List of Polynesians

List of Polynesians

This is a list of notable Polynesians.

*Finau 'Ulukalala of Tonga
*Hone Heke
*King Kamehameha I of Hawaii
*Kaahumanu
*Liliuokalani
*Lo'au of Tonga
*Queen Pomare of Tahiti
*Salamasina of Samoa
*Queen Sālote, Tupou IV of Tonga
*King Tāufa'āhau, Tupou I of Tonga
*Te Kooti
*Te Puea Herangi
*Te Rauparaha
*Te Whiti o Rongomai
*Tupaia, 18th Century Tahitian navigator, "arioi" (Polynesian religious office, similar to priest) and noble; accompanied Lt. James Cook on his renowned first voyage of discovery
*Israel Kamakawiwoʻole


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