Who owns the Crown lands of Hawaii?
"In this engrossing work, Jon Van Dyke describes and analyzes in detail the complex cultural and legal history of Hawai'i's Crown Lands. He argues that these lands must be examined as a separate entity and their unique status recognized. Government Lands were created to provide for the needs of the general population; Crown Lands were part of the personal domain of Kamehameha III and evolved into a resource designed to support the mo'i, who in turn supported the Native Hawaiian people. The question of who owns Hawai'i's Crown Lands today is of singular importance for Native Hawaiians in their quest for recognition and sovereignty, and this volume will become a primary resource on a fundamental issue underlying Native Hawaiian birthrights"--BOOK JACKET
xii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780824832100, 9780824832117, 0824832108, 0824832116
163812857
Land tenure at the eve of Western contact
Before the Mahele
The Mahele
The government lands
The transfer of lands from Kauikeaouli to Alexander Liholiho (1854-55)
The passing of Alexander Liholiho (1863)
In the matter of the estate of his Majesty Kamehameha IV (1864)
The 1865 statute making the Crown lands inalienable
The ascension of William Charles Lunalilo to the throne (1872)
The transition between the Kamehameha line and Kaläkaua's Keawe-a-heulu line
Claus Spreckels, Princess Ruth Keelikolani, and the claim to a half
Interest in the Crown lands
The inalienable Crown lands (1865-93)
1887 Bayonet Constitution and the Reciprocity/Pearl-Harbor Treaty : preludes to overthrow
Population, voting and citizenship in the Kingdom of Hawaii
The 1893 overthrow of the kingdom
The Republic of Hawaii (1894-98)
The 1895 Land Act
Annexation by the United States (1898)
The Crown lands during the territorial period (1898-1959)
Liliuokalani v. United States (1910)
The Hawaiian homes Commission Act (1921)
Statehood (1959-present)
The painful irony of Rice v. Cayetano (2000)
The Kamehameha schools
The other Alii trusts
The British crown lands
Claims of Alii descendants
Summary and conclusions