Eleanor (or Ellen) Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast was born in Honolulu on April 12, 1865. She was educated as a Catholic at Sacred Hearts Convent, married John K. Prendergast, and was mother to two daughters and one son. She served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Liliʻuokalani and became her close friend. In her brief life (her death occurred in Honolulu on December 5,
1902), she was recognized as a <i>haku mele</i> (poet) of many songs, including a name song for Liliʻuokalani, "He Inoa no Liliʻuokalani" and the famed <i>Kaulana Nā Pua</i>.
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circa 1890 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>s
"Table of Contents". <i>Hawaiian Journal of History</i> (Hawaiian Historical Society) 27: front. 1993. hdl:10524/378.