Great Mahele Research Paper

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The Great Mahele was the start of land divisions in Hawaii that started in 1848 created by King Kamehameha III. The foreigners came to Hawaii to gain land and to take over Hawaii. Land was very important to the foreigners because the land they got was used to start companies, sugar plantations, and to take over Hawaii. The foreigners also underwent a rule that states that land equalled to power (Potter, Kasdon, and Rayson). The Great Mahele benefited the foreigners because they easily got land and they obtained resources without using much money.
One reason why the foreigners benefited from the Great Mahele is because they easily got land since they had money. Money was an important resource in Hawaii during the Great Mahele because land

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