In the Hawaiian language Ka`epaoka`āwela means the mischievous opposite-moving companion of Jupiter, evoking the image of a retrograde object of unknown origin. He hoa hōkūna`i `e`epa no Ka`āwela e holo `ēko`a ana ma ka poe lā. Name conceived by A Hua He Inoa, `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i.