Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

Also known as Hawaiian Kingdom, Kingdom of Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hawaiʻi

historical kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands (1778–1893)

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The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was a unified state that ruled the Hawaiian Islands from 1778 to 1893, established after King Kamehameha I brought all the islands under a single government. It matters as a significant Pacific nation that maintained its independence during the age of Western expansion until its overthrow in 1893, representing an important chapter in Hawaiian and world history.

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Population: 1217000
Area: 28337

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Commons category: Kingdom of Hawaii
inception: 1795-05-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1895-01-24

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Today part of United States Hawaii

The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian: Ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi [kɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi]), was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 1795 when Kamehameha I, then Aliʻi nui of Hawaii, conquered the islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi, and unified them under one government. In 1810, the Hawaiian Islands were fully unified when the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau voluntarily joined the Hawaiian Kingdom. Two major dynastic families ruled the kingdom, the House of Kamehameha and the House of Kalākaua.