List of the kings of Hawaii

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The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

The List of the Kings of Hawaii includes the sovereign monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii .

The kingdom was founded by Kamehameha I in the early 19th century , who, starting from the big island (Hawai'i) , united the entire chain of islands into one state. The monarchy was abolished in 1894 in favor of a republic , and in 1898 the island state was annexed by the United States of America .

Chiefs (Aliʻiʻaimoku) of the big island

Surname Reign relationship Remarks
Keaweikekahialiʻiokamoku 1695-1725 21. Chief of the big island
Alapaʻinuiakauaua 1725-1754 Nephew of the predecessor Usurper, chief of the Kohala
John Webber's oil painting 'A Chief of the Sandwich Islands', 1787.jpg Kalaniʻōpuʻu 1754-1782 Grandson of Keaweikekahialiʻiokamoku Captain James Cook was killed in Kealakekua Bay on February 14, 1779.
Kīwalaʻō 1782 Son of the predecessor Was killed in battle by his cousin Kamehameha in July 1782 .

Kings of hawaii

Kamehameha dynasty

Name
(maiden name) 		Reign relationship Remarks
Kamehameha I.png Kamehameha I.
( Paiʻea ) 		1782-1819 Great-grandson of Keaweikekahialiʻiokamoku United the entire chain of islands into one kingdom until 1810.
Kamehamehaii.jpg Kamehameha II
( Liholiho ) 		1819-1824 Son of the predecessor reigning queen 1819–1824: Kaʻahumanu
Kamehamehaiii.jpg Kamehameha III.
( Kauikeaouli ) 		1824-1854 Brother of the predecessor reigning queen 1824–1832: Kaʻahumanu
Hawaii is recognized as an independent state by Great Britain, France and the USA.
Kamehameha IV (PP-97-8-006) .jpg Kamehameha IV.
( Alexander ʻIolani Liholiho Keawenui ) 		1855-1863 Nephew of the predecessor
Kamehamehav.jpg Kamehameha V.
( Lot Kapuāiwa ) 		1863-1873 Brother of the predecessor

Kalaimamahu dynasty

Name
(maiden name) 		Reign relationship Remarks
Lunalilo, retouched photo by JJ Williams (PP-98-15-011) .jpg Lunalilo
( William Charles Lunalilo ) 		1873-1874 Great-nephew of Kamehameha I.

Kalākaua dynasty

Name
(maiden name) 		Reign relationship Remarks
Kalakaua, painting by William Cogswell, Iolani Palace.jpg Kalākaua
( David Kalākaua ) 		1874-1891 distantly related to the Kamehameha dynasty First King to step on Hawaiian American soil.
Frontispiece photograph from Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, Liliuokalani (1898) .jpg Liliʻuokalani
( Lydia Liliʻuokalani Paki ) 		1891-1894 Sister of her predecessor Was ousted in 1893, followed by the proclamation of the republic in 1894 and annexation by the USA in 1898.