▁Queen ▁K api ol ani . ▁The ▁appointment ▁was ▁chief ly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁regard ▁to ▁her ▁rank . ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁reported ly ▁" ru led ▁her ▁subjects ▁well ". ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁appointed ▁high ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁Ul ul ani ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁the ▁post ▁for ▁long . ▁Island ▁govern ors ▁tradition ally ▁had ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁appoint ▁police ▁officers , ▁manage ▁government al ▁lands , ▁super v ise ▁tax ▁collect ors ▁and ▁collect ▁reven ues ▁for ▁the ▁Crown . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Ul ul ani ' s ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁tit ular ▁positions ▁were ▁mainly ▁given ▁to ▁royal ▁favor ites ▁and ▁high ▁ranking ▁persons . ▁The ▁positions ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁was ▁regarded ▁a ▁waste ▁of ▁government al ▁money . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Bay on et ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁deb ated ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁titles . ▁Because ▁of ▁her ▁gender , ▁Ul ul ani ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁un qual ified ▁to ▁appoint ▁the ▁police ▁forces ▁for ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁this ▁duty ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁sh er iffs ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom . ▁Her ▁authority ▁to ▁appoint ▁chief ▁magistr ates ▁were ▁also ▁taken ▁away . ▁When ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁appoint ▁J . ▁G