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mehameha III. She bore him a son, Al-bert Kunuiakea, the cousin to whom Queen Emma willed a part of her estate.

Known as a physician and surgeon of unusual skill, Dr. Rooke remained court physician until his death. He also main-tained a dispensary at his home on the corner of Beretania Street and Nu‘uanu Avenue for natives who had no other ac-cess to medicine. Dr. Rooke was deeply devoted to Emma, who was a small, pretty child with delicate features. He raised her to be very British, while her adoptive mother had a strong Hawai-ian influence and was prone to be more indulgent, especially because the child was considered royalty. It was this home environment that shaped Emma’s Brit-ish leanings, her passion for Western

The following is an excerpt from The Queen’s Medical Center, by Jason Y. Kimura.

The Royal FamilyAlthough the institutions and lega-cies of King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma exist to this day, the glory years of their reign and marriage were short. Alexander Liholiho’s reign lasted only nine years and his marriage to Queen Emma only seven—both were cut short by his untimely death in 1863 at twen-ty-nine years of age.

Born on January 2, 1836, Emma was the daughter of Pane (Fanny) Kekelaoka-lani Young and high chief George Na‘ea. Upon her birth, she was adopted by Fan-ny’s sister, Grace Kama‘iku‘i Young, and her husband, Dr. Thomas Charles Byde Rooke (1806–1858), under the long-standing Hawaiian custom of hanai.

Apparently unable to have children of their own, the Rookes arranged to adopt Emma before she was born. Grace also had a younger sister, Gini (Jane) Lahilahi, who had given her firstborn, Peter Ka‘eo, to their brother, John Ka-laipaihala Young II (or Keoni Ana). Al-though still married to Joshua Kae‘o, Jane later became the mistress of Ka-

Celebrating the Life of a Queen

medicine, and her love for her people.Emma grew up speaking both Hawaiian

and English, the latter with a perfect Brit-ish accent. She was bright, sensitive and fun loving, but also could be stubborn. Her formal education began at age five at the Chiefs’ Children’s School. When the school closed in 1849, Dr. Rooke hired an English governess to tutor Emma for the next four years, but he also played an ac-tive role in her education. Emma learned a great deal about the outside world from her scholarly father, who assembled the finest library in Honolulu for her benefit. Rooke also taught Emma by example. Not only did he provide medical care to the poor, he also served as physician at the Hospital for British Seamen, which was established in Pauoa Valley in 1846. Rooke foreshadowed the establishment

Above left: Alexander Liholiho and Emma Nā‘ea Rooke around the time of their wedding in 1856. Above: Queen Emma, circa 1859.

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ServiceA W A R D S

December 2011

In acknowledgment of many years of continued service, the Queen’s ‘ohana congratulates those who are mark-ing an anniversary. Mahalo to all for your dedicated ser-vice. Employees work at QMC unless noted.

5 yearsTomas Caba, Jr.Julia CarlsonJoji CristobalPrimitiva CruzLindsey DangRochelle DoniosDeborah LichotaDina NagaoClarence Oshiro

Jean PhillipJennifer RamosRyan RodriguesAlissa RogersMel RosareLorelie Tanglao-EnriquezTracy TenganJoe TranNoku‘uanelakemala Vargas

10 yearsM. Bridget HathawayTaryn HigaAnn Leonard

15 yearsJose DelacruzGrace Mokiao, MGH

20 yearsMerlyn AganosRonnie Cabacungan

Scott KawaharaRicardo MangrobangCindy NabbChristy PassionJustin Thi Selma Yamamoto

25 yearsLaurel Aki

35 yearsRaina Haarz

of The Queen’s Hospital with his pleas in The Polynesian for the establishment of such an institution, but he died suddenly at the age of fifty-two in 1858, when Em-ma was twenty-two years old.

Emma grew up to be an educated woman with good conversational skills and a love of gardening and music. She was known for her amiability, refined manners, and kind heart. Most impor-tantly, she was a passionate believer in her father’s lifelong efforts to bring

medical care to those who needed it, and to establish a hospital. Two years be-fore Rooke’s death, Emma married Al-exander Liholiho, who had become King Kamehameha IV in 1854.

The wedding was held on June 19, 1856 at Kawaiaha‘o Church with Church of England litur-gy. On May 20, 1858, the queen gave birth to a son, Albert Ed-ward Kauikeaouli Leiopapa a Ka-mehameha. There was great joy on behalf of the little prince, and the subjects of the kingdom pinned their hopes on the prospect that Al-bert would one day ascend the throne.

The young Queen exerted a strong influence on the king to establish a hos-pital, although Liholiho was already in-terested in establishing one. However, on September 11, 1859, just over a month after The Queen’s Hospital’s temporary dispensary opened, an incident involving the king almost derailed his reign. A large group that included the king, Queen Em-ma, and Prince Albert assembled to spend several weeks on the islands of Maui and Hawai‘i. While on Maui, Liholiho’s mind somehow became poisoned against a young American named Henry A. Neil-son. A close friend of Liholiho from be-fore he became king, Neilson served as his private secretary. The king let him-self believe, or was led to believe, that his secretary had committed improprieties with the queen. In a jealous rage, he shot Neilson at close range. The bullet passed though Neilson and miraculously did not kill him, but he remained in poor health for two and a half years until his death.

The king discovered too late that his suspicions were unfounded. Filled with re-morse, he decided to abdicate the throne. After two weeks of turmoil, the Privy Council unanimously passed a resolution protesting the king’s abdication. Two days later, the king decided not to abdicate. Bol-

stered by the support of the Privy Council and his supporters, the king was able to survive the crisis, but the psychological and emotional trauma were severe.

On August 19, the queen and the prince traveled to Waikiki to visit Prin-cess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and her hus-band, Charles Reed Bishop. That eve-ning, the prince took ill…. The symp-toms suggest that the prince was suf-fering from appendicitis, which was not curable in the 1850s. On the morning of August 27, 1862, Prince Albert suc-cumbed to his illness. The nation went into deep mourning, and the Pacific Com-mercial Advertiser stated, “The death of no other person could have been so se-vere a blow to the King and his people.”

Liholiho blamed himself for the death of his son, although there was nothing he could have done. His health was af-fected both by grief and chronic asthma, and perhaps other causes, but no one ex-pected his early death on November 30, 1863. Although Queen Emma was dis-traught, her faith carried her through. In a letter to her attendant, Keli‘imoewai, she wrote, “In my dreams last night, Alex came to me but looking so ill and poorly. He was very gentle and tender and oh it was [as] if of yore. Alas, I woke to lose his presence. . . . Oh God’s ways are mysteri-ous and I must bear his decree.” In anoth-er letter she wrote, “I am found under the shady koa of this place where the three of us dwelled. Then there were two of us, and now only I remain behind. But it is not for us to question God’s ways.”

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Above: Queen Emma, circa 1865.Above right: Portrait of Prince Albert.

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Eric Yeaman Named QHS Board ChairThe Queen’s ‘ohana welcomes Eric K. Yeaman as Chair of The Queen’s Health Systems Board of Trustees. He succeeds Naleen N. Andrade, MD, who completed her term at the end of December 2011. In addition to serving as a volunteer Trustee on the QHS Board, Mr. Yeaman serves on The Queen’s Medical Center and Moloka‘i General Hospital boards.

As QHS Chair, Mr. Yeaman is respon-sible for leading the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities for 1) di-recting the organization; 2) fulfilling Queen’s mission, vision, and values; 3) ensuring the provision of excellent health care; 4) protecting and grow-ing Queen’s assets; and 5) remaining accountable to the community for the ethical conduct of all of Queen’s affairs.

Mr. Yeaman is President and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer of Hawaiian Telcom. Pri-or to joining Hawaiian Telcom, Mr. Yea-man was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO); Finan-cial Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of Hawaiian Electric

Internal Blog for All Things Queen’s LaunchesSubmitted by Public Relations

My Queen’s is here! In celebration of the birthday of our beloved Queen Em-ma, The Queen’s Health Systems (QHS) has officially launched My Queen’s—an internal blog for Queen’s physicians and employees—on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. As another way for employees

to connect with fellow team members, My Queen’s will be a “virtual” gathering place to share stories, links and photos that showcase the various aspects of our Queen’s ‘ohana (family) in the new year.

“Is your staff celebrating a milestone? Or maybe you are trying to get your fellow employees to sign up for an up-coming community event?” asks Cedric Yamanaka, QHS Director of Corporate Communications. “We want to hear from

you! We invite all of our team members to come ‘talk story’ at My Queen’s.” At My Queen’s, employees can see what fellow team members are up to and what vari-ous activities are happening at Queen’s. My Queen’s will also be the place to ask QHS- or QMC-related questions, share your suggestions, and talk about any-thing else regarding the workplace.

One more form of communication for our Queen’s ‘ohana, My Queen’s will be linked to The Queen’s Medical Center’s Facebook page, which debuted one year ago and continues to attract Queen’s pa-tients, prospective patients, physicians and other health care professionals, em-ployees, donors, and other stakeholders.

“Whereas Facebook is our external social networking website, My Queen’s is a space for all employees to share with each other and stay connected,” says Cedric. “My Queen’s will be up-dated on a frequent basis with stories, links, and photos, so we encourage you to please check it out regularly and join our My Queen’s community.”

Come talk story! Go to My Queen’s via the Queen’s Intranet homepage.

Industries (HEI); and Chief Operating and Financial Officer for Kamehameha Schools. The Queen’s ‘ohana looks for-ward to Mr. Yeaman’s leadership in ful-filling the dreams and ambitions of our Founders, Queen Emma and King Ka-mehameha IV, to create a better Hawai‘i.

Queen Emma’s humanitarian activities continued. She helped organize the Ca-thedral District Visiting Society, whose twenty volunteers visited the sick and the poor. As the leader, the queen was the most frequent and devoted visitor of the needy. The society’s services extend-ed to the prison and The Queen’s Hospi-tal, where the Queen was almost a daily visitor. Keenly interested in the welfare and education of the young, she adopted many children. She helped found two schools, St. Cross in Lahaina, Maui, and St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu.

When King Lunalilo died in 1874, he failed to name a successor, although there is evidence that his preference was for Queen Emma. However, since there was no official appointment, a monarch was required to be chosen among the

ali‘ i by legislative ballot. Both Queen Emma and David Kalakaua campaigned. Although a sizable percentage of the native population supported Queen Emma, the representatives favored Kalakaua by thirty-nine to six.

Queen Emma remained interested in politics throughout her life, but did not attempt to run again. She continued her efforts to construct an Anglican cathe-dral and actively supported the St. An-drew’s Priory and The Queen’s Hospital. She tended her gardens alongside her gardeners, played tennis, and traveled on horseback, remaining active until her death in 1885 at age forty-nine.

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Make being a hero your New Year’s res-olution—save lives by donating blood. A blood drive will be held on Friday, Janu-ary 6 from 7:30 am to 3:15 pm at the old ER turnaround. Contact the Blood Bank of Hawai‘i at 848-4770 or at syanagi-da@bbh.org to make an appointment—or just drop by. Please bring a photo ID.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New patient wrist bands will be rolled out over the next month. Numbers are running out, so wrist bands will begin to use seven digits (currently six), as I.T. makes adjustments to department print-ers. There will also be a change in appear-ance of the wristbands, but the current scanning process will remain the same.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rent: Near QMC: 1/1 corner unit, 850sf w/1 assigned cov’d pkg, range/oven, fridger, disposer, drapes, microw, w/d in unit, walk-ing dist to QMC, incl water. Call 386-8929 or email emistu@gmail.com.

Kalihi Upper: Lg 2/1/1, off LikeLike, w/d, BBQ patio, 5x5x7 storage, 10 min to QMC. $1,375 incl utils/cable, Call/txt 221-2381.

Ski Condo: 2/2 Villa vacation rental, base of Park City Ski Resort, Utah, ski in & ski out, 1200sf, soaking tub, sleeps 8 w/2 king beds, 2 sofa beds, 3 flat screen TV’s, full kitch, w/d, fireplace, fitness ctr, heated pool, 5 hot spas. Avail 3/9-3/16/12. $2,000/wk. Call Howard @ 395-4792.

Room: $500/mo. $1,000 to move in ($500 first rent + $500 dep. Call 808-450-2921.

Misc: Zumba: Fitness classes at the Blaisdell Mon. & Wed., 6:00pm. $5 per class; 1st class free w/this ad. Call Mike @783-8437 for more info.

Yard maint/office cleaning: 808-450-2921.

Avon for sale: 808-450-2921.

Backhoe for rent: With operator. $480/day. Call 808-450-2921.

Weight loss supplement: 100% organic, (key ingred: marine macroalgae, nopal cac-tus, raw Organic coffee extract). 478-6909 or transitionconsultants@gmail.com.

Fundraiser: RUSH soccer team, is selling Big Island Candy bars. Proceeds for a June tourney in AZ. $4ea. Text 375-6455 to buy.

Many people have personal tablets, com-puters, smartphones, or other technolo-gies that they want to use for work. How-ever, under QMC security requirements, you are not allowed to connect a personal device directly to Queen’s secure network without approval from an I.T. security of-ficer. All devices that capture, store, or transmit sensitive data must conform to Queen’s I.T. security requirements. Also, storage of personal health information (PHI) on a personal device is not permit-ted without privacy officer approval. The loss of a device being used to store, pro-cess, or transmit sensitive data should be immediately reported to your supervisor, the Information Security Office, and the privacy officer. Security requirement de-tails for personal technologies are located at eww.queens.org/ITsecurity/standards/AppropriateUseUnsupportedTech.pdf.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .From Thursday, January 5, through Monday, January 16, 2012, repairs will be made to the concrete decks on the 2nd and 3rd levels of the POB II Parking Garage. During this period, POB II card-holder card access will be deactivated, and Queen’s employees with parking privileg-es at the POB II Garage will be temporar-ily relocated to the POB I Garage. Card-holders may park only on Levels 2, 2A, 7, or 8; all vehicles will be subject to double parking by valets. Upon entering the POB I Garage, POB II cardholders are required to take a parking ticket. Please print 1)

your name; 2) employee number; and 3) “POB II Cardholder,” on the back of the parking ticket and present the ticket to the parking attendant upon exiting. We apologize for any inconvenience this tem-porary relocation may cause. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact POB Building Management at 691-4889. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Native Hawaiian Health Program is starting a beginning Hawaiian language class on Tuesdays and Thursdays with our own Lehua Pate, Director of Reve-nue Management and Strategic Financial Planning, who is a native speaker. The free classes will be from noon to 1:00 pm at the Queen’s Conference Center. To reg-ister or for more information, please con-tact the Native Hawaiian Health Program office at 691-7261 or Jeannine Johnson at jejohnson@queens.org. Class size is limited, and entry is first come, first served.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Con g r at u l a -tions to Syb-il Tawata who won MDX’s Coordination of Benefits drawing for an iPad2. Rick Jackson, Chief Operating Of-ficer of MDX Hawai‘i award-ed the prize.