Office of the Aliʻi Nui · Chronology of the Kingdom
A chronological record running from the recognition of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1843 to the 2025 Royal Decree presented in Papeʻete. Every entry carries an exact date or the note "date uncertain", a neutral description, a record type, and — where the Kingdom takes a position on the event — that interpretation stated separately.
Three distinct records are kept separate throughout this site: the ancestral and genealogical claim, which traces to the ruling line of Kauaʻi and the historical Hawaiian Kingdom before the 1893 overthrow; the present-day organisation and office, formed in 1990; and the Declaration of Sovereign Continuity of 2008. The dates describe different things and are not in conflict. The 1817–1823 Maupiti Alliance is a customary Polynesian record and is separate from the Anglo-Franco recognition of November 28, 1843.
1843
November 28, 1843
On November 28, 1843, Great Britain and France formally recognized the Hawaiian Kingdom as an independent state through the Anglo-Franco Proclamation.
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1893
January 16, 1893
Armed forces were landed at Honolulu from the USS Boston on January 16, 1893, the day before the monarchy was declared abolished.
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1893
January 17, 1893
A proclamation abolishing the monarchy and establishing a Provisional Government was read at Honolulu on January 17, 1893. Queen Liliʻuokalani yielded her authority under protest on the same day.
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1893
December 18, 1893
In a message to Congress on December 18, 1893, President Grover Cleveland stated that the change of government owed its existence to an armed invasion by the United States.
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1894
July 4, 1894
The Republic of Hawaiʻi was proclaimed on July 4, 1894, succeeding the Provisional Government established in January 1893. No other 1894 event is entered here; the site's sources establish no further date in that year.
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1990
Date uncertain — year given as 1990 in Kingdom records
Kingdom records give 1990 as the year in which the present-day Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi organisation and office were formed on Kauaʻi under Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani. No founding instrument bearing this date has been published on this site. This date describes the modern organisation; the separate declaration of sovereign continuity is dated 2008, and the ancestral genealogical claim is a third and distinct matter.
The Kingdom's Interpretation
The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi regards 1990 as the year the modern office was constituted in continuity with the pre-1893 Hawaiian Kingdom.
Source link: documentation not yet published.
Last reviewed 6 September 2026
1993
November 23, 1993
President Clinton signed Public Law 103-150, in which Congress acknowledged that the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was illegal and apologised to Native Hawaiians. The resolution states that nothing in it is intended to settle claims against the United States.
The Kingdom's Interpretation
The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi cites the resolution in support of its position that the Hawaiian Kingdom's juridical personality was never lawfully extinguished. The resolution itself makes no finding on that question.
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2007
Date uncertain — reported as 2007
During the Hawaii Superferry controversy on Kauaʻi, a marshal badge carried by Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani was confiscated by state authorities. State proceedings followed and concluded in 2013. No court document from 2007 is published on this site.
Source link: documentation not yet published.
Last reviewed 6 September 2026
2015
September 21, 2015 (ruling); prosecution filed 2014
Individuals affiliated with the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi conducted a private investigation that contributed information to a federal narcotics prosecution in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The court characterised the participants as private citizens rather than law-enforcement agents and ruled on the private-search doctrine. The ruling made no finding of recognition, deputisation, or jurisdiction concerning the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi or its Marshal Corps.
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2014
January 3, 2014
Business Insider published a feature article on the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani.
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2019
January 18, 2019
Approximately thirteen members of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi entered the Office of Hawaiian Affairs headquarters in Honolulu. Those arrested were released on $100 bail, and the matter was referred to the state Attorney General. The site draws no conclusion about why the referral was made.
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2019
Date uncertain — reported as 2019
Kingdom records report participation by Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani in academic and civil-society consultations on sustainable development and Indigenous rights. No convening record, programme, or participant list is published on this site.
Source link: documentation not yet published.
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2024
Reported hearing date: 12 August 2024 (reported 5 September 2024)
As reported, the charges were dismissed without prejudice on speedy-trial grounds at a hearing on 12 August 2024; the report itself was published on 5 September 2024. The dismissal was not an acquittal, a ruling on the allegations, or recognition of Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi jurisdiction. The charges arose from the January 2019 OHA incident.
The Kingdom's Interpretation
The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi regards the outcome as favourable to its members. The court's stated ground was the speedy-trial violation and nothing further.
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2025
Signed 27 June 2025 — the date of presentation at each office is not documented here
A Royal Decree of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, signed by the Aliʻi Nui, was presented for receipt at a range of French Polynesian administrative, judicial, and customary offices in Papeʻete. Receipt stamps establish that a document was received or presented. They do not establish registration, acceptance, endorsement, or recognition by France, French Polynesia, or any other state.
The Kingdom's Interpretation
The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi presents the decree as a renewal of the customary Maupiti Alliance. That renewal is an act of the Kingdom's own law and is not an act of France or French Polynesia.
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The Continuing Record
The court documents, federal records, and press reports behind the entries above are held in the Kingdom's Legal Archive.
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Office of the Aliʻi Nui, Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi. "Historical Timeline of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi." Last updated September 6, 2026. https://kingdomofatooi.com/historical-timeline
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Last reviewed 2026-09-18
