daughter, named Bernice Pauahi Pākī after Kōnia's half sister, Kalanipauahi, who was saved as an infant from a fire. [7] She let her daughter be adopted (the Hawaiian hānai tradition) to Kuhina-nui Kaʻahumanu II, Elizabeth Kīnaʻu .