Paul P. Kanoa

Paul (Paulo) Puhiula Kanoa (June 10, 1832 – March 18, 1895) was a noble and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii from the island of Kauaʻi.

[2] His hānai father, usually known as Paul Kanoa served as Royal Governor of Kauaʻi, from 1847 to 1877,[3] and died in 1885.

Since the two are often confused, the father is sometimes called "Sr." and the son "Jr." On December 18, 1875, Kanoa became a land appraiser for the island of Kauaʻi.

[4][5] He was a founding member of a civic club called Hale Nauā in September 1886 which combined aspects of Freemasonry and ancient Hawaiian practices.

[9] The Territory of Hawaii set up the offices of Kauaʻi County on the hill above the beach, and the site later became Kauai High School.

Paul P. Kanoa pictured with the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1886