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<br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> BILL NO. loa <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15-68.1, HAWAII COUNTY CODE, <br /> PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE, BY NAMING THE KAWANANAKOA <br /> HALL- "PRINCESS ABIGAIL WAHI'IKA'AHU`ULA KAWANANAKOA CENTER". <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this measure is to name the newly constructed <br /> Kawananakoa Hall-"Princess Abigail Wahi'ika'ahu'ula Kawananakoa Center"--to correctly <br /> reflect the name and title of Princess Abigail Wahi'ika'ahu'ula Kawananakoa in recognition of <br /> her outstanding contribution to the Keaukaha community, island of Hawaii and State of Hawaii. <br /> Abigail Wahi'ika'ahu'ula was born on January 1, 1882, the daughter of James Campbell and <br /> Abigail Kauihelani Maipinepine Bright. She was educated in private schools in Honolulu and <br /> graduated from the College of Notre Dame in San Jose, California in 1900. In 1902, she <br /> received the courtesy title of princess through her marriage to Prince David La'amea <br /> Kahalepouli Kawananakoa Pi'ikoi. <br /> Princess Abigail Kawananakoa effectively became the leader of the native Hawaiian community <br /> and took an increasingly active part in territorial politics after the death of her brother-in-law, <br /> Prince Kuhio, in 1922. She first registered as a voter on February 8, 1922, and her example <br /> influenced thousands of other women to become voters. She was one of the earliest <br /> campaigners for women's rights in Hawaii and sponsored legislation for the welfare of women <br /> and children. <br /> In 1931, she was appointed chairperson of a special committee by Governor Judd to investigate <br /> complaints made by some of the homesteaders against the Hawaiian Homes Commission <br /> (HHC). The committee's report presented on December 31, 1931, found in favor of the <br /> complainants. In 1935, twelve senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties, <br /> recommended that she be appointed to the reorganized HHC. She was confirmed in <br /> March 1936. <br /> As a member of the HHC, she was responsible for the establishment of a finance committee <br /> and also initiated a new rehabilitation project, an additional houselot area at Keaukaha on the <br /> island of Hawaii. On July 2, 1938, after a year of planning, she dedicated the first new structure, <br /> Kawananakoa Hall, which was erected on the shoreline at Keaukaha and named in her honor <br /> by the community of Keaukaha. She was accompanied by Reverend Moses Moku, pastor of <br /> Haili Church. The first Kawananakoa Hall was a central gathering area for the community with a <br /> welfare clinic, a home economics instruction room, and was once the office of the Hawaii <br /> County Recreation Director. <br /> <br />