When Was The Mahele Justified

The Mahele was created in 1848 by King Kamehameha III. It was when the land was divided between the king, ali’i, and maka’ainana because the foreigners started to demand land from the Hawaiians. King Kamehameha III was scared that the foreigners would start to force the land upon him if he doesn’t grant their wish. There was a lot of forcing upon in the Pacific Islands at the time from the French, which threatened King Kamehameha to create the Mahele. The Mahele, however, was not justified because the laws made lead to the people who owned land to have different rights, the price for taro land had gone up to an unreasonable amount, and the Hawaiian children had to eat a raw potato for their food source. When the Mahele was created, a law was also created with it. The law states that those who are living on the land can secure firewood, la’i, and timber (Hio). This is a political impact because

Raw potatoes were the only food source that many Hawaiian families had because they didn’t have any firewood to cook any food (Hio). This is a social impact because the Hawaiian children’s way of life is changing. Before, there were all sorts of food they could eat that were healthy for them because everyone had firewood. Now, because of the Mahele, their lives took a turn and they had to start eating the raw potatoes, which aren’t good for them. During the Mahele, laws did caused people who owned land to have different rights, the price for taro land had gone up to an unreasonable amount, and Hawaiian children had to eat a raw potato for their food source, which leads the Mahele to be unjustified. The laws that were created were unfair towards the Hawaiians, and they were treated differently. The price for taro land was unfair and overpriced for the Hawaiians. The Hawaiian children also had to eat the raw potato as their only food source, which is not healthy and