Crown Lands of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Crown Lands are the ceded Lands (approximately 1 million acres), the private lands of Kamehameha III which he set aside for the dignity of the royal office for the ruler of the Hawaiian Monarchy.

The Crown Lands will forever be for this purpose by law of King Kamehameha III.



WHO HAS THE OWNERSHIP OF THESE LANDS?

The Hawaiian Monarchy was illegally overthrown by American businessmen
with the help and intimidation of U.S.A. armed forces.
The Treaty with the United States, ratified on the 19th day of August 1850, stated in article I reads:

There shall be perpetual peace and
amity between the United States
and the King of the Hawaiian Islands,
His heirs and successors.

Obviously, this treaty was violated and the methods used that resulted in the confiscation of Crown Lands & Hawaiian Government lands were regarded by President Grover Cleveland of the U.S.A to be clear violation of International Law.


Her Gracious Majesty, Queen Lilioukalani was dethroned by the U.S.A and all Crown Lands were taken on January 17, 1893 and a provisional government was established, which was succeeded on July 4, 1894, by the republic of the familiar American form. With the enforced abdication of the queen, the lands "vested in the king for the purpose of maintaining the royal state and dignity" were taken in charge by the provisional and republican governments. To remove any doubts which might possibly exist, the constitution of the republic expressly provided "That portion of the public domain heretofore, and now to be the property of the Hawaiian government and to be now free and clear from any trust of or concerning the same, and from all claim of any nature whatsoever upon the rents, issues and profits thereof". After the annexation of Hawaii to the United States in 1898, the organic act, passed by Congress in 1900 to establish a government for the territory, repeated the same provision. Possession was no longer in the Hawaiian government, however, but in that of the United States, their treaty of annexation providing that "the republic of Hawaii also cedes and hereby transfers to the United Sates the absolute fee and ownership of all public, government, or crown lands,...together with every right and appurtenance thereunto appertaining". The treaty was not ratified as such, but their joint resolution providing for annexation adopted its terms.

Nevertheless, The United States annexation and the joint resolution was not handled accordingly, as so with the Overthrow of the Queen, violating International Laws. According to the U.S.A and their laws providing, they successfully took possession of the Hawaiian Kingdom & Crown Lands.

To this day, the United States of America still holds over 971,463 acres of Crown Land that belongs to the wearer of the crown. With the removal of the monarchy, the trust and purpose of the Crown Land serves no more, thus the ownership still remains to King Kamehameha III.

The U.S.A. gives the State of Hawaii control of the Crown Lands.

The State of Hawaii gives a percentage of the income they get from Hawaiian Crown and Goverment Lands to the created Office of Hawaiian Affairs by laws made to their constitution.
This was made to create programs to help the native Hawaiians.
Menu