Royal seal of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
    Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi

    Kingdom Archives

    Organized historical records and documentation of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi

    Archival Index

    Historical Record Index

    The Kingdom Archives organize the permanent historical record of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi by category. Each section contains catalogued records with full archival metadata including location, date, event context, and provenance information. These records document the Kingdom's ceremonies, diplomatic engagements, treaties, leadership, artifacts, and press coverage.

    Two classes of record

    Historical Hawaiian Kingdom Record

    Material originating with the Hawaiian Kingdom as a historical state — its institutions, laws, treaties, decrees, and governmental activity.

    Contemporary Atooi Record

    Material of the modern Kingdom — its leadership, ceremonies, missions, agreements, correspondence, and Kingdom-issued instruments.

    Historical Hawaiian Kingdom records document the institutions, laws, diplomacy, and governmental activity of the historical Kingdom. Their inclusion does not by itself establish the authority of any particular contemporary claimant. Contemporary claims of continuity, succession, genealogy, or authority are documented separately.

    Category Index — 28 Total Records

    Historical Hawaiian Kingdom
    0 Records
    Contemporary Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
    3 Records
    Royal House & Leadership
    2 Records
    Indigenous Nation Relationships
    1 Records
    Traditional / Customary / Royal Relationships
    0 Records
    United Nations & Institutional Activity
    4 Records
    Missions & Journeys
    7 Records
    Ceremonies
    8 Records
    Treaties, Agreements & Accords
    1 Records
    Press Documentation
    1 Records
    Artifacts & Regalia
    5 Records
    Restricted Archival Records
    2 Records

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    Historical Hawaiian Kingdom

    Records originating with the Hawaiian Kingdom as a historical state — royal decrees, historical treaties, and historic government records held in the archive.

    No records currently available in this section.

    Records are added as documentation becomes available.

    Archive Section

    Contemporary Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi

    Records of the modern Kingdom that are not filed under one of the specific subject sections below. Contemporary records that do belong to a subject area are held there as their single canonical record; the complete list of every record, in either period, is in the permanent record index at the foot of this page.

    ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
    PKA-DIP-2024-004
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui in dialogue with an international visitor at ʻIolani Palace

    The Aliʻi Nui in conversation with a visiting international guest in the forecourt of ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, during a recorded meeting.

    LocationʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
    Year—
    EventMeeting at ʻIolani Palace
    International Diplomacy
    International Diplomatic Forum
    PKA-DIP-2024-006
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with a visiting guest at an international gathering

    The Aliʻi Nui pictured following a formal exchange of maile leis at an international gathering. The other individual in the photograph is not identified, as their presence is not independently sourced.

    LocationInternational Diplomatic Forum
    Year—
    EventExchange of maile leis at an international gathering
    International Diplomacy
    Kingdom of Atooi
    PKA-DIP-2024-011
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    R. Welch with the Aliʻi Nui and Kingdom representative

    R. Welch stands with the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and a tattooed Kingdom representative in feathered regalia during a public Kingdom gathering.

    LocationKingdom of Atooi
    Year—
    EventKingdom Gathering with R. Welch
    International Diplomacy

    Also relevant to this section

    These records belong to this subject area as well, but are held once, in the section named beside each entry. The linked page is the canonical record.

    Archive Section

    Royal House & Leadership

    Records documenting the Aliʻi Nui, the Royal House, and Kingdom leadership in official and ceremonial capacities.

    Kingdom of Atooi
    PKA-POR-2024-001
    Official Portrait
    PKOA Official Record

    Official portrait of the Aliʻi Nui

    Official photographic portrait of HM Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi.

    LocationKingdom of Atooi
    Year—
    EventOfficial Aliʻi Nui Portrait
    Official Portraits
    ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
    PKA-LDR-2024-003
    Leadership Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with assembled delegation on the steps of ʻIolani Palace

    Group photograph of the Aliʻi Nui with members of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi delegation gathered on the front steps of ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu.

    LocationʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
    Year—
    EventʻIolani Palace Assembly
    Leadership Archive

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    Indigenous Nation Relationships

    Records of documented relationships and exchanges with other Indigenous nations and Pacific communities.

    Canada·2012
    PKA-DIP-2024-005
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with First Nations Chief, Canada

    The Aliʻi Nui pictured with a First Nations Chief and community members in Canada during the Kingdom's 2012 indigenous solidarity engagement, members wearing Polynesian Unity / Kingdom of Atooi apparel.

    LocationCanada
    Year2012
    EventFirst Nations Solidarity Visit
    International Diplomacy

    Archive Section

    Traditional / Customary / Royal Relationships

    Records of customary, chiefly, and royal-house relationships documented on their own terms, distinct from formal state recognition.

    No records currently available in this section.

    Records are added as documentation becomes available.

    Archive Section

    United Nations & Institutional Activity

    Records of attendance, meetings, and contact involving United Nations premises, government offices, and other institutions.

    United Nations Headquarters, New York
    PKA-DIP-2024-007
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Kingdom delegation at the United Nations Sphere Within Sphere

    Duplicate use of the delegation photograph taken before the Sphere Within Sphere sculpture on the United Nations Headquarters grounds, New York. The previously recorded Aotearoa location and event were not supported by the image or by any document in the archive and have been removed.

    LocationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York
    Year—
    EventUN Delegation Group Photograph
    International Diplomacy
    United Nations Headquarters, New York
    PKA-DIP-2024-008
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui offering honi blessing to a young attendee at the United Nations

    The Aliʻi Nui shares a traditional honi (forehead-to-forehead breath of life greeting) with a young attendee in the public concourse of the United Nations Headquarters, New York, during a session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

    LocationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York
    Year—
    EventUN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
    International Diplomacy
    United Nations Headquarters, New York
    PKA-DIP-2024-009
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Kingdom of Atooi delegation at the United Nations Sphere within Sphere

    The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi delegation gathered before Arnaldo Pomodoro's Sphere Within Sphere sculpture on the United Nations Headquarters grounds, New York. The archive records no date for this photograph and does not document the session it relates to.

    LocationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York
    Year—
    EventUN Delegation Group Photograph
    International Diplomacy
    United Nations Headquarters, New York
    PKA-DIP-2024-010
    Diplomatic Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Kingdom delegates in concourse discussion at the United Nations

    Members of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi delegation in conversation with fellow attendees inside the United Nations Headquarters concourse during an indigenous forum session.

    LocationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York
    Year—
    EventUN Concourse Discussion
    International Diplomacy

    Also relevant to this section

    These records belong to this subject area as well, but are held once, in the section named beside each entry. The linked page is the canonical record.

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    Missions & Journeys

    Records of travel, missions, and visits undertaken by the Kingdom's delegations as recorded in the archive.

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    PKA-JRN-2024-004
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with a Rapa Nui customary leader at an ancestral stone site

    The Aliʻi Nui standing alongside a current Rapa Nui customary leader and an attending kuʻia at a traditional ahu stone wall site, affirming kinship between the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and the Rapa Nui people.

    LocationRapa Nui (Easter Island)
    Year—
    EventRapa Nui Royal Meeting
    Ceremonial Journeys
    United Nations Headquarters, New York
    PKA-JRN-2024-005
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Kingdom delegation at the United Nations Sphere Within Sphere

    Duplicate use of the delegation photograph taken before the Sphere Within Sphere sculpture on the United Nations Headquarters grounds, New York. The previously recorded Aotearoa location and event were not supported by the image or by any document in the archive and have been removed.

    LocationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York
    Year—
    EventUN Delegation Group Photograph
    Ceremonial Journeys
    Aotearoa (New Zealand)·2012
    PKA-JRN-2024-006
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with Māori chiefs, Aotearoa

    The Aliʻi Nui pictured with Māori chiefs during the Kingdom's 2012 ceremonial journey to Aotearoa, affirming shared Polynesian governance and kinship traditions.

    LocationAotearoa (New Zealand)
    Year2012
    EventAotearoa Cultural Exchange
    Ceremonial Journeys
    Tahiti, French Polynesia·2017
    PKA-JRN-2024-007
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with Tahitian chiefs, 2017

    The Aliʻi Nui pictured with Tahitian chiefs in traditional regalia following a ceremonial gathering in French Polynesia, 2017. The group includes elders bearing full traditional tatau and the Kingdom's standard.

    LocationTahiti, French Polynesia
    Year2017
    EventTahitian Chiefly Gathering
    Ceremonial Journeys
    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    PKA-JRN-2024-008
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui with naval officer during Rapa Nui ceremony

    Portrait of the Aliʻi Nui standing beside a uniformed naval officer during a ceremonial event in Rapa Nui, both wearing leis as part of the formal exchange.

    LocationRapa Nui (Easter Island)
    Year—
    EventRapa Nui Ceremonial Exchange
    Ceremonial Journeys
    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    PKA-JRN-2024-009
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Polynesian chiefs gathered at Rapa Nui stone wall

    Group portrait of five Polynesian leaders, including the Aliʻi Nui of the Kingdom of Atooi, assembled before a Rapa Nui stone wall during a ceremonial exchange and presentation of greenery.

    LocationRapa Nui (Easter Island)
    Year—
    EventRapa Nui Chiefs Gathering
    Ceremonial Journeys
    Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    PKA-JRN-2024-010
    Journey Documentation
    PKOA Official Record

    Kingdom delegation before the moai of Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui

    Three members of the Kingdom of Atooi delegation stand alongside the row of fifteen moai at Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, during a ceremonial visit to the ancestral site.

    LocationAhu Tongariki, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    Year—
    EventVisit to Ahu Tongariki
    Ceremonial Journeys

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    Ceremonies

    Records of sovereign ceremonies, investitures, observances, and protocol occasions documented in the archive.

    Kingdom of Atooi
    PKA-CER-2024-001
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Feathered cape gathering of Kingdom dignitaries

    Kingdom dignitaries assembled in traditional feathered capes (ʻahu ʻula) during a ceremonial gathering of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi.

    LocationKingdom of Atooi
    Year—
    EventFeathered Cape Ceremonial Gathering
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    Rapa Nui·2012
    PKA-CER-2024-002
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Ceremonial procession in Rapa Nui, 2012

    Ceremonial procession of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi in Rapa Nui in 2012, advancing with the Kingdom standard among carved ancestral figures during a ceremony.

    LocationRapa Nui
    Year2012
    EventRapa Nui Ceremonial Procession
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    Hawaiʻi
    PKA-CER-2024-003
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Aliʻi Nui in yellow ceremonial cloak during rain observance

    The Aliʻi Nui standing in ceremonial observance with gathered attendees during rain, wearing a yellow ceremonial cloak and lei, documented as part of the Kingdom's public ceremonial life.

    LocationHawaiʻi
    Year—
    EventPublic Ceremonial Observance
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi·2011
    PKA-CER-2024-004
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Ceremonial assembly at ʻIolani Palace, 2011

    Community and Kingdom members assembled on the steps of ʻIolani Palace beneath the Hawaiian flag during a ceremonial gathering in 2011.

    LocationʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
    Year2011
    EventʻIolani Palace Ceremony
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    Maui, Hawaiʻi·2012
    PKA-CER-2024-005
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Sacred site gathering in Maui, 2012

    Wide view of a ceremonial gathering at a sacred site in Maui in 2012, with the Aliʻi Nui and community participants assembled before the valley landscape.

    LocationMaui, Hawaiʻi
    Year2012
    EventMaui Sacred Site Gathering
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    Maui, Hawaiʻi·2012
    PKA-CER-2024-006
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Ceremonial offering in Maui, 2012

    Ceremonial presentation and offering carried out before gathered families and Kingdom members during a 2012 observance in Maui.

    LocationMaui, Hawaiʻi
    Year2012
    EventMaui Offering Ceremony
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu·2011
    PKA-CER-2011-014
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Flag raising ceremony at ʻIolani Palace, 2011

    Photographic record of the flag raising ceremony held at ʻIolani Palace in 2011, with the Kingdom flag carried and unfurled during the observance on the palace grounds.

    LocationʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu
    Year2011
    EventʻIolani Palace Flag Raising Ceremony
    Kingdom Ceremonies
    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    PKA-CER-2024-007
    Ceremonial Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Ceremonial procession at Rapa Nui sacred site

    Aliʻi Nui and accompanying chiefs in feathered regalia process past a stone-walled ahu during a Rapa Nui ceremony, with the Rapa Nui flag raised among carved ancestor figures.

    LocationRapa Nui (Easter Island)
    Year—
    EventRapa Nui Ceremonial Procession
    Kingdom Ceremonies

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    These records belong to this subject area as well, but are held once, in the section named beside each entry. The linked page is the canonical record.

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    Treaties, Agreements & Accords

    Records of instruments, accords, and declarations held in the archive, shown with their archive classification.

    Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
    PKA-TRT-2024-001
    Treaty Record
    PKOA Official Record

    Royal Decree of Kauikeauoli Kamehameha III

    Photographic reproduction of a Royal Decree by Kauikeauoli Kamehameha III addressing the Matter of Immigration and the Matter of Allodial title, affirming the standing of Kanaka Maoli and the inviolability of allodial title under the Kingdom.

    LocationKingdom of Hawaiʻi
    Year—
    EventRoyal Decree by Kamehameha III
    Treaty Records

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    Press Documentation

    External media coverage, publications, and broadcast documentation of the Kingdom's activities.

    Tahiti, French Polynesia
    PKA-PRS-2024-004
    Press & Media
    PKOA Official Record

    Tahitian press coverage of the Union Royale du Triangle Polynésien

    Tahitian newspaper coverage documenting the assembly of the Union Royale du Triangle Polynésien, with a kava ceremony attended by the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and by persons the newspaper describes as representatives of the United Nations. The newspaper's own wording styles the Aliʻi Nui "le roi d'Hawaï" (the King of Hawaiʻi); that is the publisher's characterisation and not a title used by this archive.

    LocationTahiti, French Polynesia
    Year—
    EventUnion Royale du Triangle Polynésien Coverage
    Press & Media Coverage

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    Artifacts & Regalia

    Photographic documentation and provenance records of objects and regalia preserved by the Kingdom.

    The Historic Hawaiian Flag
    Historical Artifact

    The Historic Hawaiian Flag

    The historic Hawaiian flag preserved through generational custodianship within the lineage of the Aliʻi Nui. Kingdom records present this artifact as material evidence of the continuity of Polynesian sovereignty and of the chain of authority it maintains; independent corroboration of the chain of custody has not yet been located in this archive. The flag predates the illegal overthrow of 1893 and has been maintained in ceremonial use through successive generations.

    OriginKingdom of Hawaiʻi
    YearPre-1893
    ConditionFragile — Restricted Access
    View Full Record
    Documentation in preparation
    Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi·Traditional — Ongoing
    Historical Artifact

    Ceremonial Regalia of the Aliʻi Nui

    Formal ceremonial regalia used during official Kingdom proceedings, investiture ceremonies, and diplomatic engagements. These items represent the material heritage of Polynesian governance and are maintained under strict cultural protocols by the Office of the Aliʻi Nui.

    OriginKauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
    YearTraditional — Ongoing
    ConditionExcellent
    PKA-ART-REG-001
    Documentation in preparation
    Kingdom of Atooi·2008–Present
    Historical Artifact

    Sovereign Documentation Collection

    A collection of sovereign documentation including genealogical records (moʻokūʻauhau), formal declarations, and governance instruments that establish and maintain the administrative framework of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi.

    OriginKingdom of Atooi
    Year2008–Present
    ConditionExcellent
    PKA-ART-DOC-001
    Documentation in preparation
    Polynesia·Traditional
    Historical Artifact

    Traditional Navigation Instruments

    Representations and documentation of traditional Polynesian navigation instruments and star charts, reflecting the sophisticated wayfinding knowledge that enabled ancestral Polynesian voyagers to traverse the Pacific Ocean and settle the Hawaiian archipelago.

    OriginPolynesia
    YearTraditional
    ConditionArchival Record
    PKA-ART-NAV-001
    Documentation in preparation
    International·2014–Present
    Historical Artifact

    Diplomatic Gift Collection

    Collection of formal gifts exchanged during diplomatic engagements with indigenous communities across Polynesia and the international community. Each item documents a specific diplomatic relationship and is preserved with full provenance records.

    OriginInternational
    Year2014–Present
    ConditionExcellent
    PKA-ART-DIP-001
    United Nations Headquarters, New York·2010
    PKA-ART-2024-003
    Historical Artifact
    PKOA Official Record

    United Nations memorial flag from the 2010 Haiti earthquake

    Photographic documentation of the framed United Nations flag flown above the UN mission at the Hôtel Christopher in Port-au-Prince on 12 January 2010, the day a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti and claimed 102 United Nations personnel. Recorded by the Kingdom delegation during a visit to UN Headquarters, New York.

    LocationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York
    Year2010
    EventVisit to UN Memorial Display
    Historical Artifacts

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    Restricted Archival Records

    Citation-level listings of restricted archival material held under the archive's internal access classification. The underlying records are not publicly displayed.

    Restricted archival material is preserved for evidentiary and historical purposes. Public listing of a record establishes only that the archive maintains the identified record and does not independently validate every claim contained within it.

    KOA-ECCL-2011-ONAC

    Declaration of Recognition — Oklevueha Native American Church of the Kingdom of Atooi

    2011-09-14 · Sworn Notarized Declaration with Attached Articles

    Restricted — Verified Research Access

    Restricted — not publicly displayed; access by verified research request

    PRIV-2016-07-21-THREAT-LETTER

    Evidentiary Record — Hostile Correspondence Directed at the Aliʻi Nui (21 July 2016)

    2016-07-21 · Evidentiary Correspondence

    Restricted — Privacy/Safety

    Restricted for privacy and safety reasons — not publicly reproduced; access considered only on petition to the Royal Household

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    Permanent Record Index

    Complete index of catalogued records

    Each catalogued record below has its own permanent, citable page containing the full archival description and metadata in plain text. Records whose existing metadata does not support placement in one of the sections above are listed here only.

    Archival Notice

    These records are maintained as part of the permanent archive of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi. All materials are catalogued according to archival standards and are presented for purposes of historical documentation and cultural preservation. Additional records and categories are added as documentation is completed and verified.

    Last substantively reviewed: September 6, 2026