Resting place Oahu Cemetery | Name Edward Kawananakoa | |
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Born October 2, 1924 ( 1924-10-02 ) San Francisco, California Died July 29, 1997(1997-07-29) (aged 72)
Honolulu, Hawaii Spouse(s) Lila de Clark Whitaker
Carolyn Willison Branch Children Edward J. Abnel Keliʻiahonui Kawananakoa
David Claren Laʻamea Kaumualiʻi Kawananakoa
Quentin Kuhio Kawananakoa
Andrew Piikoi Kawananakoa
Regina Kawananakoa Parent(s) Abigail Kapiolani Kawananakoa
Andrew Anderson Lambert | ||
Edward Abnel Keli'iahonui "Dudie" Kawānanakoa II (October 2, 1924 – July 29, 1997) was a member of the House of Kawānanakoa.
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Life
He was born October 2, 1924 to Abigail Kawānanakoa and her first husband, Andrew Anderson Lambert, in San Francisco, California. He was named after his great-uncle Prince Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui who died at a young age.
His grandfather David Kawānanakoa (1868–1908) was officially named as heir to Queen Liliʻuokalani. Although many in the native Hawaiian community considered him the heir to the throne, he considered himself an American citizen. As one of several heirs to the estate of his great-grandfather James Campbell, he often donated to community charities. He graduated from Punahou School and then left in 1942 for Menlo College. While in California, he joined the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot in World War II. He rejected an appointment to the United States Military Academy and instead obtained a degree from the University of Southern California. In 1946, Kawānanakoa married Lila de Clark Whitaker. In 1960, the couple were divorced. Kawānanakoa married again to Carolyn Branch and had two children of their own. On July 29, 1997, Kawānanakoa died and was survived by his wife, eight children and his two sisters, Virginia Poomaikelani Kawānanakoa and Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa and cousin Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa. He was buried at the Oahu Cemetery.