Royal seal of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
    Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
    Aliʻi Nui and officers unfurling the historic Hawaiian Kingdom flag at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 2011

    Unveilings of the Historic Flag of the Hawaiian Kingdom — Recovered from the Overthrow of 1893

    Photographic record of the public unveilings by His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui of the historic flag of the Hawaiian Kingdom reported to have been taken down upon the overthrow of the Crown in the year 1893

    2011 – 2014Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and the Island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiian Archipelago2 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.

    Last reviewed: 2026-09-18 — the date this collection entry was last editorially reviewed on this website, not the date of the events depicted.