You may be in for a surprise. Have you ever wondered who owns the land in Hawaii.
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You may be in for a surprise. Have you ever wondered who owns the land in Hawaii.
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Give Hawaii back to the native Hawaians.
I think the So called Federal Government needs to Surender all the crown land back to the Hawaiian Community, And it should give each hawaiian person one half acre of property to develop them selves and if they are not able to than they would have to return it back
The state needs to stop selling land for profit. Additionally the state owes a lot of money to Hawaiian Home Lands,.
I lived in Pearl City on Oahu when I was in the Navy working at Pearl Harbor. Now I’m older, and want to come back to live in Hawaii. I would like to go to the Big Island. Do you know where there’s affordable housing for low income seniors?
Puna area is the best option in that regard.
America 🇺🇸 didn’t over throw the Hawaiian island but in fact as it is today Rich are the ones stealing the lands of Hawaii case and point Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Barak Obama, The Hawaii State Government.
I wouldn’t call it stealing when those people legally bought the land. Land they could not buy if someone did not sell it to them. Perhaps the finger is being pointed in the wrong direction, hmmm.
The “Law” has always been written to protect the interests of wealthy white men. There is no legal basis for the annexation of Hawaii by the US Government because it had no standing in a sovereign nation. But it is unlikely to be overturned simply because too much money would be lost.
The history of New Mexico land grants is a great example. These were deeded in perpetuity to inhabitants by the treaty off Guadeloupe Hidalgo. The mountains contained vast forests which were held in common by the land grants. A member would be sued for a debt , the land divided up and sold off to timber companies. After it’s use, they donated it to the National Forest. All of it completely legal. Except for the initial division of assests of untitled land.
Read the Great Mahele and the Bayonet Constitution if you want to delve into the history of the 13 businessmen including the sugar barons who already had the Hawaiian lands for themselves before the they overthrew the Kingdom of Hawai’i.
It is long overdue that the lands of the great Mahele be returned to the Hawaiian people. The government of Hawaii needs to fund genealogists to work to create, validate and distribute genealogical resources so descendants can claim their rightful resource of stolen lands.
The US did not overthrow the monarchy in 1893. It was local private landowners trying to prevent overreach by the monarchy. They established a republic of Hawaii. US annexation happened in 1898 at the request of the republic.
Exactly! The United States of America did not overthrow the Kingdom of Hawaii. In fact, President Grover Cleveland condemned the takeover and demanded Hawaii to be returned to the monarchy.
Was the land returned? Of course not and it won’t be. If the federal and state do return the land over then they should continue to turn the land in the Mainland over too. How about that? I’m sure the native Indians and the Mexican government would accept it. But stop that talk. Imagination won’t get it done nor should it be given back.
Committee of Safety organized by Sanford B. Dole with the tacit support of the US and the helped of the US military overthrow the Kingdom. Minister John Stevens recognized Dole’s new government on his own authority and proclaimed Hawai’i a US protectorate.
Very interesting article, thanks. My family are planning to visit Hawaii next February. We’d like to stay in one spot and soak up the culture, as well as enjoying the sun and sand. None of us have ever visited Hawaii before. We have 6 medium-fit adults and 5 elementary school-aged children. Which island(s) would you recommend for first timers? Thanks again!
Hi Anne.
There’s just no simple recommendation about which island. We’d suggest you check out guidebooks including the Hawaii Revealed series. You may also be able to check out the online version free from your library. Then see what resonates with all of you. It is hard to go wrong, in our opinion, with a great time to be had for first time visitors on every island.
Aloha.
I was expecting a more contemporary who owns Hawai’i version. A more informed article would have gone beyond government & Kamehameha land ownership to include the recent acquisitions of non-resident individuals buying up parcels of adjacent lands.
As per Kaua’i, Steve Case owns 40K+ acres on Kaua’i. He is no synonymous with Grove Farm. He bought Grove Farm (2000) and then Amfac (2001). Mark Zuckerberg (Meta—previously Facebook founder) now owns 1,500+ acres of Kauai’s North Shore (2021).
On Maui, Oprah Winfrey purchased the Thompson Ranch to add to her 100 acre ranch in Kula (2021).
What’s clear is the very same practice of foreign land ownership continues today as began 129 years ago when the Hawaiian nation was illegally overthrown.
What a shame! America overthrows Hawaii, brings sickness, STD’s, and death AND streals the land of the Kanaka Maoli! Leave it to America to have their hands in every cookie jar… especially when it doesn’t belong to them and the people of the land get robbed. Just my opinion….
Though Americans can be blamed for a great many of the ills that have befallen the islands, std’s are not one of them they arrived in 1778 with Capt. Cook’s infected crew. Cook prohibited relations with the native population but several of his crew were stranded on Niihau by weather and the clap was out of the bag. So when he returned a year later he could sadly see the evidence of it everywhere.