Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani | Keiki Tee - yellow
2Y
$45.00
Sale price
$45.00
Regular price
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Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani | Keiki Tee - yellow
$45.00
Sale price
$45.00
Regular price
100% Organic cotton | Designed in Hawaiʻi nei | Made in the USA
| Keiki tee | Kihi Po'ohiwi | Umauma | Lō'ihi | |
| Ipu | Shoulders | Chest | Back length | Arm hole |
| 2Y | 9.5" | 24" | 15" | 4" |
| 4Y | 10.5" | 26" | 16.5" | 4.5" |
| 6Y | 11.5" | 28" | 17.5" | 4.5" |
| 8Y | 12.5" | 30" | 18.5" | 5" |
| 10Y | 12.5" | 30" | 19" | 5" |
These are youth sizes with the numbers corresponding to the child's age.
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani
Ruta Keʻelikōlani
Ua hānau ʻia mai ʻo Ruta Keanolani Kamuʻolaulani Keʻelikōlani Kanāhoahoa i ka lā 9 o Pepeluali, 1826. He mamo ʻo ia na Kamehameha a he keiki poʻolua ʻo ia na Kahalaiʻa a me Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, nā kāne a kona makuahine, a Kalanipauahi. Ma kona ʻano ʻonipaʻa, ua lilo ʻo ia he pouhana no nā mea Hawaiʻi. ʻOiai ua maopopo ka ʻōlelo haole iā ia, ua kūpaʻa ʻo ia ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. ʻOiai ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka hoʻomana kalikiano, ʻaʻole ʻo ia i huli i kēlā ʻaoʻao. Nui kona mahalo a hoʻonanea ʻana i ka hula a me ke oli. Nāna nō i hoʻonā i ka inaina o Pele i ka wā i hū aʻe ai ka pele ma Mauna Loa i ka makahiki 1881. Ma hope o kona kāhoahoa ʻana i mua o Pele, i ke ao ʻana aʻe hoʻi, pau ihola ke kahe ʻana o ka pele a palekana ʻo Hilo. He kiaʻāina ʻo Keʻelikōlani no Hawaiʻi Moku a ua nui kona akamai ma ka ʻoihana. ʻO ka waiwai nui i ili mai iā ia, ua mālama a hoʻomāhuahua nui aʻe ʻo ia. Ma mua o kona hala ʻana, hoʻoili akula ʻo ia i ua waiwai nei iā Bernice Pauahi Bishop, kekahi hoahānau aloha nui ʻia, a nāna nō i hoʻokumu iā Bishop Estates. I ka makahiki 1887 ua hoʻokahua ʻia Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha, e like me kā Pauahi ʻōlelo ma ka palapala kauoha. Eia nō naʻe, na Keʻelikōlani i mālama, hoʻoulu, a hoʻoili mai nō hoʻi i kēia waiwai iā Pauahi (ma kahi o 353,000 ʻeka ka nui o ka ʻāina i loaʻa mai). Mahalo nui mākou i ko Keʻelikōlani akamai a me kona aloha i nā mea Hawaiʻi. Eia mākou ke hoʻohanohano aku nei i kona inoa me ke koikoi pū aku nō hoʻi i nā kahu waiwai o Bishop Estates e mālama mau i ka pono!
Ruth Keanolani Kamuʻolaulani Keʻelikōlani Kanāhoahoa was born on February 9, 1826. She is a descendant of Kamehameha and a poʻolua child, meaning she had two fathers, Kahalaiʻa and Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, the first and second husbands of her mother Kalanipauahi. Staunch and steadfast, Keʻelikōlani was a proponent of things Hawaiian. Although she knew English, she spoke only Hawaiian. Despite being educated in Christianity, she did not convert. Although she built Keōua Hale, the fanciest structure the kingdom had ever seen, she chose to sleep in her hale pili most of the time. She had great appreciation for hula and oli and enjoyed them regularly. In 1881, when Mauna Loa erupted, she quelled the rage of Pele by offering prayers. The next morning, the flow stopped and the town of Hilo was safe. She was even the governor of Hawaiʻi Island for a time. Her great business acumen guided her in keeping and growing the great wealth that she inherited. Before her death she bequeathed her assets exclusively to Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a beloved cousin of hers who established Bishop Estates. In 1887, Kamehameha Schools was founded, as per the decree in Pauahi’s will. However, it was Keʻelikōlani who guarded, grew and gifted this legacy to Pauahi (approx. 353,000 acres of land and other assets). We deeply admire Keʻelikōlani’s intelligence and ʻonipaʻa. We honor her name and urge the trustees of Bishop Estate to act, always, with integrity.