Kauikeaouli is the greatest of all of Hawaii’s kings by making Hawaii a modern nation. Several reasons confirm just how great of a king he was from the constitution of 1840 to the declaration of rights in 1839 and even “The Paulet affair of 1843”.
To start off, it was the constitution of 1840. This was a major turning point in Hawaii. As a result of this document it gave the society a lot more individual freedom and rights. It simply stated that the government was based on christian values and equality for all. Freedom of religion, speech, fair trials by jury and the rights to earn and keep wealth was all established into the law of the land. Not only was the people's lives changed but so were the governments. A balance of power was set into this society by splitting up the authority into multiple parts. These parts included the executive, legislative, and judicial branch. Yet it further comprised of the house of nobles and representatives and the kuhina nui (personal advisor). However, this is only one of the adjustments in the community.
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This was the start of the constitution, when he said this he felt compelled to change the laws of the land. For the people to have life, liberty, and freedom to mostly everything was a main reason these words were spoken from Kauikeaouli. The people and the chiefs were brought together equally under these words so that they both may enjoy the same protection under the same laws and rights. Kauikeaouli took his words and put it into the constitution of 1840. Living in all fairness was what he wanted to do and it's what happened. These altercations were well spread out amongst all the public
Queen Liliuokalani wrote a letter, titled, “Queen Liliuokalani’s Letter of Protest to Mckinley” she writes that she believes that the treaty that the United States is trying to carry out to take over Hawaii is an injustice, since it goes against many of Hawaii’s civil rights. The letter was written, while The United States was in the Spanish-American War. The United States was attempting to take over Hawaii, just to look stronger to the Spanish. In her letter, Queen Liliuokalani discusses the treaty that the president of America is trying to carry out. America threatens to blow up Hawaii, if the Queen does not give up her power to America. One example that demonstrates the purpose and point of view is when the author states, “The treaty ignores
The role of a kahuna in the Hawaiian culture takes on the responsibility of keeping a balance between the people and the nation. In doing so, they apply their field of expertise towards assisting the aliʻi and the makaʻāinana. In ancient Hawai’i, there were many different types of kāhuna that had a skill set that contributed or benefited the community. In this paper I will discuss the different ways a kahuna achieves this type of balance within the lāhui. These kuleana include advising the aliʻi to make pono decisions, guiding the makaʻāinana in their daily lives and practices, and taking care of the spiritual side of the Hawaiian culture and traditional practices of the people.
The Hawaiian culture is known throughout the western world for their extravagant luaus, beautiful islands, and a language that comes nowhere near being pronounceable to anyone but a Hawaiian. Whenever someone wants to “get away” their first thought is to sit on the beach in Hawai’i with a Mai tai in their hand and watch the sun go down. Haunani-Kay Trask is a native Hawaiian educated on the mainland because it was believed to provide a better education. She questioned the stories of her heritage she heard as a child when she began learning of her ancestors in books at school. Confused by which story was correct, she returned to Hawai’i and discovered that the books of the mainland schools had been all wrong and her heritage was correctly told through the language and teachings of her own people. With her use of pathos and connotative language, Trask does a fine job of defending her argument that the western world destroyed her vibrant Hawaiian culture.
While this may be true, this does not rationalize the fact that the overthrow was both illegal, and extremely unethical as well. Years after Hawaii was annexed into the United States, business boomed because of tourism around 1966 (Time). Hawaii was annexed under shady circumstances and was completely illegal. Men pointed bayonets at King Kalakaua and forced him to sign a document which gave up almost all the power within the Hawaiian monarchy to the American and European elites (Wikipedia). This unscrupulous overthrow swept the Native Hawaiians with feelings of sorrow and grief. Their monarchy was taken over unfairly and they were unable to do anything about it, their voices were left
The natives also started wearing clothes like the westerners did, they slowing quit wearing the Tapa cloth and traditional Hawaiian attire that used to be accepted. Music was also highly influenced during this time, and the concepts of that time are still a huge part of the music culture today. Another change that occurred was medical care on the islands, the spread of diseases was a huge problem among the natives, and their medical technology wasn't advanced at all. The western medicine was a big help to the islands and it saved a lot of lives even though it wouldn't be considered good today. In my opinion, the biggest and most important change that took place was the abolition of the Kapu system. This changed the entire culture and way of thought in the islands. It went to a Christian based
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The Great Mahele was a land division in 1848 which created a massive alteration towards Hawaiians’ society. The Mahele was enacted because King Kamehameha III, influenced by foreign advisors, wanted to prevent a brutal and hostile takeover from the foreigners. Another purpose of the Mahele was to grant Hawaiians an ample amount of land. The Mahele did not serve its full purpose. Violence between foreigners and Hawaiians was avoided, but the majority of the land was lost to foreigners (Cachola). The Mahele did not benefit the Hawaiians because only foreigners had sufficient money to purchase the land and because the land that was given to the Hawaiians had limited resources (Menton and Tamura 116).
Hawaii is a top vacation destination by many tourists all over the world. When Hawaii comes to mind many people and different cultures imagine sandy beaches, warm, blue waters, lush green backdrops, Hula dancers in grass skirts with flowers in their hair and leis around their necks. These visual representations are iconic symbols of Hawaii and of what many have come to define as Hawaiian. These images and ideas painted by the visitor industry most often take place at the expense of the Hawaiians historic culture. These stereotypes conjured up by the tourist indus...
The first text examined for this study is Lili’uokalani’s autobiography, The End of Hawaii’s Independence: An Autobiographical History by Hawaii’s Last Monarch, which was originally published in 1898, nineteen years before her death in 1917. Utilizing an autobiography has many advantages; the reader gets a first person account of the various events that happened in the subject’s life as well as an account of the subject themselves. Through her autobiography, Lili’uokalani describes her childhood, her marriage, her regencies, her reign, her travels, her music, her imprisonment, and her life after the fall of the monarchy. She also describes the reign of monarchs before her, America and England, and the events that occurred to bring about her
Prince Kuhio was born in Koloa, Kaua’i on March 26, 1871 between David Kahalepouli Pi’ikoi and Princess Victoria Kuhio Kinoike Kekaulike. His full name is Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole Pi’ikoi. His families were a Hawaii’s ancient royal families. Kuhio was born in wealth family and rank on the Kaua’i island in the 1871. He is the youngest son of his family. His parents, David and Victoria, died when he was still a small child. After their death, he and his brother David Kawananakoa and Edward Abner Keli’lahonui Pi’ikoi went to live with their aunt, Kapi’olani and her husband Kalakaua. Their relationship with adoptive parents were really strong. Kalakaua named Kuhio and his brothers princes when Kalakaua became a King. And he placing them in the list of line of succession to the throne. The young princes think seriously about royal rules and study
He enjoyed the military and also loved the study of Law. He was a joyful man that enjoyed the Hawaiian traditions of Hula, language and music. Creating a few of the songs known and sung today. He also had so much care and compassion for Hawaii and its people, seeking only good for the country. While king, he dealt with the past, present issues and prepaid for the future of Hawai’i. David Kalakaua did whatever he could to keep Hawai’i safe and strong. He never saw himself above others but just as equal. He loved to travel and was loved all around the world, Asia, Europe, and the United States. And continues to be loved for many more years to
On August 26, 1789, the assembly issued the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.” Through judicial matters, this document was written in order to secure due process and to create self-government among the French citizens. This document offered to the world and especially to the French citizens a summary of the morals and values of the Revolution, while in turn justifying the destruction of a government; especially in this case the French government, based upon autocracy of the ruler and advantage. The formation of a new government based upon the indisputable rights of the individuals of France through liberty and political uniformity.
King Kamehameha was well known for unifying the islands, but he had to overcome a lot of hardships to officially bring all of the islands together under his leadership. Before becoming king, he had to battle for the islands by force with the guidance from his foreign advisors. He also applied improved weaponry and new methods, allowing him to win most of the battles that he fought. On his last battle, the Battle of Nu’uanu, Kamehameha included all of the new techniques to defeat the opposing side. However, he had to propose a peace treaty in order to officially rule all of the islands. By creating the consensus, it showed that his sight was not merely on winning, yet also on promoting peace. He persevered through difficult challenges, working
The Treaty of Waitangi is a very important document to New Zealand. It is an agreement that was drawn up by representatives of the British Crown and Maori Hapu and Iwi. It was first signed at the Bay of Islands on February 6th, 1840. There has been a lot of debate over the years about the translation of words between the English and Te Reo Maori versions of the text and the differences in the word meaning over the who languages. In this assignment I am going to cover the rights and responsibilities that the treaty contains and an explanation of the differences in wordings and I am also going to contextualise my understanding of the differences of wording against the Maori Worldview and the Declaration of Independence.