Polynesian titles

head of state of the Independent State of Samoa

thumb|Priest conducting religious ceremony honoring the Hawaiian god Lono in Waimānalo, Hawaii|Waimanalo, Hawaii Kahuna (; ) is a Hawaiian word that refers to an expert in any field. Historically, it has been used to refer to doctors, surgeons and dentists, as well as priests, ministers, and sorcerers.

thumb|upright|Īhāia Te Kirikūmara (died 1873), a 19th-century

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.

An ariki (New Zealand, Cook Islands), ꞌariki (Easter Island), aliki (Tokelau, Tuvalu), ali‘i (Samoa, Hawai‘i), '''ari'i (Society Islands, Tahiti), aiki or hakaiki (Marquesas Islands), akariki (Gambier Islands) or ‘eiki''' (Tonga) is or was a member of a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.

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supreme ruler of the Big Island, Hawaiʻi