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 Hawai`i having been elected to and chosen by his peers as minority l...
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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 Hawai`i 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 Hawai`i 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...
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