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.
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.
==History== The kāhili has long been a symbol of the Hawaiian aliʻi chiefs and the noble houses of the Hawaiian Islands. A kāhili bearer (''pa'a-kāhili) is one who carries or bears the standard for the royal subject. The kāhili'' signified power from the divinities. The Ali'i surrounded themselves with the standard. It was made using the long bones of an enemy king and decorated with the feathers from birds of prey. The Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii depicts the twin Kameʻeiamoku holding a feather standard. Among the pieces collected on Captain Cook voyages were numerous feathered artifacts including 7 kāhili of the normal design before European influence. In 1825 while aboard the visiting ship returning the remains of Kamehameha II from England, Robert Dampier painted a portrait of Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena holding the royal feather standard.
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