On June 30, 1887, a meeting of residents including the armed militia of the Honolulu Rifles, a group of white soldiers that were secretly the Hawaiian League’s military arm, and politicians who were members of the Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom, demanded from King Kalākaua the dismissal of his Cabinet, headed by the controversial Walter M. Gibson. The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaiokinai stripped the Hawaii an monarchy of much of its authority, disenfranchising most of the native population and initiating a transfer of power to American, European and native Hawaiian elites. It dramatically changed the way Hawaii's government worked by increasing the power of the king and changing the way the kingdom's legislature worked. The 1887 Bayonet Constitution had already altered eligibility to vote, stipulating property value as another condition of voting eligibility. In 1887, members of the Reform Party of Hawaii forced the King to accept a new constitution limiting the monarch's constitutional power as defined by the Constitution of 1864. The constitution includes a preamble and 18 articles, including revision notes and an index. It became known as the Bayonet Constitution for the use of intimidation by the armed militia which forced King Kalākaua to sign it or be deposed. STAND STRONG HAWAIIANS! It became known as the Bayonet Constitution for the use of intimidation by the armed militia which forced King Kalakaua to sign it or be deposed. The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a legal document by anti-monarchists to strip the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, initiating a transfer of power to American, European and native Hawaiian elites. Jonathan Osorio investigates the effects of Western law on the national identity of Native Hawaiians in this impressive political history of the Kingdom of Hawaii from the onset of constitutional government in 1840 to the Bayonet Constitution of 1887, which effectively placed political power in the kingdom in the hands of white businessmen. In spite of the extortion of the so-called constitution of 1887, commonly known as the "bayonet constitution," the Constitution of 1864 and the Session laws of the Legislative Assembly enacted since October 16, 1886, still remain in full force and legal effect in the Hawaiian Kingdom as of today. The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a legal document prepared by anti-monarchists to strip the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, initiating a transfer of power to American, European and native Hawaiian elites. The Illegal Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Nation: 1st Overthrow (1887) Kalakaua Under Seige, 1893 Overthrow of Lilioukalani, the . Hawaiian Kingdom Constitution of 1887 Granted by Kalakaua Rex., July 6, 1887 WHEREAS, the Constitution of this Kingdom heretofore in force contains many provisions subversive of civil rights and incompatible with enlightened Constitutional Government: Hawaiian Kingdom Constitution of 1887 Granted by Kalakaua Rex., July 6, 1887. The 1887 Bayonet Constitution had already altered eligibility to vote, stipulating property value as another condition of voting eligibility. The Illegal Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Nation: 1st Overthrow (1887) Kalakaua Under Seige, 1893 Overthrow of Lilioukalani, the . WHEREAS, the Constitution of this Kingdom heretofore in force contains many provisions subversive of civil rights and incompatible with enlightened Constitutional Government: STAND STRONG HAWAIIANS! It became known as the Bayonet Constitution for the use of intimidation by the armed militia which forced King Kalākaua to sign it or be deposed. The 1887 Constitution was declared to be the new law of the land. The 1887 Bayonet Constitution had already altered eligibility to vote, stipulating property value as another condition of voting eligibility. 1887 Kalākaua under threat of violence was forced to sign a constitution which was designed by an American secret group called the Hawaiian League. Hawaii's monarchy was limited by the 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which King David Kalakaua (1836 1891) signed under threat of force, and which was therefore often known as the Bayonet Constitution. Illegal Annexation of the United States of America in 1898, and the Illegal "State of Hawaii" in 1959, ONIPAA!
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