Chunagon (vice-councilor of state), Tsunehisa, the second son of Gon Dainagon (provisional chief councilor of state), Tsunehiro KAJUJI, called himself 'Kajusen' (derived from Kajusen-ji Temple) at first, then renamed himself 'Honami' during the Kanbun era (1661-1673), which was the beginning of the Honami family.
権大納言・勧修寺経広の次男である中納言・穂波経尚が、はじめ海住山（海住山寺に由来する）を称したが、寛文年間に、穂波と改称したのにはじまる。