Quentin Kawānanakoa

Infobox_pretender
English name = Quentin Kawānanakoa


birth_date = Birth date and age|1961|9|28|df=y
birthplace = Honolulu, Oahu
death_date =
deathplace =
regnal = "?(Kawānanakoa IV)?" "?(Kalākaua IV)?"
title = Prince Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa
throne = Hawaiokinai
pretend from = July 29 1997
year = 1893
king = Liliuokalani
relationship = Cousin/Aunt
house = Kawānanakoa
father = Prince Edward Abner Keliokinaiahonui Kawānanakoa
mother = Princess Carolyn Willison Kawānanakoa
spouse = Princess Elizabeth Broun Kawānanakoa
children = Prince Kincaid Kawānanakoa Prince Riley Kawānanakoa
predecessor = Prince Edward A. Kawānanakoa
successor =
footnotes =

Quentin Kawananakoa, formally Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa (born September 28, 1961), is the current head of the House of Kawananakoa. His theoretical status as claimant to the throne of the lapsed Kingdom of Hawaii has been affirmed by historians and elders of the native Hawaiian community, who often refer to him as Prince Kawananakoa. He is also an avid politician of the State of Hawaii having been elected to and chosen by his peers as minority leader in the Hawai`i State Legislature. Kawananakoa is a respected organizer of the Republican Party of Hawaii and oversees the vast landholdings of the James Campbell Estate, of which he is an heir. His ninth cousin twice removed, Prince Kalokuokamaile III, is the opposing pretender of the throne of Hawaii through the line of Kamehameha's father, Keoua. To some he is the Heir Presumptive to the Royal Hawaiian Throne, Hereditary Ali`i Nui of Kaua`i and Ni`ihau, Hereditary Head of the House of Kawānanakoa and Prince-Regent of the Hale of Na Ali`i o Hawai`i (House of Chiefs of Hawai`i).

Early years

Kawananakoa was born in 1961 in San Francisco, California, the second son of Edward A. Kawananakoa and his second wife Carolyn Willison Kawananakoa. He was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii where he attended Punahou School. Upon graduating from high school, Kawananakoa went on to study at the University of Southern California. He returned to Oahu and graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law. Upon obtaining his law degree, he served in private practice at the law firm Case, Bigelow & Lombardi until 2000.

In 1989, Kawananakoa was charged with third degree possession of cocaine and pleaded guilty.

Political life

In 1994, Kawananakoa followed in his ancestors' footsteps and got involved in elected politics. Unlike his great uncle Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole, Kawananakoa joined the Republican Party of Hawai`i for its pro-business stances. He ran and won an election to become a member of the Hawai`i State House of Representatives, an office he served through 1998. During his legislative tenure, he rose through the ranks of party leadership becoming minority floor leader. During an attempt to mount a challenge for the Congressional seat held by Neil Abercrombie, Kawananakoa abruptly retired from active political life after being hospitalized.

2006 Congressional campaign

In April 2006, after eight years out of the public eye, Kawananakoa announced his intention to run for the Congressional seat currently held by Ed Case, who chose not to seek re-election to his seat in order to run for U.S. Senate. He officially declared his candidacy on April 23, 2006. [http://kgmb9.com/kgmb/display.cfm?storyID=7887] In the primary elections held on September 24, 2006, Crown Prince Quentin Kawananakoa was narrowly defeated by Hawai‘i State Senator Robert Hogue. The final vote total was Hogue: 8,393 votes (45.6%) vs. Kawananakoa: 8,194 votes (44.5%). Senator Hogue went on to lose to Mazie Hirono.

Family

In September 1995, Kawananakoa married Barbados native Elizabeth Broun. They had their first child in June 1996, Kincaid Kawananakoa. In December 1999, the couple had another child, Riley Kawananakoa. In accordance with Native Hawaiian custom regarding the descendants of Hawaiian royalty, both are sometimes called by the title Prince. Fact|date=June 2007

ee also

* Akahi Nui