Honors Hawaiian History Elua Review

Kalakaua’s goals

Modernize Hawaii

Modernization via

1. Economic developement with increased govert. income using reciprocity treay

The US was interested

as it would lose dominance to Britain

Major impacts on society

Economy (increased sugar production), environment (diversion of water), socia-cultural (immigration), political (more power for sugar growers)

Views regarding renewed reciprocity treaty

1. US: Reluctant since US protesting sugar growers, need greater incentive (PH clause)

2. Hawai’i: Sugar growers want renew, Kalakaua will not include PH clause

Sugar growers’ solution

Sign PH to US w/out kings approval, make Kalakaua puppet King

Kalakaua’s weaknesses

cultural renaissance and expenditure on unnecessary luxuries

Kalakaua’s strengths

Promoted: vigorous, political autonomy and recognition of Hawaii, and Hawaiian cultural renaissance

Weakness

Involvement with Claus Spreckel’s and Walter Murray Gibson

Bayonet constitution (BC)

Cabinet and legislation override king, anyone can vote if meet property and income requirements and pledge to BC

BC is an illegal document as

sign under threat, not ratified by legislation nor populace

Dies where

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