Home Nations United States Hawaii Rulers: 1810-1893

Hawaii: Rulers: 1810-1893

Ali‘i Nui = King
c. 1810 - 8 May 1819 Kamehameha I
20 May 1819 - 14 Jul 1824 Kamehameha II [1]
Kuhina Nui (ex officio)
14 Jul 1824 - 6 May 1825 Ka‘ahumanu I
Ali‘i Nui = King (from 14 Jun 1852 Ali‘i o ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina = King of the Hawaiian Islands)
6 May 1825 - 15 Dec 1854 Kamehameha III
15 Dec 1854 - 30 Nov 1863 Kamehameha IV
Kuhina Nui (ex officio)
30 Nov 1863 - 30 Nov 1863 Ka‘ahumanu IV
Ali‘i o ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina = King of the Hawaiian Islands
30 Nov 1863 - 11 Dec 1872 Kamehameha V
‘Aha Kuhina = Cabinet Council (ex officio)
11 Dec 1872 - 8 Jan 1873 Ferdinand William Hutchison
11 Dec 1872 - 8 Jan 1873 Robert Stirling
11 Dec 1872 - 8 Jan 1873 Stephen Henry Phillips
Ali‘i o ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina = King of the Hawaiian Islands
8 Jan 1873 - 3 Feb 1874 Lunalilo
  personal name: William Charles Lunalilo
‘Aha Kuhina = Cabinet Council (ex officio)
3 Feb 1874 - 12 Feb 1874 Edwin Oscar Hall
3 Feb 1874 - 12 Feb 1874 Charles Reed Bishop
3 Feb 1874 - 12 Feb 1874 Robert Stirling 
3 Feb 1874 - 12 Feb 1874 Albert Francis Judd
Ali‘i o ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina (from 6 Jul 1887 Mō‘ī o ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina) = King of the Hawaiian Islands
12 Feb 1874 - 20 Jan 1891 Kalākaua
  personal name: David Kalākaua
Mō‘ī Wahine o ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina = Queen of the Hawaiian Islands
29 Jan 1891 - 17 Jan 1893 Liliʻuokalani  [2][3]
  1. Kamehameha II sailed from Honolulu on 27 Nov 1823 and traveled to England where he died in London at about 04:00 14 Jul 1824 (about 18:00 13 Jul 1824 Hawaiian time); news of his death reached Hawai‘i 9 Mar 1825.
  2. Kalākaua died in San Francisco, California, at about 14:30 20 Jan 1891. The news of his death reached Honolulu on 29 Jan 1891. The Princess Regent, Liliʻuokalani, who served in this capacity during the absence of the king, took the oath of office at the meeting of the Privy Council on the same day and was proclaimed the Queen.
  3. Liliʻuokalani was deposed on 17 Jan 1893 and signed her abdication on 24 Jan 1895.