Chapter 12 quiz Flashcards
What was the Kulena Act of 1850 for?
It was SUPPOSED to provide maka’ainana with fee-simple title, or ownership, of their very own land. But that did not go to plan…
Who were the Konohikis?
They were people who oversaw the land and went against the Maka’ainana into signing over them.
What would they do if they successfully filed a claim and attended their land?
They had to pay taxes and taxes were not cheap!
What if the Maka’ainana couldn’t pay their taxes?
Their land was lost, many plantation workers and people who hung around for land snatched it away from the Maka’ainana!
What did other Hawaiians lose their land through?
adverse possession
What is adverse possession?
What was the land the Hawaiians depended on?
Kula lands
During the Great Māhele, a big portion of Hawai’i’s land was for to the government land how much was that?
1.5 million acres or 37%
Between 1848 and 1893 how much land was the government’s land?
600,000 acres were sold
What was the average price range of each acre?
$1.11
How much did the crown land total of land in the kingdom?
nearly a million acres or 24%
Who dies without a will?
Alexander Lihiloho
When was the Organic Act signed off?
1900
What did the Organic Act do?
The US government took control of some of the ceded land and turned them into military bases and parks
When did Hawai’i become a state?
1959
