Kapohanaupuni
Kapohanaupuni (Kapo-hana-au-puni, Kapohanaʻaupuni) was a Hawaiian noble lady, and the sister of Lady Kapohauola of the island of Maui.
Kapohanaupuni | |
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| Spouse(s) | Kaulahea I |
| Children | Kakae Kakaʻalaneo |
Life
Kapohanaupuni was born in ancient Hawaii, and her sister was called Kapohauola,[1] but it is unclear who were their parents. According to one ancient chant, Kapohanaupuni was a Lady of Hilo, a place on the island of Hawaii, which means that her parents were likely from Hilo. However, another tradition says that she was a daughter of the High Chief Kahokuohua[2] of Molokai and a sister-wife of Kaulahea I of Maui.[3][4]
The children of Kapohanaupuni were two sons, who were named Kakae and Kakaʻalaneo,[5] and who both became chiefs of Maui. Kapohanaupuni's sister married Kakae,[6] and their son was Kahekili I the Great, who was thus both a grandson and nephew of Kapohanaupuni's. Through her son, Kapohanaupuni was an ancestress of later rulers of Maui.
References
- Martha Warren Beckwith. The Kumulipo: a Hawaiian creation chant. University Press of Hawaii.
- Kapohanaupuni. The family of Kapohanaupuni.
- The Kumulipo A Hawaiian Creation Chant. Library of Alexandria. Please see this page.
- Kamakau, Samuel, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (newspaper). 1865. "Ka Moolelo O Hawaii Nei".
- Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers. University of Hawaii Press.
- The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
| Preceded by Wahaʻakuna |
Chiefess of Maui | Succeeded by Kapohauola |