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John Kapilikea Sumner
John Kapilikea Sumner in old age
BornSeptember 16, 1820
DiedJanuary 9/10, 1915
Mokapu, Hawaii
NationalityHawaiian
Occupation(s)diplomat, businessman, ship captain, landowner
SpouseEugenie Ninito Sumner
ChildrenNancy Sumner (hānai)
Parent(s)William Sumner and Keakuaaihue Kanealai Hua
Tombstone of John Kapilikea's wife Eugenie Ninito Sumner at the Honolulu Catholic Cemetery.

John Kapilikea Sumner (September 16, 1820 – January 9/10, 1915) was a high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Sources disagree on his Hawaiian name. Most modern sources erroneously refer to him as "Keolaloa," the same name as his elder brother, but contemporary Hawaiian newspapers give his name as "Kapilikea" instead. [1]

He was born September 16, 1820 in Honolulu on the island of Oahu.[1]

On January 10, 1915, Sumner was found dead in his dead on his nephew Wyllie Davis' home in Mokapu. He had either die that very morning or the night before. He was 94 years-old when he died.[2][3]


He owned Sumner's Island and some land along Honolulu Harbor, which were the subject of court cases during his later life.[4]

Life from Hawaiian Gazette.[1]

Life from Honolulu Star-Bulletin.[5]

Sumner was buried in the family plot at Mokapu.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "J. K. Sumner Found Dead in Bed Saturday". The Hawaiian Gazette. January 12, 1915. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Deaths". The Maui News. January 16, 1915. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Found Dead in Bed". The Maui News. January 16, 1915. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "John K. Sumner Dead". The Garden Island. January 12, 1915. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "John K. Sumner Found Dead in Mokapu Home". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 11, 1915. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Loaa Aku Ua Make Ma Kahi Moe". Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. January 15, 1915. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
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