Career
He had been chief steward in the royal household under Emma"s husband King Kamehameha IV. Kahanawai continued to serve Emma in that capacity during her widowhood. Hiram Kahanawai died of a heart disease on August 7, 1874.
He had been chief steward in the royal household under Emma"s husband King Kamehameha IV. Kahanawai continued to serve Emma in that capacity during her widowhood. Hiram Kahanawai died of a heart disease on August 7, 1874.