The Order was established in 1893 by King George Tupou II.

[citation needed] The Order of Pouono is currently considered as inactive, as King George Tupou V discontinued the Order in 2008.

[1][2] The Order consists of a single class: Knight Grand Cross.

[2] The insignia consists of a collar, badge, breast star and riband.

The collar is reserved for the King and foreign Heads of State only.