Princess Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuihilapalapala Kaiulani, beloved daughter of Princess Likelike and Archibald Cleghorn, has passed away on March 6, 1899, at the age of twenty-four. Her doctors confirmed that her death was due to rheumatism of the heart, likely caused by her frequent outings in cold and stormy weather. Kauilani’s death saddens all Hawaiians, for whom she seemed the last hope of a free Hawaii. She had been educated and raised similarly to European monarchs, in hopes that one day she could rule Hawaii and restore the islands to their original state of independence. Kaiulani will be missed by family and community alike. Her vast amounts of land will be willed to her descendants to care for as she has in her short lifetime.
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