Jennifer Wada at 09:09, 8 April 2006

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As noted above, the power of the
king to u n i l a t e r a l l y abrogate the
c o n s t i t u t i o n was accepted by native
Hawaiians. Of the action of
K.inehaneha V, Li ] iuoka lani says:
I', -as -already been seen that
the right of life and death was
unchallenged; that whatever it
nay be ir. other countries, as
l a t e as an epoch t h i r t y years
in the past [ i . e . , mid-1860's]
i t belonged to the highest
chief of the Hawaiian
p e o p l e . . . L e t it be repeated:
the promulgation of a new
c o n s t i t u t i o n , adapted to the
ne-ds of the times and the
demands of the people, has been
an indisputable prerogative of
the Hawaiian monarchy. 86/
?. LUNALILO (1873-1874)
Kamehameha V died in December 1872
without naming a successor. On his
deathbed he asked the High Chiefess
Bernice Pauahi (Mrs. Charles R.
Bishop) to be his successor, but she
declined. As provided for in the
constitution, the national legislature
was responsible for choosing the new
monarch. An informal popular vote was
held and the result was a large
majority for Lunalilo, a cousin of
Kamehameha V (the other contender was
David Kalakaua). The legislature
confirmed the election.
The kingdom that Lunalilo took over
was encountering severe economic
difficulties. The islands' economy
became more and more dependent upon
the United States as the sugar
industry continued to expand. The
reciprocity treaty became more
important with the serious financial
depression in Hawaii in 1872. Talk of
annexation surfaced, but the weight of
public opinion, even among th" haole
population, was against it. The king
and legislature submitted for U.S.
review the idea of a reciprocity
treaty in return for the cession of
Pearl Harbor. Some of the king's
advisors had told him that this would
make passage of the treaty much more
probable. There was a public outcry
against such a scheme by the native
population, however, and the latter
proposal was withdrawn.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Government was
ascertaining the military importance
of the Hawaiian Islands in general and
Pearl Harbor in particular. Early in
1873 Major General John M. Schofield,
commander of the United States Army
Military Division of the Pacific, and
Brevet Brigadier General B. S.
Alexander, a lieutenant colonel in
the Corps of Engineers, arrived in
Honolulu. 87/ Ostensibly on a
vacation trip, the secret purpose of
the men's visit was to report to U.S.
Secretary of War W. W. Belknap on the
"defensive capabilities of the
different ports and their commercial
facilities." 88/ The report, which
was made public twenty years later,
"emphasized the value of Pearl Harbor
and discussed the means of making it
available for naval and commercial
purposes." 89/
In the political realm, Lunalilo
did succeed in having some amendments
to the Constitution of 1864 adopted,
including the repeal of the property
qualifications for voters. Other
policies were not as popular, however.
The continuing public health problem
with leprosy resulted in strict
enforcement of the law sending lepers
to Molokai—in two years over 500
lepers were sent to facilities there
that were already over-extended. This
policy caused the government to lose
much popular support.
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 As noted above, the power of the
-king to u n i l a t e r a l l y abrogate the
+king to unilaterally abrogate the
-c o n s t i t u t i o n was accepted by native
+constitution was accepted by native
 Hawaiians. Of the action of
-K.inehaneha V, Li ] iuoka lani says:
+Kamehameha V, Liliokalani says:
-I', -as -already been seen that
-the right of life and death was
+:It has already been seen that the right of life and death was unchallenged; that whatever it may be in other countries, as late as an epoch thirty years in the past [i.e., mid-1860's] it belonged to the highest chief of the Hawaiian people...Let it be repeated: the promulgation of a new constitution, adapted to the needs of the times and the demands of the people, has been an indisputable prerogative of the Hawaiian monarchy. <u>86</u>/
 unchallenged; that whatever it
-nay be ir. other countries, as
+==F. LUNALILO (1873-1874)==
-l a t e as an epoch t h i r t y years
 Kamehameha V died in December 1872
 without naming a successor. On his
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 David Kalakaua). The legislature
 confirmed the election.
 The kingdom that Lunalilo took over
 was encountering severe economic
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 depression in Hawaii in 1872. Talk of
 annexation surfaced, but the weight of
-public opinion, even among th" haole
+public opinion, even among the <u>haole</u>
 population, was against it. The king
 and legislature submitted for U.S.
@@ Line 56: / Line 46: @@
 population, however, and the latter
 proposal was withdrawn.
 Meanwhile, the U.S. Government was
 ascertaining the military importance
@@ Line 66: / Line 57: @@
 Alexander, a lieutenant colonel in
 the Corps of Engineers, arrived in
-Honolulu. 87/ Ostensibly on a
+Honolulu. <u>87</u>/ Ostensibly on a
 vacation trip, the secret purpose of
 the men's visit was to report to U.S.
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 "defensive capabilities of the
 different ports and their commercial
-facilities." 88/ The report, which
+facilities." <u>88</u>/ The report, which
 was made public twenty years later,
 "emphasized the value of Pearl Harbor
 and discussed the means of making it
 available for naval and commercial
-purposes." 89/
+purposes." <u>89</u>/
 In the political realm, Lunalilo
 did succeed in having some amendments

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