Line of succession to the Hawaiian throne
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The line of succession to the Kingdom of Hawaii throne has been maintained through modern times.
there had never been an established line of succession in the Kingdom of Hawaii
, except when King Kamehameha III
chose fifteen children from the Chiefs' Children's School and declared them eligible to succeed to the throne with the consent of the House of Nobles
. But the status of these persons as heirs can be interpreted only merely as the closest relatives of the reigning monarch and not as constitutionally legal heirs.
In the 19th century, the Hawaiian monarchy operated under male-preference primogeniture
. Rulers were to be lawfully begotten and of lawful descent in a direct line.
Section 1, Article 26, of the 1852 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
states that
Article 22 of the 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
states that
Article 23 of the same constitution states that
The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in an 1893 coup led by a group of American businessmen. A failed rebellion two years later forced Liliuokalani to abdicate her right
to the throne. With more than one current pretender
, there is now no commonly recognized claimant to the Hawaiian throne.
, Edward David Kalakaua Kawananakoa, died childless on May 20, 1953, and the House split in two, with each of his two sisters claiming to be its head. The House remains divided today.
Keaweikekahialiiokamoku → Kaiimamao Kalani-nui-i-a-mamao
→ Keawemauhili
→ Elelule Laakeaelelulu → Kūhiō Kalanianaole
→ Victoria Kūhiō Kinoiki Kekaulike
→ David Laamea Kahalepouli Kinoiki Kawānanakoa
→ Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
→ Edward Abnel Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa →
Neither of these lines (Kawananakoa or La'anui) are in line to the throne because their ancestors either renounced their right to the throne or the constitution of the time dicredited them.
. Princess Keka'aniau's next-in-line successor was her only niece, Princess Theresa Owana Ka'ohelelani La'anui, and her descendants.
Central to the claim advanced by the House of Laanui is an 1844 listing of fifteen students of the Chiefs' Children's School endorsed by Kamehameha III as "Princes and Chiefs eligible to be Rulers" (five of them did), which included Elizabeth Keka'aniau.
Keaweikekahialiiokamoku → Keeaumoku-nui → Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Ahilapalapa → Kalokuokamaile
→ Kaohelelani
→ Gideon Peleioholani Laanui
→ Gideon Kailipalaki Laanui
→ Theresa Owana Kaohelelani Laanui → Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox
→ Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
History
Before the reign of King KalākauaKalakaua
Kalākaua, born David Laamea Kamanakapuu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua and sometimes called The Merrie Monarch , was the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii...
there had never been an established line of succession in the Kingdom of Hawaii
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
, except when King Kamehameha III
Kamehameha III
Kamehameha III was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.Under his...
chose fifteen children from the Chiefs' Children's School and declared them eligible to succeed to the throne with the consent of the House of Nobles
Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom
The Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom was the bicameral legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii. A royal legislature was first provided by the 1840 Constitution and the 1852 Constitution was the first to use the term "Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom", and the first to subject the monarch to...
. But the status of these persons as heirs can be interpreted only merely as the closest relatives of the reigning monarch and not as constitutionally legal heirs.
In the 19th century, the Hawaiian monarchy operated under male-preference primogeniture
Primogeniture
Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings . Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females...
. Rulers were to be lawfully begotten and of lawful descent in a direct line.
Section 1, Article 26, of the 1852 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
1852 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The Constitution of 1852 served as the Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1852 through 1864. It was passed during the reign of King Kamehameha III...
states that
"No person shall ever sit upon the throne who has been convicted of any infamous crime, or who is insane or an idiot. No person shall ever succeed to the crown, unless he be a descendant of the aboriginal stock of Aliis."
Article 22 of the 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The Constitution of 1864 of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a rewrite of the 1852 constitution issued by King Kamehameha III. It dramatically changed the way Hawaii's government worked by increasing the power of the king and changing the way the kingdom's legislature worked...
states that
The Succession shall be to the senior male child, and to the heirs of his body; failing a male child, the succession shall be to the senior female child, and to the heirs of her body.
Article 23 of the same constitution states that
It shall not be lawful for any member of the Royal Family of Hawaii who may by Law succeed to the Throne, to contract Marriage without the consent of the Reigning Sovereign. Every Marriage so contracted shall be void, and the person so contracting a Marriage, may, by the Proclamation of the Reigning Sovereign, be declared to have forfeited His of Her right to the Throne, and after such Proclamation, the Right of Succession shall vest in the next Heir as though such offender were Dead.
The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in an 1893 coup led by a group of American businessmen. A failed rebellion two years later forced Liliuokalani to abdicate her right
Abdication
Abdication occurs when a monarch, such as a king or emperor, renounces his office.-Terminology:The word abdication comes derives from the Latin abdicatio. meaning to disown or renounce...
to the throne. With more than one current pretender
Pretender
A pretender is one who claims entitlement to an unavailable position of honour or rank. Most often it refers to a former monarch, or descendant thereof, whose throne is occupied or claimed by a rival, or has been abolished....
, there is now no commonly recognized claimant to the Hawaiian throne.
Line of succession in 1883
- Crown Princess Lydia Liliuokalani
- Princess Miriam Kekauluohi LikelikeLikelikeMiriam Kapili Kekāuluohi Likelike was a Princess of the Kingdom of Hawaii, sister of the last two ruling monarchs, mother of Princess Kaiulani, last heir to the throne, and mistress of the [[ʻĀinahau]] estate.-Life:...
- Princess Victoria Kaiulani
- Prince David Kawananakoa
- Prince Edward Abnel Keliiahonui
- Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole
Line of succession in 1893
- Crown Princess Victoria Kaiulanii
- Prince David Kawananakoa
- Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole
Kawānanakoa lines of succession
The first pretender from the House of KawānanakoaHouse of Kawananakoa
The House of Kawānanakoa, or the Kawānanakoa Dynasty in Waiting, are presumptive heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Origins:...
, Edward David Kalakaua Kawananakoa, died childless on May 20, 1953, and the House split in two, with each of his two sisters claiming to be its head. The House remains divided today.
Keaweikekahialiiokamoku → Kaiimamao Kalani-nui-i-a-mamao
Kalaninuiamamao
Kalaninuiamamao was a Prince of the Big Island of Hawaii, or 1st Alii Nui of Kau, an ancestor of the Queen Liliuokalani. He is probably the Hawaiian chief with the most varied spelling of his name.- Biography :...
→ Keawemauhili
Keawemauhili
Keawemauhili, spelled in old texts as Keawe-mau-hili, was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:...
→ Elelule Laakeaelelulu → Kūhiō Kalanianaole
Kuhio Kalanianaole
Kūhiō Kalanianaole was a Hawaiian high chief of Hilo and father of Queen Kapiolani.He was born c. 1814 to Alii Elelule Laakeaelelulu and his wife Poomaikelani, daughter of Alii Kanekoa, of Waimea, by his first wife, Kalani-kau-lelei-awi, daughter of Kepoomahoe...
→ Victoria Kūhiō Kinoiki Kekaulike
Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike
Victoria Kūhiō Kinoiki Kekaulike II was a Princess of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:She was born on May 12, 1843, the youngest daughter of her father High Chief Kūhiō Kalanianaole of Hilo, and her mother Princess Kinoiki Kekaulike I from Kauai island...
→ David Laamea Kahalepouli Kinoiki Kawānanakoa
David Kawananakoa
Prince David Laamea Kahalepouli Kinoiki Kawānanakoa Piikoi , was the patriarch of the House of Kawānanakoa. He was in the line of succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii around the time of the kingdom's overthrow.-Life:...
→ Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
Abigail Kapiolani Kawananakoa
Princess Abigail Helen Kapiolani Kawānanakoa , was the eldest daughter of Prince David Kawānanakoa and Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa....
→ Edward Abnel Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa →
Line of Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Current pretender : Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa, Prince of Hawaii (Kawānanakoa IV of Hawaii) (born 1961), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawānanakoa
- Prince Kincaid Kawānanakoa (b. 1996), son of Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
- Prince Riley Kawānanakoa (b. 1999), son of Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
- skipped Prince Edward J. Abnel Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa (b. 1949), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawananakoa, excluded from succession due to serious disability
- skipped Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawānanakoa (b. 1952), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawananakoa, renounced his right to the throne
- Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
(b. 1964), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawananakoa - Prince Andrew Kaeokulani Kawānanakoa(b. 1989), son of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Prince Jonah Kealiiokalani Kawānanakoa (b. 1991), son of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahiikaahuula Kawānanakoa (b. 1947), daughter of Prince Edward Abnel Kawānanakoa
- Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa (b. 1928), daughter of Princess Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Duccio Kaumualii Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1962), son of Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Esmeralda Kapiolani Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1954), daughter of Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Teresa Elelule Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1956), daughter of Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (b. 1926), daughter of Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa
Line of Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa
- Current pretender : Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, Princess of HawaiiAbigail Kinoiki Kekaulike KawananakoaPrincess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike III Kawānanakoa was the only child of Princess Liliuokalani Kawananakoa born during her marriage with William Jeremiah Ellerbrock. According to some she became the head of the House of Kawananakoa upon the death of her mother who succeeded her older brother...
(Kawānanakoa III of Hawaii) (born 1926), daughter of Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa- Prince David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa (b. ?), adoptive son of Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa
- Prince Quentin Kūhiō KawānanakoaQuentin KawananakoaQuentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa , is the head of the House of Kawānanakoa. His claim to the throne of the lapsed Kingdom of Hawaii was supported by the native Hawaiian community, who refer to him as Prince Kawānanakoa. He is a politician of the State of Hawaii, serving as minority leader in the Hawaii...
(born 1961), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawānanakoa - Prince Kincaid Kawānanakoa (b. 1996), son of Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
- Prince Riley Kawānanakoa (b. 1999), son of Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
- skipped Prince Edward J. Abnel Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa (b. 1949), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawananakoa, excluded from succession due to serious disability
- skipped Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawānanakoa (b. 1952), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawananakoa, renounce his right to the throne
- Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
(b. 1964), son of Prince Edward Abnel Kawananakoa - Prince Andrew Kaeokulani Kawānanakoa(b. 1989), son of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Prince Jonah Kealiiokalani Kawānanakoa (b. 1991), son of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of Prince Andrew Piikoi KawānanakoaAndrew Piikoi KawananakoaAndrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa, Prince of the House of Kawānanakoa was born on October 7, 1964. He was the youngest son of Prince Edward Abner Kealiiahonui Kawānanakoa by his wife Princess Carolyn Willison Branch Kawānanakoa....
- Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahiikaahuula Kawānanakoa (b. 1947), daughter of Prince Edward Abnel Kawānanakoa
- Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa (b. 1928), daughter of Princess Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Duccio Kaumualii Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1962), son of Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Esmeralda Kapiolani Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1954), daughter of Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
- Teresa Elelule Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1956), daughter of Princess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
Neither of these lines (Kawananakoa or La'anui) are in line to the throne because their ancestors either renounced their right to the throne or the constitution of the time dicredited them.
Laanui line of succession
In 1844, King Kamehameha III, in collaboration with the National Assembly in Lahaina, declared Princess Elizabeth Keka'aniau La'anui, among other young members of the royal family, to be eligible for the throne of Hawaii. This was enacted as law and was continued in all subsequent constitutions of the Kingdom of HawaiiKingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
. Princess Keka'aniau's next-in-line successor was her only niece, Princess Theresa Owana Ka'ohelelani La'anui, and her descendants.
Central to the claim advanced by the House of Laanui is an 1844 listing of fifteen students of the Chiefs' Children's School endorsed by Kamehameha III as "Princes and Chiefs eligible to be Rulers" (five of them did), which included Elizabeth Keka'aniau.
Keaweikekahialiiokamoku → Keeaumoku-nui → Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Ahilapalapa → Kalokuokamaile
Kalokuokamaile
Kalokuokamaile , was a Hawaiian chief and first-born son of Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui and half-brother of Kamehameha the Great who unified the Hawaiian Islands in 1810. He was the progenitor of the House of Kalokuokamaile.- Biography :He was born on the island of Maui...
→ Kaohelelani
Kaohelelani
-Life:She was born in the District of Hāna on the island of Maui in the mid to late 18th century. Her mother was High Chiefess Kaloiokalani of the royal family of Kahikinui and Honuaula...
→ Gideon Peleioholani Laanui
Gideon Peleioholani Laanui
Gideon Peleioholani Laanui was a Hawaiian chief who was grandnephew of Kamehameha the Great who unified the Hawaiian Islands in 1810. From him descends the House of Laanui.-Early life:...
→ Gideon Kailipalaki Laanui
Gideon Kailipalaki Laanui
Gideon Kailipalaki-o-Keheananui Laanui was a great grandnephew of Kamehameha the Great, being a great grandson of Prince Kalokuokamaile, the eldest brother of Kamehameha the Great. He was a member of the royal House of Laanui, a collateral branch of the House of Kamehameha.-Life:He was born in...
→ Theresa Owana Kaohelelani Laanui → Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox
Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox
Robert Garibaldi Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Keoua Wilcox was a relative of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Robert Garibaldi Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Keoua Wilcox was born January 17, 1893, a few days after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.His mother was Princess Theresa Owana...
→ Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox Salazar-Machado was related to the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox was born April 13, 1917. Her father was Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox of the House of Kalokuokamaile, the eldest collateral branch of the House of...
- Current pretender : Noa Kalokuokamaile DeGuair, Prince of Hawaii (Kalokuokamaile III of Hawaii) (b. 1981), son of Princess OwanaOwana SalazarOwana Kaohelelani Mahaelani-rose Salazar is a musician who is related to the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She used her popularity to promote discussion of Hawaiian sovereignty issues.-Early years:Owana Salazar was born October 30, 1953....
- Princess Kapumahana Kaahumanu Walters (b. 1979), daughter of Princess OwanaOwana SalazarOwana Kaohelelani Mahaelani-rose Salazar is a musician who is related to the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She used her popularity to promote discussion of Hawaiian sovereignty issues.-Early years:Owana Salazar was born October 30, 1953....
- Princess Owana Salazar (b. 1953), daughter of Princess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
- Prince Henry Keaweikekahialiiokamoku Salazar (b. ?), son of Princess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
- Prince Paul Kalokuokamaile Salazar (b. ?), son of Princess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
- Prince Michael Kauhiokalani Salazar (b. ?), son of Princess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
- Prince Stephen Laanui Salazar (b. ?), son of Princess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
- Princess Kapumahana Kaahumanu Walters (b. 1979), daughter of Princess Owana