Royal seal of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
    Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
    His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, attending as an indigenous participant and vested in the carved hei matau of office, during the proceedings of the IUCN World Conservation Congress. — Honolulu, Hawaiian Archipelago, 2016

    Attendance at the IUCN World Conservation Congress and the Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi

    Photographic record of His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui at the IUCN World Conservation Congress and within the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi

    2016Honolulu, Hawaiian Archipelago2 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.

    What a photograph may establish

    Presence, a meeting, a ceremony, a delegation, a gathering, and shared participation, as recorded in the image and its caption.

    What a photograph alone does not establish

    Formal state recognition, government endorsement, recognition by the United Nations, interstate treaty status, or legal jurisdiction.

    Traditional, ceremonial, and cultural significance recorded in these plates is documented on its own terms and is not diminished by this note.

    Last reviewed: 2026-09-06 — the date this collection entry was last editorially reviewed on this website, not the date of the events depicted.

    Last substantively reviewed: September 6, 2026