Kapiʻolani

Kapiʻolani
Queen consort of the Hawaiian Islands
TenureFebruary 12, 1874 – January 20, 1891
CoronationFebruary 12, 1883, ʻIolani Palace
Born(1834-12-31)December 31, 1834
Hilo, Hawaiian Kingdom
DiedJune 24, 1899(1899-06-24) (aged 64)
Waikīkī, Territory of Hawaii
BurialJuly 2, 1899
Spouse
Names
Kapiʻolani Napelakapuokakaʻe
HouseHouse of Kalākaua
FatherKūhiō Kalanianaʻole
MotherKinoiki Kekaulike
ReligionChurch of Hawaii
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Kapiʻolani (December 31, 1834 – June 24, 1899) was the queen of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as the consort of Mōʻī (king) Kalākaua, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891, when she became known as the Dowager Queen Kapiʻolani. Deeply interested in the health and welfare of Native Hawaiians, Kapiʻolani established the Kapiʻolani Home for Girls, for the education of the daughters of residents of the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement, and the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home, where Hawaiian mothers and newborns could receive care.