Ruth Ke’elikōlani
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani was an advocate for Hawaiian culture who was best known for defending the town of Hilo during the 1880–1881 eruption of the Mauna Loa Volcano
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Ka’ahumanu
Queen Ka‘ahumanu was one of the most powerful women in Hawaiian history, whose decisions would affect her people for centuries.
Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett
Suffragist and member of the Hawaiian royal family
Cecilia Cruz Bamba
Chamorro woman orphaned at the age of nine during the Japanese attacks on Guam in 1941. Motivated by the grandmother who raised her, Bamba became a senator, businesswoman, and community leader.
Emma of Hawai’i
Queen of Hawai’i in the 1800s
Kapi’olani
Chiefess of Hawaii in the 1800s
Teha’apapa I
Teha‘apapa was queen regnant of Huahine, in what is now French Polynesia.
Teha’apapa II
Queen regnant of Raiatea and Tahaa in the 1800s
Teha’apapa III
Tehaapapa III was queen of Huahine, an island in the Pacific Ocean which was annexed by France in 1895.
Teri’i-maeva-rua II
In July 1860, at the age of 19, Teri’i-maeva-rua became queen of Bora Bora after her step-father, King Tapoa II, died.