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- 91-year-old multimillionaire heiress Abigail Kawananakoa, a descendant of Hawaiian royalty, is considered by many to be Hawaii’s last princess.
- Now a court battle is playing out for her $ 215 million fortune, which she has used to fund various charities.
- Kawananakoa’s longtime attorney successfully petitioned to become her trustee last year after arguing that she’d been left impaired by a stroke.
- But Kawananakoa’s new lawyers are arguing that she is healthy.
HONOLULU (AP) — Every day, tourists flock to a downtown Honolulu palace for a glimpse of the way Hawaii’s royal family lived, marveling at its gilded furniture, lavish throne room and grand staircase made from prized koa wood.
But few know Iolani Palace — America’s only royal residence — has relied in part on the generosity of a descendant of that family while the relic of the monarchy’s rule now serves as a museum.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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