Hawaiian Royal Family Tree: People, Sources and Citations

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Portrait	Person	Years	Life	On the chart
	Kamehameha IFounder	c. 1758?–1819	United the islands. Sources1 8	Find on the chart
	KaʻahumanuWife	1768–1832	Kuhina nui to 1832. Sources10	Find on the chart
K	KaheiheimālieWife	c. 1778–1842	Mother of Kīnaʻu. Sources11	Find on the chart
K	KeōpūolaniWife	c. 1778–1823	Mother of two kings. Sources1 9	Find on the chart
	KekāuluohiKuhina nui	1794–1845	Mother of Lunalilo. Sources12	Find on the chart
	KīnaʻuKuhina nui	c. 1805–1839	Mother of two kings. Sources13	Find on the chart
	KekūanaōʻaGovernor	1791–1868	Husband of Kīnaʻu. Sources7 13	Find on the chart
	Kamehameha IIKing	1797–1824	Died in London. Sources2	Find on the chart
	Kamehameha IIIKing	1813?–1854	Gave a constitution. Sources2	Find on the chart
	LunaliloKing	1835–1874	Elected in 1873. Sources2	Find on the chart
	Charles Reed BishopBanker	1822–1915	Founded the museum. Sources4 16	Find on the chart
	Bernice Pauahi BishopChiefess	1831–1884	Refused the throne. Sources15	Find on the chart
	Ruth KeʻelikōlaniGovernor	1826?–1883?	Ruled Hawaiʻi Island. Sources14	Find on the chart
	Kamehameha VKing	1830–1872	Never married. Sources2 6	Find on the chart
	Kamehameha IVKing	1834–1863	Adopted heir. Sources2 6	Find on the chart
	Queen EmmaQueen	1836–1885	Lost the 1874 election. Sources1	Find on the chart
	Prince AlbertHeir	1858–1862	Died at four. Sources1	Find on the chart
	KapaʻakeaHigh chief	1815–1866	Father of Kalākaua. Sources17	Find on the chart
	KeohokāloleHigh chiefess	1816–1869	Mother of Kalākaua. Sources17	Find on the chart
	KapiʻolaniQueen	1834–1899	Married in 1863. Sources6	Find on the chart
	KalākauaKing	1836–1891	Elected in 1874. Sources18	Find on the chart
	LiliʻuokalaniQueen	1838–1917	The last sovereign. Sources3 19	Find on the chart
	John Owen DominisConsort	1832–1891	Died in 1891. Sources19	Find on the chart
	Archibald CleghornMerchant	1835–1910	Father of Kaʻiulani. Sources20	Find on the chart
	LikelikePrincess	1851–1887	Mother of Kaʻiulani. Sources20	Find on the chart
	Leleiōhoku IIHeir	1854–1877	Died in 1877. Sources2 14	Find on the chart
	KaʻiulaniPrincess	1875–1899	Heir from 1891. Sources20	Find on the chart

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Sources

Every source for this Hawaiian royal family tree was opened on 10 November 2026, Hawaiian institutions first and Wikipedia for the rest.

Hawaii State Archives

Archives Month 2018

Hawaiian Kingdom

Political History

ʻIolani Palace

History

Bishop Museum

About Us

Kamehameha Schools, Kaʻiwakīloumoku

Heritage Center, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Wikipedia

Portrait credits

Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.

Kamehameha I, Louis Choris, 1816.
Kaʻahumanu, Louis Choris, 1816.
Kekāuluohi, Alfred Thomas Agate, United States Exploring Expedition, 1838 to 1842.
Kīnaʻu, Barthélemy Lauvergne, 1836.
Kekūanaōʻa, Hugo Stangenwald, before 1858.
Kamehameha II, Unknown maker, about 1824.
Kamehameha III, John Mix Stanley, 1849.
Lunalilo, Menzies Dickson, about 1870.
Charles Reed Bishop, Unknown photographer, about 1867.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Unknown photographer, 1860s or 1870s.
Ruth Keʻelikōlani, Menzies Dickson, 1877.
Kamehameha V, Unknown photographer, before 1863.
Kamehameha IV, Henry L. Chase, attributed, 1855 to 1863.
Queen Emma, John and Charles Watkins, about 1865.
Prince Albert, H. L. Chase, May 1862.
Kapaʻakea, Henry L. Chase, 19th century.
Keohokālole, Unknown photographer, 19th century.
Kapiʻolani, J. J. Williams, about 1883.
Kalākaua, Menzies Dickson, about 1870.
Liliʻuokalani, James J. Williams, about 1891.
John Owen Dominis, Bradley and Rulofson, about 1874.
Archibald Cleghorn, Unknown photographer, probably 1890s.
Likelike, J. J. Williams, about 1885.
Leleiōhoku II, Menzies Dickson, 1874.
Kaʻiulani, Unknown photographer, 1897.
The new ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu in 1882, the year it was finished, Unknown photographer, 1882.

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