22. The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (1921)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Land Tenure on the Eve of Western Contact 11
7. 3. Before the Mahele 19
8. 4. The Mahele 30
9. 5. The Government Lands 54
10. 6. The Transfer of Lands from Kauikeaouli to Alexander Liholiho (1854–55) 59
11. 7. The Passing of Alexander Liholiho (1863) 66
12. 8. In the Matter of the Estate of His Majesty Kamehameha IV (1864) 71
13. 9. The 1865 Statute Making the Crown Lands Inalienable 89
14. 10. The Ascension of William Charles Lunalilo to the Throne (1872) 93
15. 11. The Transition between the Kamehameha Line and Kaläkaua’s Keawe-a-Heulu Line 96
16. 12. Claus Spreckels, Princess Ruth Ke‘elikolani, and the Claim to a Half Interest in the Crown Lands 100
17. 13. The Inalienable Crown Lands (1865–93) 111
18. 14. The 1887 Bayonet Constitution and the Reciprocity / Pearl Harbor Treaty: Preludes to Overthrow 118
19. 15. Population, Voting, and Citizenship in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i 131
20. 16. The 1893 Overthrow of the Kingdom 151
21. 17. The Republic of Hawaii (1894–98) 172
22. 18. The 1895 Land Act 188
23. 19. Annexation by the United States (1898) 200
24. 20. The Crown Lands during the Territorial Period (1898–1959) 216
25. 21. Liliuokalani v. United States (1910) 227
26. 22. The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (1921) 237
27. 23. Statehood (1959 to Present) 254
28. 24. The “Painful Irony” of Rice v. Cayetano (2000) 274
29. 25. The Kamehameha Schools 307
30. 26. The Other Ali‘i Trusts 324
31. 27. The British Crown Lands 344
32. 28. Claims of Ali‘i Descendants 358
33. 29. Summary and Conclusions 375
34. Appendix 1. Principles Adopted by the Land Commission, 1846–47 385
35. Appendix 2. An Act Relating to the Crown, Government, and Fort Lands, June 7, 1848 397
36. Appendix 3. The Kuleana Act (Enactment of Further Principles), August 6, 1850 422
37. Appendix 4. In the Matter of the Estate of His Majesty Kamehameha IV, 2 Hawai‘i 715, 1864 WL 2485 (1864) 424
38. Appendix 5. Act Rendering the Crown Lands Inalienable, January 3, 1865 433
39. Appendix 6. Joint Resolution of Annexation, July 7, 1898 435
40. Appendix 7. Excerpts from the Organic Act, April 30, 1900 437
41. Appendix 8. Liliuokalani v. United States, 45 Ct.Cl. 481, 1909 WL 905 (U.S. Court of Claims 1910) 446
42. Appendix 9. “Apology Resolution,” November 23, 1993 450
43. Glossary 455
44. Selected Bibliography 459
45. General Index 471
46. Case Index 483
47. Credits for Photographs 485