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Property Laws, White Settler Power And The Kingdom Of Hawai’I, Martin Rakowszczyk Feb 2022

Property Laws, White Settler Power And The Kingdom Of Hawai’I, Martin Rakowszczyk

Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

Hawai’ian property laws in the 19th century, while intended to provide for the transition of the islands to a European mode of commerce and allow for greater prosperity, weakened the power of Native Hawai`ian subjects and ultimately contributed to European planter power and the eventual annexation of the islands. Prior to European contact, land in the Kingdom of Hawai`i was communally owned and not treated as a tradable commodity. However, forced to settle foreign debts, the Hawai’ian government instituted land reform intended to raise money and maintain Hawai’ian sovereignty. Given the constant threat of annexation by Western powers and …


Ethnic Intercession: Leadership At Kalaupapa Leprosy Colony, 1871–1887, Pennie Moblo Jun 1999

Ethnic Intercession: Leadership At Kalaupapa Leprosy Colony, 1871–1887, Pennie Moblo

Pacific Studies

Western notions of leadership can obscure the complexity of colonial history. This article examines ethnic relations in Hawai‘i via its Hansen’s disease colony during the years immediately preceding the overthrow of the monarchy. Popular accounts of Kalaupapa portray a nineteenth-century prison of iniquity where native Hawaiians, sequestered from the controls of civilization, degenerated to a state of “savagery” until a European priest saved them. This image is challenged by letters and reports to the Board of Health, which invoke an alternative history focused on the dialogue between native patients and foreign advisors in government. It is argued here that the …


J. Kehaulani Kauanui's Review Of Nâ Maka O Ka ‘Âina's Act Of War—The Overthrow Of The Hawaiian Nation And E Ola Ka ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘I, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui Jun 1999

J. Kehaulani Kauanui's Review Of Nâ Maka O Ka ‘Âina's Act Of War—The Overthrow Of The Hawaiian Nation And E Ola Ka ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘I, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1992

Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1992

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 15, No 3 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1992

Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 15 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1992

Contributors: Vol 15 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 15 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue 3


Judith Huntsman's Review Of Jocelyn Linnekin's Sacred Queens And Women Of Consequence: Rank, Gender, And Colonialism In The Hawaiian Islands, Judith Huntsman Sep 1992

Judith Huntsman's Review Of Jocelyn Linnekin's Sacred Queens And Women Of Consequence: Rank, Gender, And Colonialism In The Hawaiian Islands, Judith Huntsman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review Forum On David E. Stannard's Before The Horror: The Population Of Hawai‘I On The Eve Of Western Contact, David E. Stannard, Terry L. Hunt, Ann F. Ramenofsky, Francis L. Black Jul 1990

Book Review Forum On David E. Stannard's Before The Horror: The Population Of Hawai‘I On The Eve Of Western Contact, David E. Stannard, Terry L. Hunt, Ann F. Ramenofsky, Francis L. Black

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Lillian Z. Mason's Review Of Elvi Whittaker's The Mainland Haole: The White Experience In Hawaii, Lillian Z. Mason Mar 1988

Lillian Z. Mason's Review Of Elvi Whittaker's The Mainland Haole: The White Experience In Hawaii, Lillian Z. Mason

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Cultures In Collision: Hawai‘I And England, 1778, Haunani-Kay Trask Sep 1983

Cultures In Collision: Hawai‘I And England, 1778, Haunani-Kay Trask

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.