Edward A. Kawānanakoa

The young Prince Edward A. Kawānanakoa wearing the feather mahiole and ʻahuʻula of his ancestor, King Kaumualiʻi in 1947.

Edward Abnel Keli'iahonui Kawānanakoa (October 2, 1924 – July 29, 1997) was a member of the House of Kawānanakoa.

Life He was born October 2, 1924, to Abigail Kawānanakoa and her first husband, Andrew Anderson Lambert, in San Francisco, California. Although many in the native Hawaiian community considered him the heir to the throne, he considered himself an American citizen. As one of several heirs to the estate of his great-grandfather James Campbell, he often donated to community charities. He graduated from Punahou School and then left in 1942 for Menlo College. While in California, he joined the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot in World War II. He rejected an appointment to the United States Military Academy and instead obtained a degree from the University of Southern California. He was buried at the Oahu Cemetery.

Children Regina Kawānanakoa (1947–2016) David Klaren Kawānanakoa II (1952–2025) Quentin Kawānanakoa (b. 1961) Andrew Piʻikoi Kawānanakoa (b. 1964) Travis Branch (stepson) Corey Branch (stepson) Young Elena Branch (stepdaughter)