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Last updated · JUNE 20, 2026

Groups Directory

The nine Hawaiian sovereignty groups.

Every major contemporary organization claiming or pursuing Hawaiian sovereignty, with credibility scores, ideology, and leadership records drawn from the documented evidence.

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Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi

9/10

Aliʻi Nui Aleka Aipoalani · 1999

Full IndependenceClean record
Overall9/10
International9/10
Legal8/10
Clean record10/10

Strongest international recognition portfolio; zero criminal convictions in 35+ years.

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Nation of Hawaiʻi

6/10

Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele · 1994

Full IndependenceFelony record
Overall6/10
International5/10
Legal7/10
Clean record4/10

Grassroots cultural movement; leader has prior convictions, pardoned 2002.

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Office of Hawaiian Affairs

6/10

Elected Board · 1978

Federal RecognitionClean record
Overall6/10
International2/10
Legal9/10
Clean record8/10

State agency with $600M+ assets; constrained by U.S. institutional framework.

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Hawaiian Kingdom Government

5/10

Dr. Keanu Sai · 1996

Full IndependenceFelony record
Overall5/10
International7/10
Legal5/10
Clean record3/10

Academic international law framework; 1999 felony theft conviction (leader).

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Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi

5/10

Mililani Trask (founding); General Assembly governance · 1987

Federal RecognitionClean record
Overall5/10
International3/10
Legal6/10
Clean record7/10

Largest early sovereignty organization; pioneered the nation-within-a-nation model; largely inactive since late 1990s.

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Lawful Hawaiian Government

4/10

Henry Noa · 1993

Full IndependenceClean record
Overall4/10
International2/10
Legal3/10
Clean record7/10

25+ years of reinstatement activism; courts have rejected legal standing.

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Naʻi Aupuni

3/10

Board of Directors · 2015

Federal RecognitionClean record
Overall3/10
International1/10
Legal4/10
Clean record6/10

Convened a 2016 ʻaha to draft a governing document; halted by litigation.

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Crown of Hawaii

3/10

Owana Salazar · Founded n/a

LineageFelony record
Overall3/10
International2/10
Legal2/10
Clean record3/10

Royal-lineage claim; associated leadership has prior felony record.

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Kamehameha Council

3/10

Council of Aliʻi · Founded n/a

LineageMixed record
Overall3/10
International2/10
Legal2/10
Clean record5/10

Lineage-based council; mixed legal record among affiliated members.

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Akahi Nui

2/10

James Akahi · Founded n/a

LineageClean record
Overall2/10
International1/10
Legal1/10
Clean record5/10

Self-proclaimed king; no documented international or legal recognition.

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