
A Hawaiian Princess has been ordered to attend a hearing regarding a possible conservatorship over her with her massive wealth.
Princess Abigail Kawananakoa, 93, was ordered on Friday to make an appearance in a two-year-long court battle over fortune.
She suffered a stroke in 2017, and after that, her attorney Jim Wright has assumed the role of the trustee over her estate. Abigail would fire her attorney and marry her 66-year-old partner of 20 years, Veronica Gail Worth.
In 2018, a judge ordered that Abigail was not capable of handling her financial affairs and appointed First Hawaiian Bank to act as the trustee over her estate.
It is a hot topic in Hawaii, which ceased to be a monarchy in 1895 after the abdication of Queen Liliʻuokalani, because Hawaiians are concerned about the fate of a foundation the Princess set up to benefit Hawaiian causes in 2001.
Members of the board of the foundation are concerned, as are ex-employees, that her partner has been manipulating the 93-year-old. Not surprisingly, attorneys for Abigail and Veronica dispute the accusations.
Outside the courtroom, Abigail said, “It’s a ‘sad situation. My heritage dictates that I must take care of the Hawaiian people.”
Hawaiians still consider Abigail Kawananakoa a princess because she is the granddaughter of Prince David Kawānanakoa and Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa. Prince David was the son of Hawaii’s last king, Kalākaua. David’s aunt was Queen Liliʻuokalani.
Princess Abigail is known for her work in preserving Hawaiian culture and heritage and helped restore ‘Iolani Palace in Honolulu.
Hawaii has the only royal palace on US soil.