. ▁Ho ap ili ▁as ▁her ▁chief ▁magistr ate , ▁she ▁found ▁that ▁that ▁power ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁chief ▁justice . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁royal ▁island ▁governor ships ▁were ▁officially ▁abol ished ▁by ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁legisl ature . ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter iors ▁Lor rin ▁A . ▁Th ur ston ▁brought ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁these ▁changes ▁to ▁Ul ul ani . ▁She ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁contemporary ▁L ani h au ▁( G over ness ▁of ▁K au ai ) ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁female ▁govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁mon archy . ▁Prior ▁to ▁Kal ā k au a ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁passed ▁another ▁act ▁rest oring ▁the ▁island ▁governor ships . ▁However , ▁section ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁stated ▁" No ▁female ▁shall ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Governor ". ▁Under ▁this ▁act , ▁Queen ▁L ili u okal ani , ▁the ▁sister ▁and ▁successor ▁of ▁Kal ā k au a , ▁restored ▁the ▁position ▁during ▁the ▁tw il ight ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁but ▁only ▁appointed ▁males ▁govern ors . ▁Ul ul ani ’ s ▁husband ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁her ▁former ▁position , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁removed ▁after ▁the ▁over throw ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁Her ▁husband ▁entered ▁the ▁cattle ▁ran ch ing ▁business ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁res ided ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness , ▁Ul ul