BI
Business Insider
January 3, 2014
The Man Who Claims to Be King of Hawaii
Major national feature reaching an international audience, documenting the Kingdom's history, legal standing, and Aliʻi Nui's leadership.
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The Kingdom in the Press — Major Media Coverage, 1990–2025
The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi has been covered by national and international publications for over three decades. Every article below is linked to its original source.
Section I
National & International Coverage
SM
SADR Media
December 2025
Signed & Registered Royal Decree Re-Affirms Hawaiian Kingdom Sovereignty
International coverage of the 2025 French Polynesia Royal Decree registered by 12 government agencies.
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Blue Chip Foundation
2019
Ethics in Action and Indigenous Peoples
Documents the Ethics in Action and Indigenous Peoples convening addressing indigenous rights and sustainable development.
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Hawaii Local Coverage
TG
The Garden Island
May 29, 2013
King of Atooi Nation Strikes Plea
Reports the conclusion of a long-running Kauaʻi prosecution. Two charges were resolved — 2007 Superferry obstruction and 2011 removal of rock from Hawaiian Home Lands — each with a $250 fine and no admission of guilt. The federal marshal badge featured in coverage of the case but was not itself the subject of either charge resolved, and no impersonation conviction was entered. See Legal Foundations for the full case particulars.
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The Garden Island
October 26, 2007
Atooi Leader Speaks Out
Aliʻi Nui speaks publicly following the Superferry arrests and badge confiscation.
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Honolulu Civil Beat
January 2019
Some Question Calls for Tougher Penalties on OHA Takeover Group
Covers the 2019 OHA incident and the immediate release of PKOA members on $100 bail.
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iLind.net
September 5, 2024
Charges Dismissed in Case of the 2019 Takeover of OHA's Headquarters
ALL charges dismissed after 5.5 years and three Attorneys General.
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Court Records — Public Documents
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U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
September 21, 2015
Federal Narcotics Case (CR No. 14-00032 DKW)
Federal court ruling on the private-search doctrine. PKOA-affiliated individuals who contributed information to the prosecution were characterized as private citizens, not law-enforcement agents; the ruling made no finding of federal recognition of PKOA.
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Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
January 2013
CAAP-11-0000604 — Badge Appeal Ruling
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals ruling on the badge case appeal.
Court Record on FileUS
United States Congress
November 23, 1993
Public Law 103-150 — U.S. Apology Resolution
The U.S. federal law formally acknowledging the illegality of the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Read Original ArticlePress Kit · Official Distribution
For media inquiries, documentary filmmakers, and academic researchers.
Press kit materials — approved imagery, biographical materials, and a summary of the documented public record — are supplied on request.