Hawaiian Royal Family

Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
Aupuni Mōʻī o Hawaiʻi
1795–1893 1893–1895: Government-in-exile
Flag Coat of arms
Motto Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"
Anthem God Save the Queen (Until 1860) E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua (1860–1866) He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi (1866–1876) Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi (1876–1898)
Kingdom of Hawaii
Capital		Waikīkī (1795–1796) Hilo (1796–1803) Honolulu (1803–1812) Kailua-Kona (1812–1820) Lāhainā (1820–1845) Honolulu (1845–1893)
Languages		Hawaiian, English
Religion		Church of Hawaii
Government		Absolute monarchy (until 1840) Constitutional monarchy (from 1840)
Monarch
•	1795–1819	Kamehameha I (first)
•	1891–1893	Liliʻuokalani (last)
Kuhina Nui
•	1819–1832	Kaʻahumanu I (first)
•	1863–1864	Kekūanāoʻa (last)
Legislature		Legislature
•	Upper house	House of Nobles
•	Lower house	House of Representatives
History
•	Inception	May, 1795
•	Unification of Hawaii	March/April 1810
•	Constitutional monarchy	October 8, 1840
•	Occupation by the United Kingdom	February 25 – July 31, 1843
•	Anglo-Franco Proclamation	November 28, 1843
•	Monarchy overthrown	January 17, 1893
•	Abdication of Queen Liliuokalani	January 24, 1895
Population
•	1780 est.	400,000 - 800,000
•	1800 est.	250,000
•	1832 est.	130,313
•	1890 est.	89,990
Currency		Hawaiian dollar, U.S. dollar
Preceded by Succeeded by Ancient Hawaii Paulet Affair (1843) Paulet Affair (1843) Provisional Government of Hawaii
Today part of		United States  ∟ Hawaii

 United States

The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi originated in 1795 with the unification of the independent islands of Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi under one government. In 1810 the whole Hawaiian archipelago became unified when Kauaʻi and Niʻihau joined the Kingdom of Hawai‘i voluntarily and without bloodshed or war. Two major dynastic families ruled the kingdom: the House of Kamehameha and the House of Kalākaua.

The Kingdom won recognition from major European powers. The United States became its chief trading partner. The Kingdom was watched jealously by the United States against the possibility of another power (such as Britain or Japan) threatening to seize control. Hawaii adopted a new constitution in 1887 to reduce the absolute power of King Kalākaua. Queen Liliʻuokalani, who succeeded Kalākaua in 1891, tried to restore the old order, but was overthrown in 1893, largely at the hands of United States citizens. Hawaii became a republic until the United States annexed via joint resolution.