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

Life

Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1886 (crop)

Paul Puhiula Kanoa was born June 10, 1832 in

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. His hānai father, usually known as Paul Kanoa served as Royal Governor of Kauai, from 1847 to 1877, 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 Kauai. On January 12, 1881, he was appointed as Royal Governor of Kauai.

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appointed him to the House of Nobles in the

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from 1882. He was appointed minister of finance on June 30, 1886. He was a founding member of a civic club called ''Hale Nauā'' in September 1886 which combined aspects of

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and

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an practices. This cabinet was widely seen as under the influence of

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. The other members, under Walter M. Gibson had no other political experience in Hawaii. He kept his post in a cabinet reshuffle in October 1886, but resigned on July 1, 1887, after the

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(known as the Bayonet Constitution) forced another change in government. After the House of Nobles became elected, he won the seat in 1890 and 1892. He married Kaleipua on December 15, 1856 and died March 18, 1895 in his sleep. The site of the family estate is now the

Niumalu Beach Park Niumalu Beach Park is a county beach park in the district of Niumalu on the south-east coast of the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located on Nāwiliwili Bay, about south of Līhue. The Hulēʻia National Wildlife Refuge is ...

. The area was also the residence of William Charles Achi Jr. and his family. The

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set up the offices of

Kauai County Kauai County ( haw, Kalana o Kauaʻi) (officially known as the County of Kauai) is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Kauai, Niihau, Lehua, and Kaula. As of the 2020 Census the population was 73,298. The county ...

on the hill above the beach, and the site later became

Kauai High School Kauai High School is a public high school located in Lihue, Hawaii. It is named after the island Kauai and is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Kauaʻi High School serves students from ninth through twelfth grades. It was the first pub ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanoa, Paul Puhiula Hawaiian Kingdom politicians Governors of Kauai Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom House of Nobles Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom Privy Council Hawaiian Kingdom Finance Ministers 1832 births 1895 deaths Recipients of the Royal Order of Kalākaua Recipients of the Royal Order of Kapiolani Hawaiian adoptees (hānai) Burials at Kawaiahaʻo Church