The list of about 25 recognized Indigenous women include Hawaiians Queen Ka’ahumanu, the first woman to serve as a regent of the Kingdom of Hawaii; scientist Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona Abbott; Hawaiian linguist Mary Kawena Pukui; cultural practitioner Edith Kenao Kanaka’ole; surfer Rell Kapolioka’ehukai Sunn and Emma Ka’ilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina, the first female judge in Hawaii.
