[2] According to historian Helena G. Allen, she was an adopted granddaughter of Don Francisco de Paula Marín, an influential figure during the reign of King Kamehameha I.

This patriotic group was founded to oppose the overthrow and plans to annex the islands to the United States and to support the deposed Queen Liliuokalani.

She also stood vigil by the queen's casket while her body laid in the Royal Mausoleum prior to her final interment in the vault of the Kalākaua Crypt.

The dog was the queen’s constant companion to her death[11]For the latter part of her life, Lahilahi Webb worked at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum as a guide and cultural ambassador to the exhibits.

She joined the museum staff on August 11, 1919, and became a respected authority figure in the Hawaiian community because of her intimate knowledge and memories of the court of the monarchy.