Kingdom of Hawaii

The Kingdom of Hawai‘i was established in 1810 upon the unification of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i and the Big Island of Hawai‘i through swift and bloody battles, led by a warrior chief who later would be immortalized as Kamehameha the Great. Kamehameha failed to secure a victory in Kaua‘i, his effort hampered by a storm. Eventually, Kaua‘i's chief swore allegiance to Kamehameha's rule. The unification ended the feudal society of the Hawaiian islands transforming it into a "modern", independent constitutional monarchy crafted in the tradition of European empires.

Other notable royal subjects

Authors and artists

• Henri Berger, composer
• Robert Louis Stevenson, author

Civil leaders

• John Adams Kuakini, governor
• Charles Reed Bishop, businessman and philanthropist
• James Campbell, businessman and philanthropist
• Archibald Cleghorn, businessman and royal consort
• Sanford B. Dole, chief justice
• John Owen Dominis, governor and royal consort
• Gerrit P. Judd, royal advisor
• Kuini Liliha, governor
• Lorrin A. Thurston, lawyer and publisher
• Robert William Wilcox, soldier
• John Young, royal advisor
• Benjamin Dillingham, businessman and industrialist

Religious leaders

• Father Damien, Catholic missionary
• Louis Maigret, Catholic bishop
• Thomas Nettleship Staley, Anglican bishop