Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa

Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa (June 22, 1882 – November 14, 1914) was the adoptive son of Queen Liliʻuokalani under the Hawaiian tradition of hānai.

[4] Historian Helena Allen described how the Queen "adored him — a curly haired, bright-eyed toddler — her heart contracted every time she saw him".

[5] Both biological parents took advantage of Liliʻuokalani's love for Kaipo to extort favors and debt forgiveness from her, blackmailing her by threatening to take their son away if she refused.

In 1901, he was recommended as a candidate for the United States Military Academy at West Point by Delegate Robert William Wilcox, but he failed to pass the English section of entrance examination.

[2] In 1909, he was named in the queen's deed trust as a beneficiary in which she willed him Kealohilani, her Waikiki residence, and the fishery grounds of Hamohamo.