Matelita
A paramount chief of the islands of Manu’a, now in American Samoa.
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Keakealani’wahine
Sovereign queen of Hawaii
Kalanikauleleiaiwi
Kalanikauleleiaiwi was co-ruler of Hawai’i, alongside her brother King Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, in the late 17th and early 18th century.
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was crowned as Queen Consort of Tonga on 4th July 1967.
Litia Samanunu
Wife of the Fijian Ratu (chief) Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Adi (female chief) Litia was the daughter of Turaga na Roko Tui Bau, the leader of the Kubuna Confederacy on the Fijian island of Bau.
Agnes TuiSamoa
Agnes TuiSamoa spent a lifetime supporting and campaigning for the rights of her fellow Pacific Islanders in Auckland, both new migrants and their New Zealand-born children.
Wilma Smith
Violinist Wilma Smith maintained a strong profile as soloist and chamber musician in Australasia.
Edith Kanakaʻole
Edith Kanaka’ole (also affectionately called “Aunty Edith”), a native Hawaiian composer, chanter and dancer, was a champion for the preservation of native Hawaiian culture and arts. Kanaka’ole lead the highly celebrated dance school, Hālau o Kekuhi, where her legacy as a Kumu Hula, or chief practitioner of traditional Hawaiian dance and culture, took flight.
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler was a leading campaigner for Aboriginal rights from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Lani Ka’ahumanu
Lani Ka’ahumanu, a leader of the bisexual rights movement in the U.S., has worked for greater visibility for bisexuals both within the LGBTQ movement as well as broader society. An author, community organizer, and health advocate, she has been a driving force behind the fight against biphobia since 1980.