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The Great Māhele
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The Great Māhele
Erika Stephenson
Results
Cons
Pros
Chiefs
-1/3 original lands
-Didn't understand Western
transactions
Missionaries and business men now own the land they've built their businesses on.
People of the Land
- 3 acres per person
- Only 8,421 of 14,195 requests rewarded
-1% of land
Why did it happen?
Disease & Depopulation
Capitalist Intrusion
Crown Lands
Western Imperialism
Government
Lands
23%
37%
King: 1 Million acres
245 Chiefs: 1.6 Million acres
Government: 1.5 Million acres
- 30,000 of these acres to be distributed among 80,000 commoners.
- Chiefs given an extension to claim their land
40%
Chief Lands
Land Division
What is the Māhele?
Māhele: To divide or portion
Steps to the Great Land
Division
Enacted in 1848 by King Kamehameha III
Land Tenure System
Private Land Ownership
- Missionary Influence
- Hawaiian Bill of Rights 1840
- Land Commission 1846
Traditional Land Tenure System
- Owned by the Gods
- Supervised by the King
and his chiefs
- Cared for by the
native people
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