[3] His daughter Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Laʻanui became the only survivor of the Hawaiian nobility who were eligible to the throne after the death of Liliʻuokalani, the last queen of Hawaiʻi.
Gideon's male line came to end in 1944 after the death of Theresa Owana Laʻanui, the last female descendants.
Each of the 15 royal children was declared eligible to succeed to the Hawaiian throne by King Kamehameha III[8] with approval of the House of Nobles.
[9] Elizabeth was preemptive to the throne[10] and was the last survivor of the Hawaiian nobility[11] who officially could become a ruler,[12] outliving all other royals.
In 1920, Elizabeth claims her niece Theresa Owana Kaʻohelelani Laʻanui will succeed as the head of the royal house and then her descendants will follow by their primogeniture rights.
[15][circular reference] Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau also protested to the United States to protect the crown lands from annexation.