They were more than 1,600 to have come to pay their last respects to him. This Sunday, January 22, 2023, Princess Abigail Kawananakoa’s coffin was displayed at Iolani Palace, the former residence of Hawaiian rulers in Honolulu. Died on December 12, 2022 at the age of 96, this woman was the last descendant of the royal family who reigned over the Hawaiian archipelago until 1893.
The body of the deceased had arrived in a black hearse which traveled up an aisle lined on both sides by members of the Royal Hawaiian Societies and civic clubs, all the way to the palace, while a Hawaiian song was performed, reported “Hawaii Public Radio“. Then a dozen law enforcement honor guards carried the coffin up the stairs and up to the Throne Room where the public could gather.
A private funeral service the next day at Mauna ʻAla
The media reports that Josh Green, the governor of Hawaii had ordered that the American and Hawaiian flags be flown at half-mast at the capitol and in the state offices on Monday January 23 until sunset for the funeral ofAbigail Kawananakoa. That same day, a private funeral service was held at Mauna ʻAla, the Mausoleum of Hawaii’s Royal Family in Honolulu. He gathered around 200 of the Princess’s relatives, friends and dignitaries, reported “Hawaii News Now».