What is the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi?

The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi is an Indigenous governing body based on Kauaʻi, formed in its present constitution in 1990. It holds that it continues the lineage and legal standing of the Hawaiian Kingdom. That is the Kingdom's own position; it is not a member or observer of the United Nations and holds no instrument of recognition from any state.

Who is the Aliʻi Nui of the Kingdom of Atooi?

Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani is Head of State as designated by the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi. The Kingdom maintains a genealogical claim to the aliʻi of Kauaʻi; that lineage is held in Kingdom and custodial records and is not established by an independent published genealogy in this archive.

What is the Kingdom's position on the 1893 overthrow?

United States Public Law 103-150 (1993) acknowledges that the 1893 overthrow occurred without the consent of the Native Hawaiian people. The Kingdom's position is that Hawaiian sovereignty was therefore never lawfully extinguished. The United States position is that Hawaiʻi is a state of the Union, and no court has ruled in the Kingdom's favour on this question. UNDRIP addresses Indigenous peoples generally and is not a recognition instrument.

How is the Kingdom of Atooi related to King Kamehameha and the Hawaiian Kingdom?

The Kingdom asserts descent from the aliʻi lines of the pre-unification kingdoms of Hawaiʻi, and maintains treaties, decrees and a ceremonial record. These are Kingdom-held records; the archive labels each with its evidence class rather than presenting them as independently verified.

Global Indigenous Relationships

Geographic record of the Kingdom's ceremonial, diplomatic, and cultural relationships with indigenous communities worldwide

Diplomatic Network

Indigenous & International Relationships

The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi maintains cultural and diplomatic relationships with indigenous communities, sovereign nations, and international institutions across the globe. They are grounded in shared heritage and in a shared commitment to indigenous governance systems. They are recorded here as cultural, customary, and ceremonial relationships; they are not formal recognition of the Kingdom by the corresponding modern states.

The map below documents the geographic extent of the Kingdom's ceremonial journeys, diplomatic engagements, and cultural exchanges. Each location marker opens a detailed record including photographic evidence and related documentation.

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Regions

Documents

Photographs

Geographic Record

Diplomatic & Ceremonial Network

Select a marker to view the full record for each location, including description, photographs, and related documentation.

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Regional Index

Relationships by Region

Polynesia

5 engagements documented

International

2 engagements documented

Americas

2 engagements documented

Featured Engagements

Documented Engagements

Two recent engagements documented in the archive, with primary press documentation. Documentation of an engagement is not recognition.

Vatican City · June 2018

Ethics in Action Summit — Casina Pio IV

Casina Pio IV, Vatican CityJune 2018

The Ethics in Action and Indigenous Peoples convening was held at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City under the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, bringing together faith leaders, scholars, and indigenous representatives on sovereignty, peace, and sustainable development. The Kingdom of Atooi took part in this dialogue on Polynesian indigenous governance. Participation in the convening is a ceremonial and consultative engagement; it is not recognition by the Holy See, the Pontifical Academy, or the United Nations.

"My approach is peace, of course. Peace will set us free."
— Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani, Vatican City, 2018

Press Record

Ethics in Action and Indigenous Peoples

Blue Chip Foundation · bluechipfoundation.org

French Polynesia · June 2025

Royal Decree on Peace, Friendship & Diplomacy

French PolynesiaJune 27, 2025

A Royal Decree on Peace, Friendship and Diplomacy issued by the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi was carried to Papeʻete and presented to a range of French Polynesian administrative, judicial, and customary offices, where it was received and stamped for record. The stamps establish receipt and presentation of the document, not recognition or legal acceptance by France or French Polynesia.

Offices That Received the Decree

Copies of the decree were presented to a range of French Polynesian offices — administrative, judicial, and customary — each of which received and date-stamped a copy for record.

Press Record

Royal Decree Re-Affirms Hawaiian Kingdom Sovereignty

SADR Media · sadrmedia.com

Diplomacy & International Relations

Pan-Pacific Indigenous Diplomacy

The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi has long pursued the unification of indigenous leadership across the Pacific — convening with Tahitian chiefs, the people of Rapa Nui, and global institutions including the United Nations. The records below document a sustained effort to reconvene the sovereign voices of Polynesia in formal diplomatic exchange.

DIP-PF-2017-0012017

Reception by the Tahitian Chiefs

The Aliʻi Nui received in audience by the assembled chiefs of Tahiti. The photograph documents the audience with customary leadership; it does not evidence recognition by France or French Polynesia.

Papeʻete, French Polynesia

DIP-PF-2017-0022017

Arrival of the Kingdom Delegation

Ceremonial arrival of the Kingdom of Atooi delegation in French Polynesia. The photograph documents the arrival; it does not evidence bilateral relations or recognition.

Faʻaʻā International Airport, Tahiti

DIP-PF-2017-0032017

Union Royale Polynésienne

Press coverage of the Kingdom's mission to convene a Pan-Polynesian royal union, published by the Tahitian press following the visit. Press coverage records the visit; it is not recognition by France or French Polynesia.

Tahiti

DIP-RN-2019-001Date not documented

Gathering of Rapa Nui Chiefs

Assembly with the traditional leadership of Rapa Nui recorded during the Kingdom delegation's visit.

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

DIP-RN-2019-002Date not documented

Ceremonial Procession

Ceremonial procession conducted under the protocols of the Rapa Nui people during the Kingdom delegation's visit to the island.

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

DIP-RN-2019-003Date not documented

Visit to Ahu Tongariki

Recorded observance at the moai of Ahu Tongariki — a site of profound ancestral significance to the wider Polynesian diaspora.

Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui

DIP-UN-2018-0012018

Audience with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

The Aliʻi Nui exchanges the hongi — a traditional Polynesian greeting — with former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during proceedings at United Nations Headquarters.

United Nations Headquarters, New York

DIP-UN-2018-002Date not documented

Delegation at United Nations Headquarters

The same delegation photograph catalogued under DIP-UN-2018-003. The archive records no date for this photograph and does not document the session it relates to.

United Nations Headquarters, New York

DIP-UN-2018-003Date not documented

Delegation at the UN Sphere

The Kingdom delegation recorded at the UN Sphere. The photograph documents attendance at a United Nations venue; attendance is not recognition by the United Nations or any member state.

United Nations Headquarters, New York

Institutional Notice

All diplomatic, ceremonial, and cultural records are maintained as part of the permanent archive of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi. Geographic coordinates are preserved for cartographic documentation.

Last substantively reviewed: September 6, 2026 · Research & Documentation Standards