▁her ▁ten ure , ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁honor ific ▁Her ▁Ex cell ency , ▁the ▁G over ness ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Ul ul ani ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁High ▁Chief ▁No ah ▁Pe lei ō h ō l ani ▁and ▁Kam anu . ▁Consider ed ▁of ▁high ▁rank , ▁her ▁father ' s ▁family ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁high ▁chief s ▁of ▁Mau i . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁Hawai ian ▁language ▁name ▁Li w ai ▁or ▁Lew ai ▁from ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Kal ani ʻ ō pu ʻ u . ▁According ▁to ▁tradition , ▁Kal ani ʻ ō pu ʻ u ▁h anged ▁his ▁k ah una ▁Na ona o ain a ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁dig ▁fresh water ▁from ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁of ▁M ō ʻ ī le le , ▁near ▁K ala e ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Ka ʻ ū . ▁She ▁share ▁this ▁same ▁traditional ▁name ▁with ▁distant ▁cousin ▁John ▁Li w ai ▁E na . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁John ▁Tam ato a ▁Baker , ▁who ▁fam ously ▁served ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁K ame h ame ha ▁Stat ues . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Kal ā k au a , ▁Ul ul ani ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁G over ness ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁succeed ▁Princess ▁Po oma ikel ani , ▁sister ▁of