Kapohanaupuni

Kapohanaupuni (Kapo-hana-au-puni, Kapohanaʻaupuni) was a Hawaiian noble lady, and the sister of Lady Kapohauola of the island of Maui.

Kapohanaupuni
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

1. Martha Warren Beckwith. The Kumulipo: a Hawaiian creation chant. University Press of Hawaii.
2. Kapohanaupuni. The family of Kapohanaupuni.
3. The Kumulipo A Hawaiian Creation Chant. Library of Alexandria. Please see this page.
4. Kamakau, Samuel, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (newspaper). 1865. "Ka Moolelo O Hawaii Nei".
5. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers. University of Hawaii Press.
6. The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui

Preceded by Wahaʻakuna	Chiefess of Maui	Succeeded by Kapohauola