State

Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

historical kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands (1778–1893)

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1795–1895
Founded
1795
Ended
1895
Capital
Honolulu, Kailua-Kona, Hilo, Lahaina
Government
absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy
Languages
Hawaiian, English
Succeeded by
Provisional Government of Hawaii

Overview

The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian: Ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi [kɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi]), was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 1795 when Kamehameha I, then Aliʻi nui of Hawaii, conquered the islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi, and unified them under one government. In 1810, the Hawaiian Islands were fully unified when the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau voluntarily joined the Hawaiian Kingdom. Two major dynastic families ruled the kingdom, the House of Kamehameha and the House of Kalākaua.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (2)

  1. Paul Nahaolelua1852–1874
  2. John Makini Kapena1874–1876

Records (2)

  1. 1795 — Battle of NuuanuBattle · Kamehameha ▸ Kalanikupulu
  2. 1849 — French invasion of HonoluluInvasion

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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