The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-29
DAUGHTERS
HE|RESSES
Claims ofWray TayIor's
Children.
CROWN LANDS INVOLVED
Despite Their Descent From Kane
hameha's Half Brother They
Refuse to Sue.

Since Hawaii became a Territory
there has been more certainty than
ever that many of the claims of Ha-
waiians to the crown lands, or the Ka-
mehameha estates, as they are some
times called, will be advanced The
claims of Prince Albert Kuniakea are
already in legal shape for forwarding
to Washington. A prominent attorney
has had the latter's interests in hand
for some time, and lately completed his
labors as far as tracing out the princes
genealogy was concerned, and prepar-
ing brief to show why he should be
entitled to a share in the great estates
1t is learned on good authority that
Wray Taylors daughters have a more
direct claim to a share of the crown
lands than many contestants who have
been in the field for the last four years.
1t was learned few days ago that
prominent law firm of this city has
been busily engaged in working up the
claims of many descendants of the lire
of Kamehameha, and those of Mr.. Tay-
lor's children We're also under consid-
Grafton
Mr.. Taylor stated yesterday that he
has never preached the subject of en-
deavoring to establish claim to the
estates for his daughters. On the con-
trary, he said he did not believe the
matter was one which would Justify
him in making any contest. When it
was brought to his attention that his
daughters claims We're as strong as
any others in the field, he put aside the
suggestion at once, and decided that he
would make no move to contest
The daughters trace their geneaIogy
direct to Kamehameha the First's half
| brother, kaleimamahu. Through the
chlefess Auhea back TO Kamehanleha
l., there is not break in the chain and
1T is upon this assumption, possibly.
| tnat the lawyers see more chance for
this latest claim than in some others
AS matter OF history and genealOgy
their family tree is as follows: Wray
| Taylor's first wife was the chiefess
Elizabeth Keomailani Croninburg. and
she was the daughter of the chiefess
Auhea; Auhea was the daughteA of
Namahana tw) and Kaihukai lk); ~
mahana was the daughter of Peleuli
(w) the daughter of Kaleimamahu,
half-brother of Kamehameha T.. and
Prince healiimkai. This falf-brother
OF the conqueror was the son Of keona
by his wife, Ka, iakaeheukuI Keona
mad three wives: Kekuiapoina mother
OF kamehameha l. and Prince Keali-
imaikai5 Kamakaeheukul mother of
Kaleimamahu; Kalola, mother of Ke-
kuiapuna-Liliha.
The chiefeSs 1Auhea. grandmother of
the Taylor children died last year. and
as an acknowledgment of her high po-
sluon she was buried just outside the
vault in which reposes the body OF
the late King Lunalilo, in the premises
OF haWa1ahao Church. Lunalilo was
Auhea's second cousin, his mother be-
ing the daughter of Kamehameha Is
half-brother, kaleimamahu, by Kahei-
heimalie (w). This made PeleuIi (w),
Auhea's grandmother and Kekauluohi
Lunalilo's mother, half-Sisters both be-
ing the children of Kaleimamahu (k)
the half-brother of the conqueror
Later on kamehameha l. took Kahei-
heimalie, his half brothers wife. TO
himself She was also the sister of his
sacred Queen, kaahumanu. Kaheinei-
MALE had one daughter-Kinau, the
mother of kamehameha ". and V,
and Princess Kamamalu
BY this reasoning Wray Taylor's chill
dren and Mrs. Miriam Peleuli Amalu
are heirs to the crown lands on ac-
count of the close relationship existing
with kamehameha. Mrs. Miriam Pc
leuli Amalu is also a granddaughter of
the chiefess Auhea, her father being
kleaumokui Croninburg son of Auhea
and brother of the late Mrs Wray Tay-
Tor.