Hawaiian Kingdom Intellectual Property Trust
Hale Kapu
Mo'olelo
a Ali'i Ana
Governing Body of the 44,444 Lineal Descendants
Founded on June 19, 2023. A sovereign cultural trust established to protect, preserve, and distribute the intellectual property of the Hawaiian Kingdom — its stories, its songs, its art, its lineage, and its land.
Trust Documents
The Full Body of Work
01
The Constitution
The founding constitutional document of the Trust. Eight articles governing the name, purpose, membership, governance, IP rights, revenue distribution, cultural sovereignty, and amendment process.
Read the Constitution →02
The Bylaws
The operational governance document. Defines the roles of the 13 Cultural Architects, the 44 Senators, and the 44,444 Ohana — and the rules by which the Trust conducts its affairs.
Read the Bylaws →03
SB 3317 — The Manifesto
The 76-page founding manifesto: How to Make a Multi-Billion Dollar Hawaiian Film Industry in 5 Years. Presented to the Hawai'i State Legislature and the Lieutenant Governor of Hawai'i.
Read the Manifesto →04
Membership Application
Apply to join the 44,444 Ohana System. Membership is open to all lineal descendants of the ancestors of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. It is not purchased — it is earned through lineage.
Apply for Membership →Welcome to the 44,444
Ohana System
Membership
The Ohana System is the membership infrastructure of Hale Kapu Mo'olelo a Ali'i Ana. It is designed to register, verify, and connect the 44,444 lineal descendants of the Hawaiian ali'i — the chiefs whose lineage forms the living foundation of the Kingdom.
Each member receives a numbered certificate of membership, a genealogy record, access to the Trust's digital vault of cultural documentation, and voting rights within the governing council.
The number 44,444 is not arbitrary. In Hawaiian numerology, the number 4 — hā — represents the four cardinal directions, the four phases of the moon, and the four seasons of the agricultural calendar. 44,444 is the sacred count of those called to steward the Kingdom's future.
Governance Structure
Three Tiers of Power
The 13 founding stewards of the Trust — one for each island of the Hawaiian archipelago. They hold the original seal, ratify all constitutional amendments, and serve as the final cultural authority of the Kingdom.
Meet the 13 →44 elected Senators — the governing body of the Trust. They direct the Trust's cultural, legal, and commercial operations, approve budgets, and oversee all licensing agreements on behalf of the Ohana.
Meet the 44 →The 44,444 registered members of the Ohana System. Each member holds a numbered certificate, a genealogy record, and voting rights within the governing council. They are the Trust.
Meet the Descendants →
The Six Pillars of the Trust
Mo'olelo
The sacred stories — oral histories, myths, chants, and genealogies of the Hawaiian people. Protected, archived, and returned to the people.
Mele
Hawaiian song and chant. The living library of the Kingdom encoded in sound. Every mele is a legal document of lineage.
Hula
The embodied archive. Hula is not performance — it is testimony. The body as living record of the land and the chiefs.
Wahi Pana
Sacred places. The geography of the Kingdom encoded in place names, legends, and the memory of the land itself.
Ali'i Lineage
The genealogical chain of the 44,444 lineal descendants. Documented, verified, and protected under the Trust.
Intellectual Property
Film, fashion, music, literature, and visual art created by and for the Hawaiian people. Owned by the Trust. Distributed through Ali'i Ana.
The Kingdom — A Timeline
E Komo Mai
Join the Ali'i System.
The Hawaiian Cultural Universe is open. Register as a member of the 44,444 and take your place in the Trust.
