The Legitimate Government in Hawaii Series: Kapena/John Kapena - House of Nobles - Kingdom of Hawaii

  The Legitimate Government in Hawaii Series:  Kapena/John Kapena - House of Nobles - Kingdom of Hawaii

                                                       Researched by Amelia Gora (2023)

The following genealogies are recorded in the Hawaiian Genealogical Society:

Kapena/John Kapena - House of Nobles

G E N E A L O G Y / P E D I G R E E CHART

1) Nahiola  and 2) Haupu/Kahekili married Inaina  (female) the niece of Kamehameha

           /                               /

Kekuanaoa/Mataio           Kalima (female)

  / -m- Kalehua                  - m- Kapena

     m - Pauahi (Kamehameha descendant)

     m -  Kinau  (Kamehameha descendant)

    -m- Kaloloahilani

    - m - Kalima (Kamehameha sibling descendant)

children:                                       children:

   Paalua/ JWD Paalua                  Kapena/John Kapena

   Ruta/Ruth Keelikolani               Sam Kapena

   Moses Kekuiaiwa                      Umiokalani (female)

    David Kamehameha                stepchildren:

   Lot Kamehameha/Kamehameha V          Paalua/JWD Paalua

   Alexander Liholiho/Kamehameha IV       Ruta/Ruth Keelikolani

   Victoria Kamamalu                                     Moses Kekuaiwa

   hanai/adopted:  Bernice Pauahi                  David Kamehameha

 stepchildren:                                                   Lot Kamehameha/Kamehameha V

 Kapena/John Kapena                                    Alexander Liholiho/Kamehameha IV

 Sam Kapena                                                    Victoria Kamamalu

 Umiokalani (female)                                       hanai/adopted:  Bernice Pauahi  

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Our Ancestors:

Paalua/J.W. D. Paalua

Paalua/J.W. D. Paalua married Poki/Kekualoa/Kekua/Kahakuhaakoi

        /

stepchildren:

Opunui married Kapehe child:  Kapehe opio/Kapopo married Keawe/David Keawe  and had

   Mele Keawe

Opunui married Kalaikini and had Wlilliam Linekona Hokuloa/Charles Williams who was adopted by Charles Kuikahj Kawelo/Kauweloa married to Kalaikini's sister Kahananui.

    William Linekona Hokuloa/Charles Williams was renamed Charles Kauweloa and married

Mele Keawe his niece and had Mary Kauweloa (siblings:  Charles Jr., and Annie ).  Mary Kauweloa married Albert Castro and had Mary Castro (siblings:   Harriet, Albert Jr.,, Alberta, Rudolph, and Joseph).  Mary Kauweloa Castro divorced and married Ceferino Maduli and had more children (Vale, Ceferino Jr, Lucia, Fermina, Francis, and Kata).

Mary Castro married John Matsugoro/Gora and had Amelia Gora (siblings: Leola, Elizabeth, John, Walter, Kathleen, and Marian).

Note:  Kalaikini was married to Kapena/John Kapena - House of Nobles member.  Kapena/ John Kapena was the father of Keawe, Kekualoa, and adopted son John M. Kapena.

Keawe was married to Peke  Davis, daughter of Grace Kamaikui and Isaac Davis.  Keawe's son was Davis Keawe/David Keawe/DW Keawe/Waihoioahu married Kapopo/Kapehe opio his cousin.

Keawe married Pauahi and had hanai/adopted son:  Opunui his nephew the oldest son of Kamehameha III - Kauikeaouli and Keawe's sister Kekualoa/Kekua/Poki/Kahakuhaakoi.

Keawe married Kaeha/Kamakaeha/Makaeha/Liliuokalani. 

Kapena/John Kapena - House of Nobles member.

father of Keawe, Kekualoa and adopted:  John M. Kapena.

See above genealogies.

aloha.

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References:

Liber 19 page 12 and Liber 19 page 175, Bureau of Conveyances, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

Other researches by Amelia Gora, Royal Family's Genealogist