# William Pūnohu White

> William Pūnohuʻāweoweoʻulaokalani White was a Hawaiian lawyer, sheriff, politician, and newspaper editor. He became a political statesman and orator during the final years of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the beginnings of the Territory of Hawaii. Despite being a leading Native Hawaiian politician in this era, his legacy has been largely forgotten or portrayed in a negative light, mainly because of a reliance on English-language sources to write Hawaiian history. He was known by the nickname of "Pila Aila" or "Bila Aila" for his oratory skills.

*Hawaiian lawyer, sheriff, politician and newspaper editor (1851-1925)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-punohu-white

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1851-08-06
- **Died:** 1925-11-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Pūnohuʻāweoweoʻulaokalani White was a Hawaiian lawyer, sheriff, politician, and newspaper editor. He became a political statesman and orator during the final years of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the beginnings of the Territory of Hawaii. Despite being a leading Native Hawaiian politician in this era, his legacy has been largely forgotten or portrayed in a negative light, mainly because of a reliance on English-language sources to write Hawaiian history. He was known by the nickname of "Pila Aila" or "Bila Aila" for his oratory skills.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 54.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Pūnohu White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_P%C5%ABnohu_White)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28037552)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/william-punohu-white