Zorobabela Kaʻauwai

Zorobabela Kaʻauwai
Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
In office
May 10, 1842  November 1846
Succeeded byJoshua Kaʻeo
Member of the Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles
In office
February 10, 1846  March 21, 1850
Succeeded byJoshua Kekaulahao
Member of the Kingdom of Hawaii
House of Representatives
In office
1851–1852, 1854–1855
Personal details
Bornc.1799/1806
Kona, Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii
DiedAugust 8, 1856
Makawao, Maui
SpouseKalanikauleleiaiwi III
ChildrenDavid Kahalekula Kaʻauwai
William Hoapili Kaʻauwai
George Kaleiwohi Kaʻauwai
Alma materLahainaluna Seminary
OccupationDeacon, Judge, Politician, Businessman

Zorobabela Kaʻauwai (c.1799/1806 – August 8, 1856) was an early politician and judge in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Beginning as an assistant to the Hoapili, Governor of Maui, he served many political posts including Assistant Judge of the first Supreme Court of Hawaii, an original member of the Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles, a multiple-term representative in the Hawaiian legislature and circuit judge for Maui. An early convert to Christianity and devout adherent of the Protestant faith, his first name is a Hawaiian form of the Biblical name Zerubbabel.