Great Māhele land division
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The Great Māhele land division was an 1848 legal reform in the Hawaiian Kingdom that radically restructured traditional land tenure by privatizing and redistributing lands among the monarchy, chiefs, and commoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Māhele land division canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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land reform ⓘ legal reform ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
aligning Hawaiian land law with Western legal concepts
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clarifying land titles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mahele
NERFINISHED
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Māhele of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyDetail | implemented through a series of land awards and divisions beginning in 1848 ⓘ |
| country | Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Hawaiian Kingdom land commission records
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Hawaiian Kingdom statutes ⓘ |
| followedBy |
economic transformation of Hawaii
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increased foreign acquisition of Hawaiian lands ⓘ |
| follows | traditional Hawaiian land tenure system ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of fee simple land titles
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diminished control of aliʻi over land ⓘ dispossession of many Native Hawaiian commoners ⓘ division of crown lands and government lands ⓘ establishment of kuleana awards for commoners ⓘ facilitation of foreign land ownership in Hawaii ⓘ legal recognition of private property in land ⓘ privatization of land in the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ redistribution of land among monarchy, chiefs, and commoners ⓘ restructuring of traditional land tenure in Hawaii ⓘ |
| hasPart |
division of lands between the king and aliʻi
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subsequent kuleana claims process ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western property law
NERFINISHED
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missionary legal advisors in Hawaii ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hawaiian ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Hawaiian Kingdom land commission principles
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Kuleana Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Hawaii
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legal history of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ |
| replaces | communal land tenure under the ahupuaʻa system ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Gerrit P. Judd
NERFINISHED
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Kamehameha III NERFINISHED ⓘ Land Commission members of the Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ William Charles Lunalilo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1848 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Native Hawaiian rights
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colonialism and dispossession ⓘ land tenure ⓘ |
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