Abigail Kawananakoa insists she has a sound mind and is capable of making decisions about her own $215 million estate.

During a brief interview following a court hearing Tuesday, the 93-year-old Campbell Estate heiress complained about her money being tied up by the court, declared her ego was hurt and offered that she’s growing impatient with a court proceeding that has dragged on for nearly two years.

“What’s a stronger word than impatient?” Kawananakoa said outside the courtroom with her spouse, Veronica Gail Worth, and pet chihuahua by her side. “Exasperated is an understatement. When I think about it, it’s incredible that it’s gotten this far.”

Kawananakoa was in court Tuesday to watch her soon-to-be-retired attorney, Michael Lilly, formally withdraw from the case and be replaced by Bruce Voss.

Voss’ appointment won the approval of First Circuit Judge R. Mark Browning over the objections of attorneys representing successor trustee James Wright and the Abigail KK Kawananakoa Foundation.

They argued that a woman who was ruled mentally incapable of managing her own finances is also incapable of hiring and directing an attorney to look after her legal affairs. They urged Browning to first appoint an independent financial conservator or guardian ad litem to make an impartial decision about hiring the woman’s new attorney.

In making his ruling, Browning said it is important that Kawananakoa have representation. He also said he isn’t ruling out the appointment of a conservator or guardian ad litem. Hearings regarding formal requests for those positions are pending, he said.

Tuesday’s hearing is the latest proceeding in the court battle over the woman’s $215 million estate. Kawananakoa and Worth are trying to regain control of the estate but Browning ruled the heiress lacked mental capacity following her stroke in the summer of 2017.

Wright, who remains the successor trustee, and the Kawananakoa Foundation trustees say they are trying to protect the roughly $100 million the woman originally earmarked for a charity to fund Native Hawaiian causes following her death.

For months now, all sides have been engaged in court-ordered mediation, with petitions and hearings pushed aside.

As Tuesday’s hearing wound to the end, Browning scolded the attorneys for making no progress. He ordered them to meet again with a court-appointed mediator following the hearing.

“Find a way,” he told them. “Talk with each other with the aloha that is necessary to come up with solutions that otherwise I will be forced to impose one way or another.”

Outside the courtroom, Kawananakoa and Worth paused to take a few questions. The older woman lost her train of thought at times and occasionally reached out to her partner to finish a thought. She also came across as playful and spry at times.

Regarding the judgment about her mental capacity, she said she is fine.

“You live and learn and you become stronger and more understanding. Your brain is supposed to improve as you live and learn, so I must be a wizard by now,” she said.

Regarding the stroke that launched the court battle, Worth said it wasn’t a stroke at all, but a lesser transient ischemic attack (TIA), or mini stroke, originally scored at three on a scale of 10. She said the couple was shocked when Kawananakoa was determined to be “totally incapacitated.”

Asked how she was doing, Kawananakoa volunteered that she was broke.

“I’ve had no money for two years. Really, not 5 cents. I’ve borrowed from all my friends — and they’re not my friends anymore.” She added, “I’m being facetious.”

Regarding the toll of the court, she said, “I had my ego stripped and my financial position. Also, we don’t recognize it but I am a real princess. It has nothing to do with me, it’s just the way I was born — a princess. And no matter what condition, it does not take away from historical facts: As a princess, I would never, ever indulge in stuff as despicable of what they have accused me of.

“I can’t believe this is happening. It is so beyond any comprehension to know that I could be accused of such egregious things.”

Kawananakoa added that she was talking about accusations made by Wright, her former attorney.

Worth also complained about Wright, saying he’s hurt the couple by relaying personal information to the media about their private lives.

“That’s what’s at the heart of things,” Worth said. “For all intents and purposes, we led a private life up until this point. At the end of day, it’s the most difficult thing to realize — we no longer have a private life.”

Wright has said his actions are all about protecting the Native Hawaiian charity and preventing Worth from manipulating Kawananakoa to scoop up all of the funds for herself.

According to court documents, Kawananakoa receives enough funds from her estate to take care of her monthly needs.