Kepookalani was a High Chief during the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Kingdom of Hawaii

The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...

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Two of his grandchildren would marry, and two of his great-grandchildren would be the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom.

Life

Kepookalani was born around 1760. His mother was Kamakaeheikuli and father was Kameeiamoku.
He was half-cousin of Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule...

, and named after the only full brother of Kamehameha usually called Keliimaikai

Keliimaikai

Kalanimālokuloku-i-Kepookalani Keliimaikai was a High Chief and the most popular brother of Kamehameha the Great, who founded the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was generally credited as an ancestor of Queen Emma of Hawaii, the consort of Kamehameha IV, a candidate for the Royal Election of 1872. His name...

 or Keapo o Kepookalani. His notable half-brothers (with different mothers) were Hoolulu

Hoolulu

Hoolulu was a member of the nobility during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a trusted advisor to King Kamehameha I, known as "Kamehameha the Great". He was one of a select few to know the secret resting place of Kamehameha, and his descendants continue the tradition of guarding...

 and Ulumāheihei Hoapili

Hoapili

Ulumāheihei Hoapili was a member of the nobility during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a trusted military and political advisor to King Kamehameha I, known as "Kamehameha the Great"...

 who both became close advisors to Kamehameha and were trusted to aid in his burial.
In the Hawaiian language

Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...

, ke po'o ka lani means "the royal leader".
He married his cousin Chiefess Alapai Wahine

Alapaiwahine

Alapai wahine was Princess of the Island of Hawaii and great-grandmother of King David Kalākaua and Queen Lydia Liliuokalani. She was a Naha chiefess: the product of a rare father and daughter marriage uncommon in Hawaiian history....

 and they had a son Kamanawa II

Kamanawa II

Kamanawa II known as Kamanawa Ōpio or Kamanawa Elua was a Hawaiian high chief and grandfather of the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii, King David Kalākaua and Queen Lydia Makaeha Liliuokalani. His family had a good reputation until 1840 when he was convicted of murdering his...

 (c. 1785–1840) and another son Kapelakapuokakae.
Kamanawa was named after the Kamanawa

Kamanawa

Kamanawa was a Hawaiian high chief and early supporter of King Kamehameha I, known as one of the royal niau-pio twins with his brother Kameeiamoku...

 who was a twin of Kepookalani's father. Often he is called Kamanawa Ōpio or Elua because ōpio means "junior" and elua means "second" in Hawaiian.
Kamanawa has convicted of the murder of his wife in 1840 and executed.

Kepookalani also married High Chiefess Keohohiwa

Keohohiwa

Keohohiwa was a Hawaiian chiefess during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Keohohiwa was born about 1775.Her father was Keawe-a-Heulu, the chief warrior and councillor of Kamehameha I, who assisted him to overthrow his cousin Kiwalao and unite the eight separate islands of Hawaii into...

 and had son Aikanaka (c. 1790–1868), a child named Kalailua, and then married a Chiefess named Nune (spelled Nenew in some sources) and had a daughter named Piianaia.

Kamanawa's son Ceasar Kapaakea

Kapaakea

Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaakea was a Hawaiian chief who was the patriarch of the House of Kalākaua that ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii during the last of its days.-Biography:...

 (1815–1866) would marry Aikanaka's daughter Analea Keohokālole

Keohokalole

Analea, Ane or Annie Keohokālole was a Hawaiian chiefess and matriarch of the Kalākaua Dynasty that ruled Hawaii from 1874 to 1893.-Life:...

. They were half-cousins, since they shared only a grandfather, with different grandmothers. Their children were called the House of Kalākaua

House of Kalakaua

The House of Kalākaua, or the Kalākaua Dynasty, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawaii between the assumption of King David Kalākaua to the throne in 1874 and the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in 1893. Liliuokalani died in 1917, leaving only cousins as heirs...

, including the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom: King David Kalākaua

Kalakaua

Kalākaua, born David Laamea Kamanakapuu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua and sometimes called The Merrie Monarch , was the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii...

 (1836–1891) and Queen Liliuokalani (1839–1893). Kepookalani was their "double great-grandfather" or "great-grandfather from both sides". This kind of family background was a desirable way to enhance the royal bloodlines at the time, but was attacked by the conservative missionaries later in the 19th century as incest.
Even some of the other royals snubbed Kalākaua and did not congratulate him when he came to the throne in 1874.

The Isaac Hale Beach Park

Isaac Hale Beach Park

thumb|280px|Isaac Hale Beach Park from pierIsaac Hale Beach Park, also known as Pohoiki is an oceanfront park, boat launch and surf location along Pohoiki Bay in the Puna district of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is only one of a few places in the Southeast shore of Hawaii that allows for such...

 on the island of Hawaii

Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...

was named for a descendant who lived in the area named Isaac Kepookalani Hale.