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Kaumualiʻi (c. 1778 – May 26, 1824), also known as George Kaumualii, was the last independent Aliʻi Aimoku, or king, of the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau before becoming a vassal of Kamehameha I of the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. He was the 23rd high chief of Kauaʻi.

Kaumualiʻi was the only son of Queen Kamakahelei, 22nd Aliʻi Aimoku of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, and her husband, Aliʻi Kaeokulani (c. 1754 – 1794), regent of Maui and Molokaʻi. Kaeokulani was himself the younger son of Kekaulike, the the 23rd Aliʻi Aimoku and Moʻi of Maui; he became the co-king and effectual ruler of Kauaʻi by his marriage. When he died in 1794, Kamakahelei passed their titles and positions to the 16-year-old Kaumualiʻi, who reigned under the regency of Chief Inamoo until he came of age. His first wife and queen was his half-sister Kawalu of Oahu, his second his niece Kaapuwai Kapuaamoku of Kōloa, and his ultimate seventh the Hawaiʻian queen regent Kaʻahumanu (1768 – 1832), Kamehameha's widow.

Kauaʻi and Niʻihau had eluded Kamehameha's control since he first tried to add them to his kingdom in 1796, a year after Kaumualiʻi became ali'i nui. At that time the governor of Island of Hawaii led a rebellion against Kamehameha, forcing him to return home. He tried again in 1803, but disease ravaged his armies, and he called a retreat to heal his men and work on his strategy. Over the next years Kamehameha amassed the largest armada Hawaiʻi had ever seen – foreign-built schooners and massive war canoes, armed with cannons and carrying his vast army. Kaumualiʻi decided to negotiate a peaceful resolution rather than resort to bloodshed. The move was supported by Kamehameha as well as the people of Kauaʻi and the foreign sandalwood merchants on the island, whose trade was hurt by the constant feuding. In 1810, Kaumualii became Kamehameha's vassal, and Hawaiʻi was united under one sovereign for the first time. Kaumualiʻi continued to serve as Kamehameha's governor of Kauaʻi.

Kamehameha died in 1819, and the Hawaiʻians grew fearful that Kaumualiʻi would sever Kauaʻi's relationship with the united Hawaiʻi. Kamehameha's widow Elizabeth Kaʻahumanu, who exerted much political force in kingdom, kidnapped Kaumualiʻi and forced him into marrying her, ensuring the island chain's union remained unbroken during the reigns of Kamehameha's successors. They remained married until his death in 1824.

Kaumualiʻi was popular both among his people and the foreigners who visited and worked on his islands. Captain George Vancouver, who had given the young king a flock of sheep as a gift, was thanked with a lavish banquet and described his host glowingly. Kaumualii was described as handsome, likeable, and courteous, as well as a capable leader.

After Kaumualiʻi's death in 1824, his son and heir prince Keoki Peke Kaumualiʻi Hume-hume (1797 – 1826), also known as George Tamoree, attempted to re-establish the independence on Kauaʻi, but was also eventually captured and taken to Honolulu. King Kaumualiʻi's granddaughter Aliʻi Kapiʻolani (1834 – 1899) of Hilo (also known as lady Ester Kapiolani or Julia Kapiolani, eldest daughter of Kaumualiʻi's daughter Princess Kinoike Kekaulike) married a certain Aliʻi David Kalakaua, postmaster-general of the Kingdom of Hawaii. In 1874, the couple was elected by the Hawaiʻian legislature as King and Queen of the Hawaiʻian Islands, starting to reign as king Kalākaua I and Queen Kapiʻolani. Another granddaughter, Kapiʻolani's youngest sister Victoria Kuhio Kinoike Kekaulike (1843 – 1884) of Hilo was later elevated as Governor of the island of Kauaʻi, Princess and Royal Highness. Her progeny are called the House of Kawananakoa and are regarded as "legitimist" claimants to the crown of the now defunct Hawaiian monarchy.

• "King Kaumualii Profile". Historical pamphlet on Kaumualiʻi. From coco-palms.com. Retrieved December 27, 2006.