The age of King Kamehameha III was one of revolution and change for land redistribution. The Mahele of 1848 occurred because King Kamehameha III feared that take over from foreigners was imminent unless he handled land ownership. The foreigners were forceful with this idea of one’s right to own land because they were accustomed to it. The King fulfilled their demands so that an event like the Paulet Episode, where ship commander George Paulet tried to take over Hawaii (Potter, Kasdon, and Rayson 84), would be avoided. Initially, the Mahele of 1848 was enacted to make land ownership more democratic (Achieve3000). The Mahele of 1848 was, in reality, created to maintain Hawaiian control of land, but actually gave more control of land to the foreigners (Cachola). To Hawaiians, the Mahele of 1848 was not beneficial because many Hawaiian families became homeless and the Hawaiian government lost power.
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This was because native families couldn’t pay taxes to the government, so their land was taken from them (Achieve3000). In accordance to the previous sentence, Hawaiians didn’t have jobs or money like the foreigners, so they couldn’t afford to pay tax collectors and surveyors. The native commoners lacked the experience and knowledge to understand the law requirements (Cachola). Because of these issues, as many families lost land, they lost their homes, making them homeless. Therefore, this is a social impact because most of the population in Hawaii couldn’t own a house and had to live off of nature’s shelter. The Hawaiians were kicked off of their own land that they previously owned because of the Mahele of 1848, due to the lack of a new currency that was limited to but a few Hawaiians.
This was because native families couldn’t pay taxes to the government, so their land was taken from them (Achieve3000). In accordance to the previous sentence, Hawaiians didn’t have jobs or money like the foreigners, so they couldn’t afford to pay tax collectors and surveyors. The native commoners lacked the experience and knowledge to understand the law requirements (Cachola). Because of these issues, as many families lost land, they lost their homes, making them homeless. Therefore, this is a social impact because most of the population in Hawaii couldn’t own a house and had to live off of nature’s shelter. The Hawaiians were kicked off of their own land that they previously owned because of the Mahele of 1848, due to the lack of a new currency that was limited to but a few Hawaiians.