Island of Hawaii (independent chiefdom)
E735849
The Island of Hawaii (independent chiefdom) was the pre-unification political entity on the Big Island ruled by local aliʻi (chiefs) before the formation of the centralized Kingdom of Hawaii.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former political entity
ⓘ
independent chiefdom ⓘ pre-unification polity ⓘ |
| capital |
Kailua-Kona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waipiʻo Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Hilo district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hāmākua district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaʻū district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kohala district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kona district NERFINISHED ⓘ Puna district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | unification of the Hawaiian Islands under Kamehameha I ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ tribute-based redistribution ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Native Hawaiians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary chiefdom
ⓘ
monarchical polity ⓘ |
| language | Hawaiian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | kapu system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania ⓘ Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOrganization | warriors under aliʻi leadership ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Kalaniʻōpuʻu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamehameha I NERFINISHED ⓘ Keōua Kuahuʻula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawaiian archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-unification Hawaiian chiefdom system ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | network of districts (moku) ruled by local chiefs ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | alliances and rivalries among district chiefs ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier local chiefdoms on Hawaii Island ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Hawaiian religion ⓘ |
| rulingClass |
aliʻi
ⓘ
aliʻi nui ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
rise of Kamehameha I
ⓘ
wars of unification in the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| societalHierarchy |
aliʻi
ⓘ
kahuna ⓘ kauwā ⓘ makaʻāinana ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
pre-contact Hawaii ⓘ |
| unifiedBy | Kamehameha I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.