Albert George Sidney Hawes (October 9, 1842 – August 6, 1897) was a British marine officer and diplomat. From 1871 to 1884, he helped construct a marine component for the Japanese Navy. From 1885 to 1897, he served many posts in the British Foreign Service in later life including as Consul to Nyasa (Malawi), Acting Consul to Zanzibar, Consul for the Society Islands and in his final post as British Commissioner to the Republic of Hawaii from 1894 till his death 1897.