Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai‘i? / / Jon M. Van Dyke.

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• VerfasserIn: Van Dyke, Jon M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2007]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (504 p.)

The 1846-1848 Mahele (division) transformed the lands of Hawai‘i from a shared value into private property, but left many issues unresolved. Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) agreed to the Mahele, which divided all land among the mō‘ī (king), the ali‘i (chiefs), and the maka‘āinana (commoners), in the ho...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Land Tenure on the Eve of Western Contact
• 3. Before the Mahele
• 4. The Mahele
• 5. The Government Lands
• 6. The Transfer of Lands from Kauikeaouli to Alexander Liholiho (1854–55)
• 7. The Passing of Alexander Liholiho (1863)
• 8. In the Matter of the Estate of His Majesty Kamehameha IV (1864)
• 9. The 1865 Statute Making the Crown Lands Inalienable
• 10. The Ascension of William Charles Lunalilo to the Throne (1872)
• 11. The Transition between the Kamehameha Line and Kaläkaua’s Keawe-a-Heulu Line
• 12. Claus Spreckels, Princess Ruth Ke‘elikolani, and the Claim to a Half Interest in the Crown Lands
• 13. The Inalienable Crown Lands (1865–93)
• 14. The 1887 Bayonet Constitution and the Reciprocity / Pearl Harbor Treaty: Preludes to Overthrow
• 15. Population, Voting, and Citizenship in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i
• 16. The 1893 Overthrow of the Kingdom
• 17. The Republic of Hawaii (1894–98)
• 18. The 1895 Land Act
• 19. Annexation by the United States (1898)
• 20. The Crown Lands during the Territorial Period (1898–1959)
• 21. Liliuokalani v. United States (1910)
• 22. The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (1921)
• 23. Statehood (1959 to Present)
• 24. The “Painful Irony” of Rice v. Cayetano (2000)
• 25. The Kamehameha Schools
• 26. The Other Ali‘i Trusts
• 27. The British Crown Lands
• 28. Claims of Ali‘i Descendants
• 29. Summary and Conclusions
• Appendix 1. Principles Adopted by the Land Commission, 1846–47
• Appendix 2. An Act Relating to the Crown, Government, and Fort Lands, June 7, 1848
• Appendix 3. The Kuleana Act (Enactment of Further Principles), August 6, 1850
• Appendix 4. In the Matter of the Estate of His Majesty Kamehameha IV, 2 Hawai‘i 715, 1864 WL 2485 (1864)
• Appendix 5. Act Rendering the Crown Lands Inalienable, January 3, 1865
• Appendix 6. Joint Resolution of Annexation, July 7, 1898
• Appendix 7. Excerpts from the Organic Act, April 30, 1900
• Appendix 8. Liliuokalani v. United States, 45 Ct.Cl. 481, 1909 WL 905 (U.S. Court of Claims 1910)
• Appendix 9. “Apology Resolution,” November 23, 1993
• Glossary
• Selected Bibliography
• General Index
• Case Index
• Credits for Photographs