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Kahakuhaakoi Wahinepio (died 1826) was a Hawaiian chiefess and member of the royal family during the Kingdom of Hawaii. Wahinepio means ''captive women'' in Hawaiian. Sometimes she is called Wahineopio, or an extra ʻokina is added, calling her Kahakuhaakoi. She was also called Kamoonohu.〔 She was considered Kamehameha I's third favorite wife〔 and served as female Governor of Maui, an act unheard of at the time in the western world, but common in Hawaiian history. ==Life== She was born on the island kingdom of Maui. Her father was Kekuamanoha, and her mother was Kamakahukilani, the niece of her father. Through her father she was a granddaughter of Kekaulike, the King or Moi of Maui. Her mother was the daughter of Kauhiaimokuakama, the eldest son of Kekaulike, who was denied the right of succession to the throne of Maui due to his mother Kahawalu's inferior rank in contrast to Kekaulike's other wife Kekuiapoiwa I. Supported by King Peleioholani of Oahu, he fought against his younger half-brother Kamehamehanui Ailuau, who was assisted by the King of the Big Island Alapainui, at the Battle of Keawawa. The battle ended in a stalemate, but Kauhiaimokuakama was captured and drowned by Alapainui's orders.〔 Her siblings included Kalanimoku, Boki, Governor of Oahu, and Manono II, the wife of Keaoua Kekuaokalani. She was cousin of Kaahumanu, Kalākua Kaheiheimālie, and Namahana Piia, Kuakini, Governor of Hawaii; and Keeaumoku II, who later served as her predecessor as Governor of Maui. Born Kahakuhaakoi, details of her early life are scarce. She grew up in the court of her uncle King Kahekili II of Maui. During her early childhood her father Kekuamanoha helped Kahekili conquer the island of Oahu, and was the chief responsible for the capture and execution of its King, Kahahana, who was his own brother-in-law.〔 Afterward Kahekili set up his court on Oahu. She probably stay on in Maui with her aunt Kalola, the most senior chiefess of Maui at the time, and her cousin Kalanikauikaʻalaneo (later named Keōpūolani), Kalola's granddaughter. When Maui forces under Kalanikūpule, Kahekili's son and regent in his absence, lost to Kamehameha I at the Battle of Kepaniwai, Kalola along with her family tried to flee to Oahu. They stopped in Molokai as sickness overcame the elderly Kalola, and were caught by Kamehameha's forces. The dying Kalola offered her granddaughter Keōpūolani as a future bride in exchange for peace. Other Maui chiefesses, including Kahakuhaakoi, also joined Kamehameha's court.〔 She and her cousin both shared the new name Wahinepio (''captive women'') commemorating this event. Her cousin later adopted the name Keōpūolani, while Kahakuhaakoi is mainly called Wahinepio by historians throughout the rest of her life.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wahinepio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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