Office of the Aliʻi Nui · Archival Dossier · File UN-01
United Nations Record
This dossier assembles the material the archive holds concerning the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi and the United Nations: documented activity at United Nations Headquarters, United Nations primary sources, the photographic record, correspondence, and the status and context of that material. Each entry states what the evidence establishes and no more. The United Nations has not extended recognition, accreditation, or consultative status to the Kingdom, and no United Nations source in this dossier states otherwise.
Sections
Five
UN primary sources held
One press release (20 May 2013)
Accreditation or status
None held
Last substantively reviewed: September 6, 2026
Evidence framework
Every classified record on this site carries one of four states. Hover or focus a state to read what a record of that kind establishes and what it does not.
Full definitions, including what each class of record does and does not establish, are set out in the Evidence Standards.
Section I
Documented UN Headquarters Activity
Activity recorded as having taken place at United Nations Headquarters. Each entry is described by the event that is documented — a press conference, attendance, or a presentation — and not by any status inferred from the venue.
Entry UN-ACT-2013-001
Verified
Press Conference on Launch of New Currency for Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
Date
May 20, 2013
Venue
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Participant of record
Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani, Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
Subject
Launch and presentation of the kala, the currency of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
Documented by
United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division — Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
What is documented
A press conference concerning the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on May 20, 2013, and was covered on the official United Nations press website.
The coverage was published by the Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, and remains available at press.un.org.
Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi spoke at that press conference, at which the launch and presentation of the kala was announced.
What this does not establish
The Kingdom holds no accreditation, consultative status or membership at the United Nations; the kala is not legal tender in any state.
The United Nations Department of Public Information published the coverage on the day of the press conference; it records the venue, the speaker and the statements made. Participation in, or use of, a United Nations venue does not by itself constitute recognition by the United Nations.
Attendance at proceedings connected with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Date
Not established in the present archival record.
Venue
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Participant of record
Representatives of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
Documented by
Kingdom archival record and photographs. No United Nations document symbol, participant list, or registration record is held.
What is documented
Representatives of the Kingdom were present at United Nations Headquarters in connection with proceedings of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
What this does not establish
Attendance does not establish accreditation, registered participation, consultative status, or United Nations recognition.
The record for this activity is the Kingdom's own; no United Nations document corroborates it.
Entry UN-ACT-KALA-001
Historical Backdrop
Presentation of the Royal Kala in company with the Taíno Nation during a visit to United Nations Headquarters
Date
Not established in the present archival record.
Venue
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Participant of record
Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani with representatives of the Taíno Nation
Subject
Presentation of the Royal Kala
Documented by
Kingdom photographic record. The archive holds no document showing that the United Nations sponsored, approved, or hosted this presentation.
What is documented
Photographs record the Royal Kala being presented at United Nations Headquarters in company with representatives of the Taíno Nation.
What this does not establish
Presence on United Nations premises does not establish that the United Nations hosted, endorsed, or recognised the presentation, the Kala, or the Kingdom.
The record for this activity is photographic and held by the Kingdom.
Section II
United Nations Primary Sources
Documents issued by the United Nations or its offices that name, or are relied upon by, the Kingdom. Documents issued by the Kingdom itself are not listed here.
20 May 2013 · United Nations Department of Public Information · News and Media Division, New York
Press Conference on Launch of New Currency for Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
Official United Nations Meetings Coverage of a Headquarters press conference at which the launch of the kala, the currency of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, was announced. It records the date, the venue, the speaker and the statements made.
2007 · UN General Assembly · Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
General instrument cited by the Kingdom in support of its self-determination claim. It is addressed to indigenous peoples generally and names no state or entity; it is not a recognition instrument.
Photographs recorded at United Nations Headquarters. For each plate the archive states the event, date, venue, participants, accreditation or invitation status, source, and photographer where these are documented; where they are not, the field reads "Not established in the present archival record." A photograph establishes presence at a place; it does not establish recognition, accreditation, or endorsement.
Plate · PKA-DIP-2024-009
Delegation group photograph at United Nations Headquarters
Event
Delegation group photograph during a visit to United Nations Headquarters
Date
Not established in the present archival record.
Venue
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Participants
Members of the Kingdom delegation. Individual identifications are not established in the present archival record.
Accreditation
Not established in the present archival record.
Source
Kingdom of Atooi archive
Photographer
Not established in the present archival record.
Plate · PKA-DIP-2024-008
Honi greeting in the public concourse
Event
Honi greeting recorded in the public concourse during a visit
Date
Not established in the present archival record.
Venue
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Participants
His Majesty the Aliʻi Nui and an unidentified child. Further identifications are not established in the present archival record.
Accreditation
Not established in the present archival record.
Source
Kingdom of Atooi archive
Photographer
Not established in the present archival record.
Plate · PKA-DIP-UN-2015-P3
Delegation exchange during forum attendance
Event
Exchange between delegation members recorded during forum attendance
Date
Recorded in the archive as 2015-era; exact date not established in the present archival record.
Venue
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Participants
Members of the Kingdom delegation and unidentified attendees.
Accreditation
Not established in the present archival record.
Source
Kingdom of Atooi archive
Photographer
Not established in the present archival record.
Section IV
Correspondence
Letters and filings between the Kingdom and United Nations organs or offices, together with entries recording where no such document is held.
UN-CORR-001
Internal delegation record
Counterparty
Kingdom of Atooi — internal
Date
Not established in the present archival record.
Internal record of the Kingdom's delegation retained in the archive. It is a Kingdom-issued document and not accreditation, invitation, or correspondence from the United Nations. Signed text pending documentation.
UN-CORR-002
Correspondence issued by a United Nations organ or office
Counterparty
United Nations
Date
Not established in the present archival record.
No letter, invitation, accreditation notice, or other correspondence issued by a United Nations organ or office is held in the present archival record.
Section V
Status and Context
Recognition
No instrument of recognition by the United Nations or by any UN member state is held in the archive.
Membership
The Kingdom is not a Member State of the United Nations and holds no observer status.
Consultative status
No ECOSOC consultative status. No application filed.
UNPFII registration
Not registered as a participating indigenous organization for any session.
UN document symbols
None on record for the Kingdom.
What the record establishes
Presence at United Nations Headquarters on documented occasions, and one press conference recorded in official United Nations Meetings Coverage.
UNDRIP Article 3 and the 1893 Apology Resolution
Verified
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007, affirms in Article 3 that "Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination." The Kingdom's sovereignty claim is grounded in this right, read together with the 1893 overthrow addressed in the U.S. Apology Resolution (Public Law 103-150). Neither instrument names the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, and neither confers recognition upon it.
Internal goals — nothing filed
The following are internal goals of the Kingdom, not a status held. Nothing below has been filed with, accredited by, or granted by the United Nations.
01
ECOSOC Consultative Status — internal goal, not filed
The Kingdom intends to apply for NGO Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). No application has yet been filed. Consultative Status is granted at the discretion of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs following review, and this page will be updated with the application reference number once filed.
02
UNPFII Participation — internal goal, not filed
The Kingdom intends to seek participation in the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). The Kingdom has not to date registered as a participating indigenous organization for a UNPFII session; when that occurs, the session number and any interventions on the official record will be listed here.
03
UNDRIP Article 3 submission — internal goal, not filed
The Kingdom intends to file a self-determination submission under UNDRIP Article 3 with the UN Human Rights Council and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). No submission has yet been filed. Any accepted submission will be published here with its OHCHR document symbol.
04
Bilateral engagement — ongoing
The Kingdom conducts cultural and ceremonial engagement with counterparts across the Pacific, including visits documented in French Polynesia, Rapa Nui, and Aotearoa. These are documented cultural relationships, not bilateral recognition by UN member states — no UN member state has to date extended formal state recognition to the Kingdom.
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Archive records documenting the Kingdom's United Nations activity. Listing a record establishes that the archive holds it; it does not establish accreditation or recognition by the United Nations.
Office of the Aliʻi Nui, Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi. "United Nations Record — Documented Activity, Primary Sources & Status." Last updated September 6, 2026. https://kingdomofatooi.com/un-engagement
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