Wahinepio

Kahakuhaʻakoi Wahinepio
Illustration of a mourning Wahinepio from Memoir of Keopuolani, late queen of the Sandwich Islands by William Richards
DiedMay 20–26, 1826
Mokuʻula, Lāhainā, Maui
Burial
SpouseKamehameha I
Kalaʻimamahu
Kahōʻanokū Kīnaʻu
Kaukuna Kahekili
IssueKahalaiʻa Luanuʻu
Kekauʻōnohi
FatherKekuamanoha
MotherKamakahukilani

Kahakuhaʻakoi Wahinepio (died 1826) was a Hawaiian chiefess and member of the royal family during the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Wahinepio means captive women in Hawaiian.[1]: 5  Sometimes she is called Wahineopiʻo, or an extra ʻokina is added, calling her Kahakuhaʻakoʻi. She was also called Kamoʻonohu.[2]: 53  She was considered Kamehameha I's third favorite wife[1]: 11  and served as female Governor of Maui, an act unheard of at the time in the western world, but common in Hawaiian history.

  1. ^ a b Esther T. Mookini (1998). "Keopuolani: Sacred Wife, Queen Mother, 1778–1823". Hawaiian Journal of History. 32. Hawaiian Historical Society. hdl:10524/569.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fragments was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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