Hawaiʻi Sovereignty Archive

The Hawaiian Kingdom Was Never Dissolved.

On January 17, 1893, the United States overthrew a recognized sovereign nation. The U.S. Congress formally apologized 100 years later. Today, multiple groups claim the right to restore it. This is the complete record.

Read the Full History Compare the Groups

10Groups Profiled

40Fact-Checks

12Primary Documents

30+Timeline Events

Start where you are

What do you want to know?

What happened to Hawaiʻi?

Read the complete history of the 1893 overthrow, the Blount Report, the Kūʻē Petitions, and the 1993 Apology Resolution.

Read the History

Who are the sovereignty groups?

Research every major Hawaiian sovereignty organization — their leaders, legal records, court cases, international recognition, and credibility scores.

Explore the Groups

Which group is most legitimate?

See a side-by-side comparison of all groups scored on international recognition, legal standing, criminal record, and documented evidence.

See the Comparison

What's new in the archive.

Fact-Check

Common Claims — What the Record Actually Shows

Claim

"Hawaiʻi was legally annexed by the United States."

The Record

Annexation was accomplished through a joint resolution of Congress — not a treaty. Under international law, a domestic act cannot transfer sovereignty. The U.S. Apology Resolution (1993) acknowledges the overthrow was illegal.

Source · U.S. Public Law 103-150 (1993)

Claim

"The Hawaiian people voted to become a state."

The Record

The 1959 statehood vote excluded the ballot options that would have allowed independence or free association — the only options recognized by the UN as completing decolonization.

Source · UN Resolution 742 (1953)

Claim

"All sovereignty leaders have criminal records."

The Record

Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani of the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi has been arrested in connection with sovereignty activities but has never been charged with any crime and has never been convicted of any offense in 35+ years of public leadership.

Source · Hawaiʻi State Court Records

Claim

"No international body has recognized any Hawaiian sovereignty group."

The Record

The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague registered the Hawaiian Kingdom as a party to international arbitration in 1999 (Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom, PCA Case No. 1999-01). The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi has signed formal treaty agreements with the Union of Pacific Nations (2010) and Canadian Indigenous nations (2012).

Source · PCA Case No. 1999-01 (1999–2001)

All fact-checks →

Groups Directory