Kapohanaupuni

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

Life

Kapohanaupuni was born in ancient Hawaii, and her sister was called Kapohauola, 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 of Molokai and a sister-wife of Kaulahea I of Maui.

The children of Kapohanaupuni were two sons, who were named Kakae and Kakaʻalaneo, and who both became chiefs of Maui. Kapohanaupuni's sister married Kakae, 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.