Catalogued photographic record of ceremonies, journeys, meetings, gatherings, and portraiture of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
Office of the Royal Archivist
The Photographic Archives preserve, in chronological and institutional order, the visual record of His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui, the Royal House, and the ceremonial and diplomatic life of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi. Each collection bears a formal title, place of record, and date, and is accompanied by archival captions prepared by the Office of the Royal Archivist.
2026 · New York, United States · 23 Plates
Photographic record of the reception held in New York City, documenting the ceremonial exchanges, presentations, and formal portraits of attending guests, foundation officers, and invited guests of the Crown. The archive holds no record that this reception was hosted by a government; the photographs document the occasion only and do not evidence diplomatic or state recognition.
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2014 – 2024 · Atooi · Honolulu · Vatican City · Aotearoa · Rapa Nui · Turtle Island · 10 Plates
An institutional selection of formal portraits and photographs documenting the Royal House of Atooi in Kingdom portraiture, at sacred ceremonial sites, and in meetings with Indigenous and international counterparts.
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2012 · Aotearoa (New Zealand) · 6 Plates
Plates from the Kingdom of Atooi's ceremonial journey to Aotearoa, documenting the formal Pan-Polynesian investiture ceremony convened upon the marae before the carved wharenui, and the private audience with customary chiefs of the Polynesian nations held beside the painted tapa of the meeting house.
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2018 · Tahiti and Moʻorea, French Polynesia · 6 Plates
Photographic record of the Kingdom of Atooi's ceremonial journey to the Society Islands, documenting the ceremonial convocation of hereditary chiefs of the Polynesian nations in Papeʻete, and the formal gathering of customary leaders within the sacred valley of Moʻorea.
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circa 2016 · Sacred Land of Atooi, Hawaiian Archipelago · 1 Plates
Photographic record of the formal royal audience held within the audience chamber of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, attended by Their Majesties the Aliʻi Nui and Aliʻi Moʻi Antoinette together with the elder Kahu Helemano, set beneath the official royal portrait and flanked by the kāhili of the Crown.
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2017 · Rome, Italian Republic · 2 Plates
Plates documenting the royal pilgrimage of Their Majesties the Aliʻi Nui and Aliʻi Moʻi Antoinette to the antiquarian monuments of the Eternal City of Rome, documenting the visit to the classical monuments of the city during the Kingdom's mission to the Italian peninsula.
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2018 · Vatican City · 1 Plates
Photographic record of the joint audience convened within the chambers of the Pontifical Academy at the Casina Pio IV, Vatican City, attended by His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi together with a Rapa Nui customary leader in feathered ceremonial regalia. Other individuals appearing in the plate are not identified, as their presence is not independently sourced.
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2012 · Rapa Nui · 10 Plates
Plates from the ceremonial mission of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi to Rapa Nui, documenting formal audiences with Ariki and customary chiefs, participation in sacred ground ceremony, and observances before the monumental moai of the island.
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circa 2015 · Sacred Land of Atooi, Hawaiian Archipelago · 4 Plates
Institutional record of the commemorative regalia and insignia of the Crown of Atooi, including the Royal Kala — a struck commemorative medallion bearing the likeness and titles of His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani — produced for the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi.
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circa 2011 · Sacred Land of Atooi, Hawaiian Archipelago · 1 Plates
Plates documenting an act of signature by His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi in the company of an attending witness. The archive holds no named instrument or executed text for the plate; the classification shown below is an archival description only.
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circa 2010 · Hawaiian Archipelago · 3 Plates
Plates documenting the Pan-Pacific audience convened upon the Hawaiian Archipelago between Their Majesties the Aliʻi Nui and Aliʻi Moʻi Antoinette of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and the assembled customary chiefs and matriarchs of the Fijian, Samoan, Tongan, and Micronesian nations, recorded beneath the canopy of the ancestral grove.
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circa 2018 · Polynesian Triangle · 1 Plates
Plate documenting the ceremonial audience held between His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and the chiefly council of the Marquesan and Tahitian nations, bearing the patu pounamu and lei pūpū of office, vested in the full tatau of their hereditary rank.
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circa 2016 · Honolulu, Hawaiian Archipelago · 1 Plates
Plate documenting the ceremonial investiture of the Federal Marshals of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, assembled in formal company with Their Majesties the Aliʻi Nui and Aliʻi Moʻi Antoinette beneath the red-and-gold feathered kāhili of the Crown, each Marshal bearing the star-shaped insignia of federal commission.
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2014 – 2017 · Turtle Island (North America) · 4 Plates
Plates documenting the Indigenous-to-Indigenous meetings between the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and the First Nations of Turtle Island, including the formal audience with a hereditary chief at the inter-tribal convocation and the kindred gathering of the chiefly household within the snow-bound forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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2023 · Office of the Governor, Honolulu, Hawaiian Archipelago · 1 Plates
Plate documenting the meeting recorded within the koa-panelled office of the Honourable Josh Green, Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi, recording the honi ihu — the customary Polynesian exchange of breath — between the Governor and His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, bearing the black ceremonial top hat of the Crown.
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2016 · Honolulu, Hawaiian Archipelago · 2 Plates
Plates documenting the attendance of His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi — present as an indigenous participant — within the halls of the IUCN World Conservation Congress convened in Honolulu in the year 2016 and within the chamber of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi. Other individuals appearing in these plates are not identified, as their presence is not independently sourced.
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circa 2016 – 2018 · Hawaiian Archipelago and the Eastern Seaboard · 4 Plates
Plates documenting the private audiences granted by His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi to Mr Ray Lewis — twice Super Bowl champion of the National Football League — and Mr Rohan Marley, son of the late Robert Nesta Marley, recorded in the chambers of the Royal House and upon the verandahs of the Hawaiian Archipelago.
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2012 – 2017 · Hawaiian Archipelago and Rapa Nui · 3 Plates
Plates documenting an informal photograph taken with pilots of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron — the Blue Angels — and the meetings recorded between His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and officers of the Armada de Chile encountered during the ceremonial mission to Rapa Nui in the year 2012. The archive holds no official military or governmental document for these encounters; the photographs record the meetings only and do not evidence military alliance, state recognition, or governmental endorsement of the Kingdom.
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circa 2014 · ʻĪao Valley, Maui, Hawaiian Archipelago · 1 Plates
Plate documenting the sunrise ceremony of consecration convened within the sacred ʻĪao Valley of the island of Maui, recording the gathered assembly of kāhuna, priestly attendants, and faithful citizens of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi at the moment of dawn — the officiating priest vested in white kīhei with arms uplifted in benediction, attended by chiefs in feathered cloak and yellow lei hulu, the bright sunburst breaking over the cliffs of the valley in sanction of the rite.
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2011 · ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Archipelago · 1 Plates
Plate documenting the Kingdom flag-raising ceremony held at ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu in 2011, with the assembled standard carried in formal procession before witnesses on the royal grounds.
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2011 – 2014 · Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and the Island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiian Archipelago · 2 Plates
Plates documenting the ceremonial public unveilings by His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi of the historic flag of the Hawaiian Kingdom reported to have been taken down at the time of the overthrow of the Crown in the year 1893 — recorded at the Bishop Museum upon the Island of Oʻahu and before the press and Federal agency representatives upon the Island of Kauaʻi, witnessed in the public record of The Garden Island newspaper.
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circa 2014 · United Nations Headquarters, City of New York · 1 Plates
Plate documenting the presentation of the Royal Kala — the commemorative coinage of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi — within the halls of the United Nations Headquarters in the City of New York, recorded in company with the delegation of the Taíno Nation of the Caribbean during the proceedings of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the bright struck coin held aloft in formal presentation by the Aliʻi Nui and the attending Cacica of the Taíno Nation. The archive holds no document showing that the United Nations sponsored, approved, or hosted this presentation. Activity or presence at United Nations facilities does not by itself constitute recognition by the United Nations.
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