- Line of succession to the Hawaiian throne
The monarchy of Hawaii was abolished in
1893 when Queen Liluokalani was desposed by a group of American businessmen. Two years later a rebellion occurred, forcingLiliuokalani to abdicate the throne. The currentpretender is open to debate. Prior to Kalakaua there had never been an established line of succession in Hawaii with the exception ofKamehameha III who chose 15 children from theChiefs' Children's School and declared them eligible to succeed to the throne with the consent of theHouse of Nobles .The Hawaiian monarchy operated under male
primogeniture . Dynasts were to be lawfully begotten, and to be of lawful descent in a direct line.In the
1852 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii : Section 1: Article 26, it states:"No person shall ever sit upon the throne who has been convicted of any infamous crime, or who is insane or an idiot. No person shall ever succeed to the crown, unless he be a descendant of the aboriginal stock of Aliokinais."
In the
1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii : Article 22, it states:"The Succession shall be to the senior male child, and to the heirs of his body; failing a male child, the succession shall be to the senior female child, and to the heirs of her body. [ [http://www.hawaii-nation.org/constitution-1864.html Kingdom of Hawaii Constitution of 1864 ] ]
In the
1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii : Article 23, it states:"It shall not be lawful for any member of the Royal Family of Hawaii who may by Law succeed to the Throne, to contract Marriage without the consent of the Reigning Sovereign. Every Marriage so contracted shall be void, and the person so contracting a Marriage, may, by the Proclamation of the Reigning Sovereign, be declared to have forfeited His of Her right to the Throne, and after such Proclamation, the Right of Succession shall vest in the next Heir as though such offender were Dead."
Historic lines of succession
Line of succession in 1883
# Crown Princess Lydia Liliuokalani
# Princess Miriam Kekauluohi Likelike
# Princess Victoria Ka'iulani
# Prince David Kawananakoa
# Prince Edward Abnel Keliokinaiahonui
# Prince Jonah Kūhiō KalanianaokinaoleLine of succession in 1893
# Crown Princess Victoria Ka'iulani
#Prince David Kawananakoa
# Prince Jonah Kūhiō KalanianaokinaoleClaimants today
= Kawānanakoa lines of succession =On May 20, 1953, the first pretender of the
House of Kawānanakoa ,Edward David Kalakaua Kawananakoa died childless. The House of Kawānanakoa split in two with each of his two sisters claiming to be the head of the house. The House remains divided today.Keaweikekahialiiokamoku → Kaiokinainamao Kalani-nui-i-a-mamao →Keawemauhili →Elelule La'akeaelelulu →Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole →Victoria Kūhiō Kinoiki Kekaulike → David La'amea Kahalepouli Kinoiki Kawānanakoa →Abigail Kapi'olani Kawānanakoa →Edward Abner Kawānanakoa →Line of
Kapiolani Kawānanakoa :Current pretender : Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa, Prince of Hawaii (Kawānanakoa IV of Hawaiokinai) (b. 1961), son of Prince Edward Abner Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrince Kincaid Kawānanakoa (b. 1996), son ofPrince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrince Riley Kawānanakoa (b. 1999), son ofPrince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
#:"skipped HRH Prince Edward J. Abner Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa (b. 1949), son ofPrince Edward Abner Kawananakoa , excluded from succession due to serious disability"
#:"skipped HRH Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawānanakoa (b. 1952), son ofPrince Edward Abner Kawananakoa , renounce his right to the throne"
#HRH Prince Andrew Piokinaikoi Kawānanakoa (b. 1964), son ofPrince Edward Abner Kawananakoa
#HRHPrince Andrew Kaeokulani Kawānanakoa (b. 1989), son ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Prince Jonah Kealiokinaiokulani Kawānanakoa (b. 1991), son ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahiokinaikaokinaahuokinaula Kawānanakoa (b. 1947), daughter ofPrince Edward Abner Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess Esther Kapiokinaolani Kawānanakoa (b. 1928), daughter ofPrincess Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#Nobile Duccio Kaumualiokinai Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1962), son ofPrincess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#Nobile Esmeralda Kapiokinaolani Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1954), daughter ofPrincess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#Nobile Teresa Elelule Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1956), daughter ofPrincess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Hawaii/hawaii10.htm HAWAII10 ] ]
#HRHPrincess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (b. 1926), daughter ofPrincess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Hawaii/hawaii4.htm HAWAII4 ] ]Line of
Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa :Current pretender : Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, Princess of Hawaiokinai (Kawānanakoa III of Hawaiokinai) (b. 1926), daughter of
Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa
#HRH Prince David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa (b. ?), adoptive son ofPrincess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa
#HRH Prince Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa (b. 1961), son of Prince Edward Abner Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrince Kincaid Kawānanakoa (b. 1996), son ofPrince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrince Riley Kawānanakoa (b. 1999), son ofPrince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
#:"skipped HRH Prince Edward J. Abner Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa (b. 1949), son ofPrince Edward Abner Kawananakoa , excluded from succession due to serious disability"
#:"skipped HRH Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawānanakoa (b. 1952), son ofPrince Edward Abner Kawananakoa , renounce his right to the throne"
#HRH Prince Andrew Piokinaikoi Kawānanakoa (b. 1964), son ofPrince Edward Abner Kawananakoa
#HRHPrince Andrew Kaeokulani Kawānanakoa (b. 1989), son ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Prince Jonah Kealiokinaiokulani Kawānanakoa (b. 1991), son ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter ofPrince Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahiokinaikaokinaahuokinaula Kawānanakoa (b. 1947), daughter ofPrince Edward Abner Kawānanakoa
#HRH Princess Esther Kapiokinaolani Kawānanakoa (b. 1928), daughter ofPrincess Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#Nobile Duccio Kaumualiokinai Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1962), son ofPrincess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#Nobile Esmeralda Kapiokinaolani Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1954), daughter ofPrincess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#Nobile Teresa Elelule Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1956), daughter ofPrincess Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrincess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (b. 1926), daughter ofPrincess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa
= Laanui line of succession =In
1844 , His MajestyKing Kamehameha III , in collaboration with the National Assembly inLahaina , declared Her Royal HighnessPrincess Elizabeth Keka'aniau La'anui , among other young royals, to be eligible for the throne of Hawaii. This enactment of the law was instituted and upheld in all subsequent constitutions of theKingdom of Hawaii . Princess Keka'aniau's next-in-line successor was her only niece, Her Royal HighnessPrincess Theresa Owana Ka'ohelelani La'anui , and her descendants. Central to theHouse of Laanui ' claim is an 1844 listing of 15 students of the Chiefs Children's School endorsed by Kamehameha III as "Princes and Chiefs eligible to be Rulers" (and five of whom did) which included Elizabeth Keka'aniau.Keaweikekahialiiokamoku → Keokinaeaumoku-nui →Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Ahilapalapa →Kalokuokamaile →Kaohelelani →Gideon Peleioholani Laanui →Gideon Kailipalaki Laanui →Theresa Owana Kaohelelani Laanui →Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox →Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox :"'Current pretender :
Noa Kalokuokamaile DeGuire, Prince of Hawaii (Kalokuokamaile III of Hawaiokinai) (b. 1981), son of Princess Owana
#HRH Princess Kapumahana Kaokinaahumanu Walters (b. 1979), daughter of Princess Owana
#HRHPrincess Owana Salazar (b. 1953), daughter ofPrincess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
#HRH Prince Henry Keaweikekahialiiokamoku Salazar (b. ?), son ofPrincess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
#HRH Prince Paul Kalokuokamaile Salazar (b. ?), son ofPrincess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
#HRH Prince Michael Kauhiokalani Salazar (b. ?), son ofPrincess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox
#HRH Prince Stephen Laanui Salazar (b. ?), son ofPrincess Helena Kalokuokamaile Wilcox References
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