Waimea Valley In Ancient Hawaiian Culture

According to the information present in the speech given by a man named, Sanford J Dole, the Americans imperializing Hawai’i was a constructive motion. This is due to the fact that throughout the speech, Dole informs his audience on the benefits both the Hawaiians and Hawai’i would gain through Hawai’i being a territory of the United States(US). The speech was given on June 10th, 1900, at Iolani Palace, after Dole was elected to be the governor of the Territory of Hawai’i. As the speech is an original document, it is a primary source. Based on the information provided in the speech, the message Dole is trying to convey is that the day Hawai’i became a territory of the US, is one of the most important days in Hawaiian history. This is because

Kamehameha traveled overseas to sell sandalwood, but soon learned he could not make a profit due to port fees. Then all of the sudden Kamehameha decided to take the idea of port fees back to Hawaii. This idea that Kamehameha brought back with him was a great change. With the idea of port fees, the Hawaiian’s made profits that benefited their communities. The port fees proved to be extremely useful due to the fact that dozens of ships docked at Hawaii as a stopover.

In Ancient Hawaii, King Kamehameha the Great unified the Hawaiian Islands. After Kamehameha unified the islands he rewarded his loyal followers making them chiefs and letting them rule over the land. Then after Kamehameha the Great died his son Kamehameha III did very little to change the land ownership in Hawaii. But Kamehameha III divided the land into two separate categories with the Act of 1848 “The Great Mahele”. There was the Crown Lands that he kept for himself and the Government lands which were to be split between the commoners, government, and the chiefs. The Great Mahele of 1848 had social, political, and economical effects on the Native Hawaiians.

The Great Mahele was an act proposed in 1848 allowing Hawaiian land to be privately owned, and the rest redistributed. The occurrence of this event not only affected Hawaiians back then, but still to this day impacts them. The King continued to divide land for the government and maka’ainana could get land for active labor. The king also shared his land between himself and 245 more ali’i; his land- “Crown Lands” and ali’i- “Konohiki Lands” (Mahele Notes). The Mahele of 1848 was a land division separated into 4 different categories: land belonged to the king, land belonged to the ali’i or chiefs, land that could be purchased by the foreigners who lived in Hawaii, and land worked by the commoners or maka’ainana. The Mahele was unjustified because

Accordingly as planned, the Mahele began with the king, chiefs, and maka’ainana owning one third of all lands, but as time went on the maka’ainana land began to reduce rapidly (Cachola). Unfortunately, not knowing how to buy land or earn money, the land set aside for buying soon became foreign owned land. Seeming like enough land owned by the foreigners, apparently it wasn’t, more and more Hawaiians could not pay taxes, leaving foreigners with an abundance of land to purchase with little competition. Nonetheless, while land was being taken from the Hawaiians, foreigners prospered, almost taking over all of the land in Hawaii. There was an abundance of land owned by the foreigners and Hawaiians owned almost nothing after removed from their beloved homes.

The Great Māhele was a land division put in place that happened during the reign of Kamehameha III. Māhele translates to “portion or divide. The intent was to secure land for Hawaiians by establishing a free enterprise system, but landowners had to claim their land. Hawaiians were not accustomed to the concept of owning land, so very few claimed their own land. This resulted in the Hawaiian population eventually losing most of their land to foreigners.

After the European influence upon indigenous Hawaiian culture, “Hawaiians radically reinterpreted and transformed their culture… part of this transformation was the abandonment of the kapu system in 1819.” The meaning of the organization of architecture no longer reflects upon ideology of the Hawaiians, but the adaptation of more technological advanced living space. As a result, “many temples were dismantled or destroyed, leaving only he foundation stones” (Ladegoged, #).

In the mid 1800 there was a boom in sudar crops. It was hard for the Hawaiians to make sugar alone, so they took immigrants from other countries to help the Hawaiians but there was many struggles to in this years of boom.Plantation life in Hawaii in the 1800 was difficult. Living conditions in Hawaii were severely poor, working conditions were painful, and racism was treated unfairly.

The oral history of these people talk about how groups or bands of people were entrusted to care for the environment and resources within their ancestral territory (About The Hualapai Nation, 22). They are descendants of a group called the Cerbat (“Hualapai Tribe”). The tribe’s ancestral territory estimated to be about five million acres (About The Hualapai

During this time if the makaainana wanted to legally own the land they had been occupying for generations, they had to register claims. Only a few of the makaainana submitted their claims and fewer were even awarded lands. Less than one percent of the land were awarded to the people whom had actually worked the land. The total of the lands which were awarded to them was 28,658 acres (Andrade 84).

The priests lived within the heiau, temples made of lava rock. Priests of various gods and goddesses were the only ones allowed in to the kapu or inner court. A Hawaiian priest had the power of declaring kapu, forbidden acts or land. Hawaiian priests also had the power of choosing victims for human sacrifices. The priests of the gods and goddesses passed down prayers and beliefs through an oral tradition. Often each priest was responsible for flawlessly reciting a certain part of a ceremony.

This had a big impact on the Hawaiians because this allowed the foreigners to buy land. Even though the Mahele was to be split a fair amount among all the people living on the islands, that did not work out for the foreigners. The Mahele allowed the foreigners to come to Hawai’i and claim Hawaiians lands, but instead the foreigners decided to buy almost completely all the lands due to the new idea of King Kamehameha III’s royal advisors idea of land ownership. When the foreigners claimed and bought the land, it messed everything up for the Hawaiians such as available

King Kamehameha the III I in january 27, 1848 enacted land distribution acts in 1848. was the leader of the Proposition of the Great Mahele. The proposition was to allow private ownership to land for the first time ever for Hawaii to foreigners. These foreigners were thought to be missionaries or American businessmen, which could make a huge positive impact to the King and his people. Thanks to this ordinance Hawaii was able to assimilate to the Americas in a very profitable way. The land commission The land should be divided into equal thirds. 1/3 for King, ali`i, 1/3 government and 1/3 for the people. The opposing side would argue that the Great Mahele caused Hawaiians to be stripped of land and it may have been correct in certain aspects,

In 1994 on January sixteenth, The Proclamation of Restoration was formed. This was known as the proclamation of restoration of the independence of the sovereign nation state of Hawaii. The Kanaka Maoli claimed all of their land, Natural Wealth, Resources, Minerals, and waters, which had always been

Hawaiian is unique among the fifty states, especially in regards to its native music form, which is still preformed, and captivates audiences even today. Hawaiian chanting, music, and dance are not only key parts of life on the island, but have also become cultural icons as well as profound symbols of nature and religion in Hawaii. Hawaii has a rich history, beginning with the early settlers from Polynesia who brought their traditions and religions to Hawaii. Over the years, the inhabitants took those traditions and adapted them to their new home, creating the definitive culture that, even with Western influences, still is a captivating force within the society.