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Virginia Kapooloku Poomaikelani (1839–1895) was a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii. ==Life== She was born at Piihonua, Hilo, Hawaii Island on April 7, 1839, the second daughter of Princess Kinoiki Kekaulike of Kauai and High Chief Kūhiō Kalanianaole of Hilo. 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 I. She was also the stepdaughter of Queen Regent Kaahumanu. She was elder sister of Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike and younger sister of Queen Kapiolani, who married to King Kalākaua. Some sources give her different first names; for example Esther, Abigail or even Victoria. The situation was that the three sisters rarely used their Christian names. Poomaikelani served as one of Queen Emma's trusted ladies-in-waiting for many years, but left Emma's employment to join her brother-in-law's court. Her sister's husband became the king of Hawaii in 1874 and she was granted the title of Princess and style of Her Royal Highness, in 1883 during Kalākaua's coronation. She married Hiram Kahanwai in 1874, a cousin of King Kalākaua and a former steward of Queen Emma. She was made Governor of Hawaiii island in 1884 by her brother-in-law and was paid an annual salary of 3500 dollars per year.〔''Na kanawai o ka repubalika o Hawaii'', p. 97〕 She also served as President of the Board of Health in 1887. She was Guardian of the Royal Tombs at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii from October 15, 1888 until her death. Kalākaua appointed her as president of the Board of Genealogy of Hawaiian Chiefs. Poomaikelani was kahili bearer during Kalākaua's official coronation.〔The Hawaiian Kingdom. By Ralph S Kuykendall. 263〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poomaikelani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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