Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Jr.

Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Jr. (May 7, 1874 – December 20, 1943) was a Native Hawaiian politician, historian, and educator.

He was born on May 7, 1874, in Honolulu, the son of Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. and Emma Kaili Metcalf.

He was descended from chiefly lineages from both his parents, and his ancestors included High Chief Hoʻolulu and Captain George Charles Beckley, both advisors of King Kamehameha I.

His father died in 1881 and his mother remarried in 1887 to Moses Kuea Nakuina, who became Beckley's stepfather.

[2] Beckley served as the last official interpreter of the Supreme Court prior to the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.