Pomare IV; Queen of Tahiti (28 February 1813 - 17 September 1877); more properly ?Aimata Pomare IV Vahine-o-Punuatera?itua (otherwise known as ?Aimata - meaning: eye-eater; after an old custom of the ruler to eat the eye of the defeated foe - or simply as Pomare IV); was the queen of Tahiti between 1827 and 1877.

She was the fourth monarch descended from the Pomare dynasty. She was the daughter of Pomare II. She succeeded as ruler of Tahiti after the death of her brother Pomare III when she was only 14 years old. She succeeded in reuniting Ra?iatea and Porapora (Borabora) with the kingdom of Tahiti. She ruled under the French administration from 1843 until 1877. Pomare IV is buried in the Royal Mausoleum; Papa?oa; ?Arue. She was succeeded by Pomare V; who reigned 1877-1880.

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