Hawaiian nobility

American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)

Hawaiian judge, curator and writer

The '''''' (, ; ) were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the . There were many classes of (or chief) and the position could be held by a man or a woman.

thumb|Portrait of Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena holding the feathered royal kāhili, by Robert Dampier thumb|Bishop Museum Kāhili Room A kāhili is a symbol of the aliʻi chiefs and families of the Hawaiian Islands. It was taken by the Kamehamehas as a Hawaiian royal standard and used by the Royal Families to indicate their lineage.

Kaʻiana, also known as Keawe-Kaʻiana-a-ʻAhuʻula, (about 1755 – 1795) was a Native Hawaiian warrior and aliʻi of Puna, Hawai‘i, who turned against Kamehameha I in 1795 during his conquest of Oahu and then sided with the island's ruler, Kalanikupule.

Hawaiian noble and father of King Lunalilo

thumb|Illustration of pūloʻuloʻu in King Kalākaua's book The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folklore of a Strange People, 1888