Keōpūolani, mother of Liholiho and Kaiukeaouli, born with the kapu moe, was the highest ranking ali‘i, though she was instrumental in ending the ‘ai kapu.
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William Richards, A Wailing Scene from Memoir of Keopuolani, Late Queen of the Sandwich Islands.