aliʻi (chiefly) system
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The aliʻi (chiefly) system was the hierarchical social and political structure of traditional Hawaiian society, in which hereditary chiefs held authority over land, resources, and governance.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian cultural practice
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political system ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ traditional institution ⓘ |
| basedOn |
hereditary rank
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religious authority ⓘ sacred genealogy ⓘ |
| continuedUnder | Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century Hawaiian-language newspapers
ⓘ
Hawaiian oral traditions ⓘ early missionary accounts ⓘ |
| existedBefore | unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ |
| governed |
labor obligations of commoners
ⓘ
land tenure in Hawaii ⓘ political authority in Hawaii ⓘ religious observances in Hawaii ⓘ resource distribution in Hawaii ⓘ warfare decisions in Hawaii ⓘ |
| hasClass |
aliʻi nui (high chiefs)
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aliʻi ʻaimoku (district chiefs) ⓘ kauwā (bonded or outcast people) ⓘ konohiki (land stewards) ⓘ lesser aliʻi ⓘ makaʻāinana (commoners) ⓘ mōʻī (supreme ruler) ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
aliʻi
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genealogical rank ⓘ kapu system ⓘ kauwā (outcast class) ⓘ makaʻāinana (commoners) ⓘ mana ⓘ ʻāina (land) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Hawaiian
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian language
|
| influenced |
Hawaiian governance structures
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Hawaiian land tenure patterns ⓘ Hawaiian religious practices ⓘ Hawaiian social stratification ⓘ Hawaiian warfare organization ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy |
ancestral gods
ⓘ
mana of chiefs ⓘ public ritual ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional Hawaiian society ⓘ |
| reliesOn |
genealogists (moʻokūʻauhau keepers)
ⓘ
kapu system ⓘ religious specialists (kahuna) ⓘ |
| transformedBy |
Great Māhele land division
ⓘ
Kamehameha I ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
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