Elizabeth Keawepoʻoʻole Sumner

Elizabeth Keawepoʻoʻole Sumner Chapman Achuck Lapana (December 1850 – February 22, 1911) was a Hawaiian high chiefess during the Kingdom of Hawaii and lady-in-waiting of Princess Likelike. An accomplished Hawaiian composer, she composed the popular Hawaiian love song Sanoe with Queen Liliʻuokalani, which was about a love affair in the Hawaiian royal court in the 1870s. Her Hawaiian name Keawepoʻoʻole literally means "headless Keawe."

Elizabeth Keawepoʻoʻole Sumner

Elizabeth Keawepoʻoʻole Sumner Chapman Achuck Lapana (December 1850 – February 22, 1911) was a Hawaiian high chiefess during the Kingdom of Hawaii and lady-in-waiting of Princess Likelike. An accomplished Hawaiian composer, she composed the popular Hawaiian love song Sanoe with Queen Liliʻuokalani, which was about a love affair in the Hawaiian royal court in the 1870s. Her Hawaiian name Keawepoʻoʻole literally means "headless Keawe."