Lanihau

Lanihau
Keeper of the Royal Mausoleum
In office
March 6, 1885 – July 31, 1886
Preceded byPius F. Koakanu
Succeeded byKeano
Governess of Kauai
In office
July 31, 1886 – August 23, 1888
Preceded byPaul P. Kanoa
Succeeded byWilliam Hyde Rice
Personal details
Born(1852-06-19)June 19, 1852
Hawaiian Kingdom
DiedOctober 24, 1914(1914-10-24) (aged 62)
Koloa, Kauai County, Territory of Hawaii
Resting placeKoloa
SpouseOpeka
Parent(s)Pius F. Koakanu and Peke
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Lanihau (June 19, 1852 – October 24, 1914) was a Hawaiian high chiefess of the Hawaiian Kingdom. She served as the Keeper of the Royal Mausoleum of Mauna ʻAla from 1885 to 1886 and was the last Governess (female governor) of the islands of Kauai and Niihau from 1886 to 1888. During her tenure, she was given the honorific Her Excellency, the Governess of Kauai.