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Every case set in what is now Pacific islands, best-known first. Cities, states and old kingdoms count under the country that holds them today.

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Cases in Pacific islands

Best-known first. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
6
Years
1884 to 2012
Region
Oceania
Main subjects
Native nations and islands, Money and markets, Royalty, Foundations
Families
House of Kamehameha
Updated
30 October 2026
Map of Tonga, marked on the globe2012 · Hong Kong (Kingdom of Tonga)Tonga's constitution lets only children born in marriage inherit the throne or a noble estate, so King George Tupou V's daughter could not succeed himTonga's 1875 constitution says of the throne: "It shall be lawful only for those born in marriage to succeed." The same rule governs land. Under clause 104 the King may grant nobles hereditary estates, and land may not be sold.Wikisource (primary text) and 4 moreAvarua waterfront, Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Avarua waterfront, Rarotonga, Cook Islands in 2003 - excellent shoreline protection1998 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Rarotonga, Cook IslandsA couple put their Ponzi commissions in a Cook Islands trust that locked when they were sued, and a US judge jailed them for six monthsMichael and Denyse Anderson ran Financial Growth Consultants, a San Diego telemarketing firm. It sold $5,000 shares in late-night television ads for products such as talking pet tags, promising 50 percent returns in 60 to 90 days.search.ftc.gov and 3 moreBernice Pauahi Bishop: Bernice Pauahi Bishop, age twenty-three1884 · Honolulu, Kingdom of HawaiiThe last Kamehameha princess left her lands to a school, and a judge removed its trustees for self-dealing 115 years laterBernice Pauahi Bishop was the last direct descendant of Kamehameha I. She refused the throne when King Kamehameha V offered it to her in 1872.archives.starbulletin.com and 3 moreCakobau with son and heir, 1861: Seated portrait of Thakombau, king of the Fijian group and his son (possibly Ratu Epeli Nailatikau). When the British HMS Pelorus was in Fiji in 181989 · Bau Island, FijiThe Vunivalu of Bau title stood empty for 34 years after 1989 because Cakobau's clan could not agree on an heirOn Bau, the Roko Tui Bau were the sacred chiefs and the Vunivalu, "Root of War", were the war and executive chiefs. The Vunivalu Naulivou used musket-armed European beachcombers to extend Bau's power before he died in 1829.fijivillage.com and 2 moreKamehameha Schools: First Graduating Class of the Kamehameha School for Boys, 18911884 · Honolulu, Kingdom of HawaiiA 1997 essay called "Broken Trust" led a Hawaii court to remove the Bishop Estate trustees, who were paid up to $900,000 a yearPrincess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, last of the Kamehameha line, left about 375,000 acres in trust in her 1883 will to run schools for Hawaiian children. Justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court chose the trustees.archives.starbulletin.com and 2 moreAncient Yapese stone money: Monnaies de pierre alignées contre un mur de pierre sèche, municipalité de Rull, Îles Yap1910 · Yap, Federated States of Micronesia; PalauOn Yap, a family stayed rich for generations on a stone coin lying at the bottom of the seaYap's stone money, called rai or fei, is carved limestone wheels from a foot to about twelve feet across, quarried in Palau and brought back by canoe and raft. Ownership passes by agreement.Internet Archive and 2 more