Fanny Kekelaokalani was raised on her father's homestead on a barren hillside overlooking Kawaihae Bay.
10 Facts About Fanny Kekelaokalani
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Fanny Kekelaokalani grew up with two younger sisters, Grace and Jane, and younger brother, John.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani had two older half-brothers by her father's first marriage to Namokuelua: Robert and James.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani allowed her daughter to be adopted by her sister Grace Kamaikui and her husband Dr Rooke according to the Hawaiian tradition known as hanai.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani maintained a close relationship to her daughter Emma, who would go on to marry King Kamehameha IV and have Prince Albert Kamehameha.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani was a resident of Lahaina for most of her life but she often stay with her sister and daughter in Honolulu.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani was present at the deathbed of King Kamehameha V in 1872.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani died September 4,1880, in Honolulu at the residence of her daughter.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani had lived passed all her siblings and close relatives.
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Fanny Kekelaokalani was the second last surviving member of the Young family; the last was her daughter Emma who lived until April 25,1885.