He was royal harbor pilot at Honolulu during the time of Kamehameha I, and was the commander of native fleet of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

[3] Louis de Freycinet calls him in French "premier pilote Kéihé-Koukoui, surnommé Jack".

[4] His daughter Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili (c. 1817–1870) would marry King Kamehameha III and become Queen consort.

[5] Naihe-kukui is often called a "chief of low rank", not to be confused with other people of that time with similar names.

[2] He accompanied Kamehameha II on his trip to London in 1823, and died in Valparaíso, Chile on their return with Lord Byron on February 8, 1825.