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The Great Mahele : Hawaii's Land Division of 1848 / Jon J. Chinen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chinen, Jon J., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (48 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This is a book for attorneys, real estate brokers, students, government agencies, and anyone interested in Hawaiian history. Summarizing succinctly the events that led to the end of the feudal system of land tenure in the Islands, the author presents the reader with a clear and informative account of this important reform.Every landowner in Hawaii should be knowledgeable about the Great Mahele, an understanding of which is needed to avoid confusion about land titles and property divisions.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- I. ANCIENT LAND SYSTEM
- 2. THE LAND COMMISSION
- 3. THE GREAT MAHELE
- 4. CROWN AND GOVERNMENT LANDS
- 5. KULEANA LANDS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2021)
- ISBN:
- 0-8248-4139-5
- OCLC:
- 1253313505
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