Born Popi Epeli Senioli, he was the son of
Josefa Celua, who was the third son of the
Tui Viti Seru Epenisa Cakobau and
Litia Samanunu.
Ratu Popi inherited the title from his cousin,
Penaia Kadavulevu in 1914. Like his predecessor,
Ratu Popi was a parliamentarian in the
Legislative Council of Fiji. After his death in 1936, it is argued that his eldest son
Tevita Naulivou inherited the title of
Vunivalu, after whom it transferred to another son,
George Cakobau. Popi and his wife
Adi Torika were Christian converts. In 1934 he changed his name by
deed poll to Popi Epeli Cakobau. In the same year he was made a
Justice of the Peace. ==References==