Hohepa

Hohepa or Hōhepa may refer to:

People

Hohepa or Hōhepa is the Māori transliteration of the name Joseph, and is a common given name and surname in New Zealand.

Given name

• Hohepa (Hep) Cahill (b. 1986), New Zealand rugby league player
• Hohepa (Joe) Harawira (fl 1953 – 2017), Māori kaumatua
• Hohepa Komene, New Zealand weightlifter
• Hohepa Malcolm, New Zealand musician
• Hohepa (Joe) Rātima, New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player
• Hohepa Tamehana, New Zealand composer
• Hohepa Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (b. 1995), New Zealand rugby union player
• Hōhepa Te Umuroa (1820? – 1847), Māori chieftain

Surname

• Annabelle Hohepa, New Zealand rugby league player
• Carla Hohepa (b. 1985), New Zealand rugby union player
• Lani Hohepa, New Zealand gymnast
• Margie Kahukura Hohepa (b. 1960), New Zealand academic
• Max Hohepa, New Zealand musician
• Patu Hohepa, New Zealand academic
• Thompson Hohepa, New Zealand musician

Fictional characters

• Elvis Hohepa, a character in New Zealand television comedy series Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby

Other uses

• Hōhepa, opera by New Zealand composer Jenny McLeod
• Hohepa Trust, a New Zealand charitable organisation
  • Hohepa homes, educational facilities for children with learning difficulties, set up by the Hohepa Trust
  • Hohepa Home School, a special needs school in Poraiti, New Zealand
• Te Kura o Hato Hohepa Te Kamura, a school in Waitaruke, New Zealand
• Shirley and Grace Hohepa Home, former name of Hackthorne Gardens, Christchurch, New Zealand

See also

• Joe (disambiguation)
• Joseph (disambiguation)