Foreign Relations of Hawaii (Principia Moderni IV Map Game)

The Kingdom of Hawaii has formal diplomatic relations with many nations of the globe, including many European powers, since its discovery by Louis-Antoine Véron of the Kingdom of France in the early eighteenth century. Likewise the nation's expansion into the surrounding territories of the Pacific Ocean have led to diplomatic relations with many neighboring nations.

Early Eighteenth Century
Before its contact with the colonial powers of Europe the Kingdom of Hawaii was largely isolated from the rest of the world, and only engaged directly with its neighbors in the Hawaiian Islands. During the Lokahi Period and the rule of Keawe II the nation grew an interest in exploration, however, did not establish contact with any major nation until the early eighteenth century.

During this time the nation came into conflict with the other Hawaiian Kingdoms. The Kingdom of Maui was formally claimed by the King of Hawaii in 1706 as a consequence of the Kepaniwai War, although this would remain contested by the Kingdom of O'ahu, until after the Pahikaua War of 1715 to 1718. The last nation independent of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Kingdom of Kauai, would diplomatically join the state in 1726, thus completing the Unification of Hawaii.

Early voyages to the south of Hawaii, which would later form the Chiefdom of Hema Pae 'Aina established contact with some Polynesian nations, most notably the Chiefdom of Farerua and the Chiefdom of Vaiotaha, the two most important clans on the island of Bora Bora.

Current Relations (1795)
Maluʻāina (Protectorates/Puppets) and Allies


 * Polynesian Confederacy - Political union of Polynesian kingdoms established by Hawaii in 1753. Acts as a coalition of Hawaii's protectorates, and encompasses most of Polynesia.
 * Tahiti
 * Bora Bora
 * Huahine
 * France - Hawaii acted as a de facto protectorate of the French during the lifetime of Louis-Antoine Véron, however this alliance is informal and may have lapsed in the years following Hawaii's discovery. Relations have remained high, however, as evidenced by Kamehameha II's voyage to Paris in 1766.

Trade Agreements/Good Relations


 * Brésil - Main trade partner in Laurentia; free trade exists with this state. Kamehameha IV personally visited the state in the 1790's in order to ensure good relations would foster in the wake of the nation's independence from Hawaii's former trade partner.
 * Ququququ (Formally Angu-Zia) - One of Hawaii's main trade partners in the west of Hawaii. The nation's trade and interest in the Angu-Zia helped it receive interest from France and other European states, as well as spur the nation's own modernization.
 * Lé Dominioń Inca (formally New France/Viceroyalty of Peru) - Hawaii traded extensively with France's colonies and territories in Laurentia throughout the eighteenth century. New France in particular hosted Kamehameha II in his first foreign visit. Although the nation now prioritizes other states in Laurentia, the Viceroy's successor is still one of the nation's main trade partners.
 * Aztlan Federation - A Hawaiian expedition to Iberia's colony of Nova Lusitânia in the late eighteenth century helped lay the foundation for trade relations with the nation's successor.
 * Salish Nation
 * Tu'i Tonga Empire - Major trade partner in the southern Pacific. Trade with this nation directly led to Hawaii's expansion to the southwest.
 * Pohnpei - Major trade partner in the southern Pacific. Trade with this nation directly led to Hawaii's expansion to the west.
 * Tondo
 * Japan
 * Russia
 * Argenta

Neutral


 * Iberia
 * Great Britain