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, forcing Liliuokalani to abdicate the throne. The current pretender is open to debate. Prior to Kalakaua there had never been an established line of succession in Hawaii with the exception of Kamehameha III who chose 15 children from the Chiefs' Children's School and declared them eligible to succeed to the throne with the consent of the House 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 Kalanianaokinaole
# Princess Miriam Kekauluohi Likelike
# Princess Victoria Ka'iulani
# Prince David Kawananakoa
# Prince Edward Abnel Keliokinaiahonui
# Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaokinaole
Line of succession in 1893
Claimants 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.
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 of Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrince Riley Kawānanakoa (b. 1999), son of Prince 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 of Prince 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 of Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Hawaii/hawaii4.htm HAWAII4 ] ]
#HRH
#HRH
#:"skipped HRH Prince Edward J. Abner Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa (b. 1949), son of
#:"skipped HRH Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawānanakoa (b. 1952), son of
#HRH Prince Andrew Piokinaikoi Kawānanakoa (b. 1964), son of
#HRH
#HRH Prince Jonah Kealiokinaiokulani Kawānanakoa (b. 1991), son of
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of
#HRH Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahiokinaikaokinaahuokinaula Kawānanakoa (b. 1947), daughter of
#HRH Princess Esther Kapiokinaolani Kawānanakoa (b. 1928), daughter of
#Nobile Duccio Kaumualiokinai Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1962), son of
#Nobile Esmeralda Kapiokinaolani Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1954), daughter of
#Nobile Teresa Elelule Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1956), daughter of
#HRH
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 of Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawānanakoa
#HRHPrince Riley Kawānanakoa (b. 1999), son of Prince 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 of Prince 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 of Princess Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa
#HRH Prince David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa (b. ?), adoptive son of
#HRH Prince Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa (b. 1961), son of Prince Edward Abner Kawānanakoa
#HRH
#HRH
#:"skipped HRH Prince Edward J. Abner Keliiahonui Kawānanakoa (b. 1949), son of
#:"skipped HRH Prince David Claren La'amea Kaumualii Kawānanakoa (b. 1952), son of
#HRH Prince Andrew Piokinaikoi Kawānanakoa (b. 1964), son of
#HRH
#HRH Prince Jonah Kealiokinaiokulani Kawānanakoa (b. 1991), son of
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of
#HRH Princess ? Kawānanakoa (b. ?), daughter of
#HRH Princess Regina Abigail Mary Wahiokinaikaokinaahuokinaula Kawānanakoa (b. 1947), daughter of
#HRH Princess Esther Kapiokinaolani Kawānanakoa (b. 1928), daughter of
#Nobile Duccio Kaumualiokinai Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1962), son of
#Nobile Esmeralda Kapiokinaolani Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1954), daughter of
#Nobile Teresa Elelule Marignoli dei Marchese di Montecorona (b. 1956), daughter of
#HRH
= Laanui line of succession =
In 1844 , His Majesty King Kamehameha III , in collaboration with the National Assembly in Lahaina , declared Her Royal Highness Princess 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 the Kingdom of Hawaii . Princess Keka'aniau's next-in-line successor was her only niece, Her Royal Highness Princess Theresa Owana Ka'ohelelani La'anui , and her descendants. Central to the House 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.
:"'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 of Princess 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
#HRH Princess Kapumahana Kaokinaahumanu Walters (b. 1979), daughter of Princess Owana
#HRH
#HRH Prince Henry Keaweikekahialiiokamoku Salazar (b. ?), son of
#HRH Prince Paul Kalokuokamaile Salazar (b. ?), son of
#HRH Prince Michael Kauhiokalani Salazar (b. ?), son of
#HRH Prince Stephen Laanui Salazar (b. ?), son of
