Chiefess Kapiolani Royalty
High Chiefess Kapiʻolani (c. 1781–1841) was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the arrival of Christian missionaries. One of the first Hawaiians to read and write and sponsor a church, she made a dramatic display of her new faith which made her the subject of a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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Birth date | January 01, 1781 |
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Date of death | May 05, 1841 |
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Title | High Chiefess of Ka'ū and South Kona |