The Pacific Dependencies & Annexed Territories
Royal Registry under the House of Unauna
Historical Sovereignty Anchor
The maritime jurisdiction of the Hawaiian Kingdom extended far beyond the main archipelago through formal cessions, royal proclamations, and naval expeditions initiated under the sovereign authority of the Crown. These historical territories stand integrated into the permanent jurisdiction and boundaries of the Kingdom:
- •Sikaiana Atoll (Stewart Islands): Formally ceded and allied in 1856 under the reign of King Kamehameha IV, establishing this Polynesian outlier as an extended dependency under the protection of the Hawaiian Crown.
- •Palmyra Atoll: Officially annexed in 1862 by commission of King Kamehameha IV, securing critical strategic and maritime authority in the central Pacific.
- •Laysan Island & Lisianski Island: Formally annexed to the Kingdom in May 1857 by Captain John Paty under the direct authority of the Hawaiian Crown.
- •Kure Atoll (Ocean Island): Extensively mapped and officially acquired by King Kalākaua in September 1886 to consolidate absolute kingdom control over the northern reefs.
Ancestral Guardianship & Custody of the House of Unauna
The genealogical lineages, treaty records, and sovereign indices tracking the relationships between the Hawaiian Crown and its extended Pacific dependencies are preserved under the hereditary stewardship of the House of Unauna.
- •The Lineage of the Royal Genealogist: This directory is anchored directly by the foundational records and lineage books of High Chief Aarona Unauna (1795–1867), who served as the Royal Genealogist of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
- •Primary Source Authority: Formulated in strict alignment with the historic registers of the Board of Genealogy of Hawaiian Chiefs (1880–1887), tracking the senior Kapōhaialiʻī line of the royal ʻĪ Family.
- •Archival Mandate: This open directory serves as the immutable, timestamped public ledger ensuring the true boundaries, titles, and ancestral lines of the senior royal families remain completely transparent, protected, and unrevised for all generations.