Princess Ruth Ke‘elikōlani’s Birthday
February 9, 2029
February 9, 1826 – Ke Aliʻi Ruth Keanolani Kanāhoahoa Keʻelikōlani was born at Pohukaina in Honolulu. Her mother was Kalani Pauahi who died after childbirth. Her father was Mataio Kekūanaōʻa, governor of Oʻahu. Ruth was hānai ʻia by Kaʻahumanu and inherited Kamehameha dynasty lands and family heirlooms. Upon her death, her lands and heirlooms passed to her cousin, Ke Ali’i Bernice Pauahi Bishop. The lands became the endowment for Kamehameha Schools, and the royal heirlooms were the beginning of the Bishop Museum cultural collections.
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