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Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement, & Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust (Latitude 20 Books (Paperback))
Samuel P. King
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Paperback. Upon her death in 1884, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop entrusted her property - known as Bishop Estate - to five trustees. Then in August 1997 the unthinkable happened: four revered kupuna and a professor of trust-law charged Bishop Estate trustees with massive trust abuse. This book, together with historical background, focuses on these events. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 344 pages, 95 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JKSN1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the largest landowner and richest woman in the Hawaiian kingdom. Upon her death in 1884, she entrusted her property - known as Bishop Estate - to five trustees in order to create and maintain an institution that would benefit the children of Hawai'i: Kamehameha Schools. A century later, Bishop Estate controlled nearly one out of every nine acres in the state, a concentration of private land ownership rarely seen anywhere in the world. Then in August 1997 the unthinkable happened: four revered kupuna (native Hawaiian elders) and a professor of trust-law publicly charged Bishop Estate ... Read more
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the largest landowner and richest woman in the Hawaiian kingdom. Upon her death in 1884, she entrusted her property - known as Bishop Estate - to five trustees in order to create and maintain an institution that would benefit the children of Hawai'i: Kamehameha Schools. A century later, Bishop Estate controlled nearly one out of every nine acres in the state, a concentration of private land ownership rarely seen anywhere in the world. Then in August 1997 the unthinkable happened: four revered kupuna (native Hawaiian elders) and a professor of trust-law publicly charged Bishop Estate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
A Latitude 20 Book
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824830441
SKU
V9780824830441
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About Samuel P. King
Samuel P. King is Senior U. S. District Judge, District of Hawai'i, appointed in 1972, following eleven years as a Hawai'i State Circuit Court judge. Randall W. Roth is professor of law at the University of Hawai'i.
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