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Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai'i?
Jon M Van Dyke
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Description for Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai'i?
Hardcover. The 1846 Mahele (division) transformed the lands of Hawai'i from a shared value into private property, but left many issues unresolved. This book describes and analyzes the cultural and legal history of Hawai'i's Crown Lands. Num Pages: 560 pages, 64 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JPHC; LND; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1211.
The 1846 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 mo'i (king), the ali'i (chiefs), and the maka'ainana (commoners), in the hopes of keeping the lands in Hawaiian hands even if a foreign power claimed sovereignty over the Islands. The king's share was further divided into Government and Crown Lands, the latter managed personally by the ruler until a court decision in 1864 and a statute passed in 1865 declared that they could no longer be ... Read more
The 1846 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 mo'i (king), the ali'i (chiefs), and the maka'ainana (commoners), in the hopes of keeping the lands in Hawaiian hands even if a foreign power claimed sovereignty over the Islands. The king's share was further divided into Government and Crown Lands, the latter managed personally by the ruler until a court decision in 1864 and a statute passed in 1865 declared that they could no longer be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824832100
SKU
V9780824832100
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About Jon M Van Dyke
Jon M. Van Dyke has been a professor of law since 1976 at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i.
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