Bernice Pauahi Bishop

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Bernice Pauahi Bishop was a Hawaiian princess and philanthropist whose estate and legacy significantly supported education and the preservation of Native Hawaiian culture.

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Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian princess
person
philanthropist
birthDate 1831-12-19
birthPlace Honolulu
surface form: Honolulu, Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
burialPlace Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum, Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu
commemoratedBy annual celebrations at Kamehameha Schools
scholarships for Native Hawaiian students
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hawaii
surface form: Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
deathDate 1884-10-16
deathPlace Honolulu
surface form: Honolulu, Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
educatedAt Chiefs’ Children’s School
Royal School (Honolulu)
endowed Kamehameha Schools
ethnicGroup Native Hawaiian
familyName Bishop
father Abner Pākī
founded Bishop Estate
fullName Bernice Pauahi Bishop self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop
gender female
givenName Bernice
Pauahi
hasHeritage royal Hawaiian lineage
heirTo lands of the House of Kamehameha
honouredIn Bishop Museum
surface form: Bishop Museum (named for her by Charles Reed Bishop)
knownFor founding Kamehameha Schools through her estate
philanthropy in education for Native Hawaiian children
preservation of Native Hawaiian culture
languageSpoken English
Hawaiian
legacy largest private landowner in Hawaiʻi through Bishop Estate
major benefactor of Native Hawaiian education
memberOf House of Kamehameha
mother Laura Kōnia
notableRelative Kamehameha I
Kamehameha II
Kamehameha III
Kamehameha IV
Kamehameha V
notableWork Last will and testament establishing the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate
positionHeld aliʻi of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
religion Protestantism
residence Honolulu
surface form: Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
significantEvent refused the Hawaiian throne when offered to her
spouse Charles Reed Bishop
title Princess of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

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Bernice Pauahi Bishop fullName Bernice Pauahi Bishop self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop
Bishop Museum namedAfter Bernice Pauahi Bishop