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{{Former monarchic orders of succession}}

The [[Hawaiian Kingdom]] [[Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy|was abolished]] and replaced with a republic in 1893, when Queen Liluokalani was deposed by a group of American businessmen. A rebellion two years later forced [[Liliuokalani]] to [[Abdication|relinquish her right]] to the throne.  With more than one current [[pretender]], there is now no commonly recognized claimant to the Hawaiian throne.  Before the reign of King [[Kalakaua]] there had never been an e(contracted; show full)

Article 22 of the [[1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii]] states that <blockquote>''The Succession shall be to the senior male child, and to the heirs of his body; failing a male child, the succession shall be to the senior female child, and to the heirs of her body.<ref>[http://www.hawaii-nation.org/constitution-1864.html Kingdom of Hawaii Constitution of 1864<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref></blockquote>
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Article 23 of the same constitution states that <blockquote>''"It shall not be lawful for any member of the Royal Family of Hawaii who may by Law succeed to the Throne, to contract Marriage without the consent of the Reigning Sovereign. Every Marriage so contracted shall be void, and the person so contracting a Marriage, may, by the Proclamation of the Reigning Sovereign, be declared to have forfeited His of Her right to the Throne, and after such Proclamation, the Right of Succession shall vest in the next Heir as though such offender were Dead.''</blockq(contracted; show full)== References ==
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[[Category:Lines of succession|Hawaiian]]
[[Category:House of Kawananakoa]]
[[Category:House of Kalokuokamaile]]
[[Category:Rival successions|Hawaiian]]
[[Category:Pretenders to the Hawaiian throne]]