I must have been born under an unlucky star, for my life seems to have been planned in such a way that I cannot alter it. — Kaʻiulani (image via Hawaii State Archives) Ka'iulani was born a Hawaiian princess, raised on the royal family's sprawling Waikiki estate alongside pet peacocks and celebrity visitors. Once her aunt, Queen Lili'uokalani, ascended to the throne in 1875, the family sent the young princess to boarding school in England, where she could train to be heir apparent to the throne. Robert Louis Stevenson, a long-time friend of the Hawaiian royal family, wrote this ode to her leaving:
A Woman to Know: Kaʻiulani
A Woman to Know: Kaʻiulani
A Woman to Know: Kaʻiulani
I must have been born under an unlucky star, for my life seems to have been planned in such a way that I cannot alter it. — Kaʻiulani (image via Hawaii State Archives) Ka'iulani was born a Hawaiian princess, raised on the royal family's sprawling Waikiki estate alongside pet peacocks and celebrity visitors. Once her aunt, Queen Lili'uokalani, ascended to the throne in 1875, the family sent the young princess to boarding school in England, where she could train to be heir apparent to the throne. Robert Louis Stevenson, a long-time friend of the Hawaiian royal family, wrote this ode to her leaving: