Wahinepio
Hawaiian politician and royal consort (d. 1826) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Kahakuhaʻakoi Wahinepio | |
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Died | May 20–26, 1826 Mokuʻula, Lāhainā, Maui |
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Spouse | Kamehameha I Kalaʻimamahu Kahōʻanokū Kīnaʻu Kaukuna Kahekili |
Issue | Kahalaiʻa Luanuʻu Kekauʻōnohi |
Father | Kekuamanoha |
Mother | Kamakahukilani |
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