A concise overview of the Kingdom, its leadership, government, cultural institutions, relationships, records and points of contact.
The seat of the Kingdom is Kauaʻi, in the Hawaiian Islands. Formal correspondence is received through the Office of the Aliʻi Nui.
Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani is Head of State. The Royal House maintains descent through lines associated with Kamehameha I, carried through genealogy, oral transmission and chiefly attestation.
The Office of the Aliʻi Nui and the Royal Household carry the ceremonial life of the Kingdom, the protocol of audiences and receptions, and the correspondence of the Head of State.
The Kingdom governs through the Office of the Aliʻi Nui, the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Relations, the Council of Cultural Advisors (Kahu) and the Marshal Corps. Each office is listed with its officeholder and responsibilities in the government structure.
The Kingdom's governing instruments are its royal decrees, official statements and recorded accords, each published with its date and archival identifier.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Relations carries the Kingdom's external correspondence, its relations with Indigenous nations and traditional authorities, and its engagement with the United Nations system.
The Marshal Corps is an internal institution of the Kingdom, established and serving under Kingdom law and under the authority of the Aliʻi Nui. It exercises no authority conferred by any outside government.
The Council of Cultural Advisors (Kahu), the Kingdom's cultural offices and its custodial programmes carry protocol, ceremony, language, stewardship of sites and the care of cultural patrimony.
The Kingdom maintains ceremonial, genealogical and cultural relationships with traditional authorities throughout Polynesia, and nation-to-nation relationships and accords with Indigenous nations and peoples. These relationships are carried through audience, genealogy, protocol, ceremony, exchange and continued cooperation.
The Kingdom participates in international gatherings on Indigenous affairs, including the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and has held press activity at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Its international standing, treaty history and legal position are set out in one place.
The Kingdom publishes its decrees, statements, accords, correspondence, photographs and historical documents. Each record carries an archival identifier and a permanent address on kingdomofatooi.com, which is the citable form. Restricted material may be requested through the access route.
