Pauli Kaʻōleiokū was a Prince of Hawaii.
Keōuawahine, one of the wives of Kaʻōleiokū, in 1819
Kānekapōlei was a Native Hawaiian aliʻi wahine (queen) and wife of Kalaniʻōpuʻu, aliʻi nui of the Island of Hawaii and aunt of Kamehameha I, who were all present at Captain James Cook's death. She called attention to the kidnapping of her husband by Cook and his men, attracting his royal attendants to the beach, answering her calls for help.
The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779, an unfinished painting by Johann Zoffany, circa 1795.
Image: Entrevue de l'expedition de M. Kotzebue avec le roi Tammeamea dans l'ile d'Ovayhi, Iles Sandwich