Lesson 1:

Creating A
Constitutional
Monarchy

January 24, 2017

Grab a packet, put your

name on it, and open
to page 1.

2
2

23

The Great Mahele

Agenda

Kam 2 Test

2
9

30
Oni v. Meek
Day 1

24

Creating A
Constitutional
Monarchy

31
Oni v. Meek Day
2

25

26

Education in
HI

British Takeover

Education in
HI

27

Great Desk
Redistribution

28

Great
Mahele

Kuleana Act

*Unit Quiz*

6
Unit Review

8
Great Mahele
Test

9
TBA

Data Tracking
Kam 2 & Great
Mahele

10

11

Creating A Constitutional
Monarchy

As we read annotate the text,

making note of important details
about WHY Kamehameha III chose
to change the government structure
in Hawaii.

Youre the Reporter

As a reporter, youre given a short
news briefing based on which you will
be participating in a press conference
with King Kamehameha III. Ask hardhitting questions.
For todays press conference, you
should focus on Kamehameha IIIs
decision to move to a Constitutional
Monarchy. Be sure to focus on the
reasons
why
Kamehameha
III

Education in
Hawaii

January 25, 2017

Scenario:
In 2045, the United
States economy is
failing.
To
save
money, the Federal
Government
has
decided to eliminate
Public Schools. In
other words, school
is no longer free for
all Americans.
Question: How would
this decision affect
Americas future?

Education in Hawaii
King Kamehameha III
believed in the value
education
The King was educated
by missionaries from a
young age
He believed education
would prepare his people
for the inevitable changes
to come

Education in Hawaii
By 1830, schools were build on
every
island to teach his
people how to read and write in
Hawaiian.
In 1839, the Royal School in
Honolulu was built to educate
the Alii children.
In 1840, Hawaiis government
provided free public education
for its people and required
that all children attend school

Changing Education
Paradigms

Personal Education
Animate
Choose one of the follow options and design an
animate that illustrates your own ideas

A. How will public education affect your future?

B. How does a student at Wheeler Middle School
change from 6th to 8th grade?
C. How do you believe the education system
should
Directions:

work in our country?

Animates are creative ways of showing how things work in our world.
They are a great way of helping all people, especially visual learners,
understand very complex ideas. By using words, sketches, and arrows,
you can express your ideas in an easy to understand way. Even better,
by creating animates you yourself will better understand. They are a

Lesson 2:
The British
Takeover
January 26, 2017

Has there ever

been a time when
you felt defeated?
Describe the
situation in at
least 3 sentences.
Be descriptive!

The British Takeover

Hawaii
February 10, 1843: Lord
George Paulet on the Royal
Navy warship HMS Carysfort
entered Honolulu Harbor and
demanded
that
King
Kamehameha III cede Hawaii
to Britain
Cede: to give up
February 25, 1843: King
Kamehameha
III
surrendered to Paulet

Kamehameha Gave This

Speech:
Where are you, chiefs, people, and
commons for my ancestors, and people
from foreign lands? Hear ye! I make known
to you that I am in perplexity by reason of
difficulties into which I have been brought
without cause, therefore I have given away
the life of our land. Hear ye! But my rule
over you, my people, and your privileges
will continue, for I have hope that the life
of the land will be restored when my
conduct is justified.
Done at Honolulu, Oahu, this 25th day of February, 1843.
Kamehameha III

In defense of Hawaii:
Gerrit P. Judd, a missionary
who
had
become
Kamehamehas minister of
finance, sent a message to
the United States, France,
and
Britain
protesting
Paulets actions
The protest was sent to
Admiral Richard Darton
Thomas,
Paulets
commanding officer, who
arrived in Honolulu on July
26, 1843 on HMS Dublin

Restoration of the
Hawaiian Government

Thomas overruled Paulet and restored the Hawaiian

government on July 31, 1843.
In his speech, Kamehameha declared ua mau ke ea
o ka aina I ka pono, which became the motto of
Hawaii. It means the life of the land is
perpetuated in righteousness.

Your Job:
Read the British Take Over Hawaii, and
complete the questions. Your answers must
be thorough and in complete sentences.
If you finish early, work on homework for
another class.

Lesson 3:
The Great
Mahele
January 27, 2017

Did anyone actually

own land under the
Ahupuaa System? Why
or why not?

Old Hawaii
Before

foreigners came to Hawaii, the

land was controlled by alii under the
direction of the king

Most

Hawaiians liked this system

because the believed the lands
belonged to the gods and that the
chiefs were best at controlling its use

But...
Westerners

who travelled to Hawaii didnt

understand the land system of Old
Hawaii, and they believed people had a
right to own their land
Kamehameha III came to the throne at a
time when the foreigners were getting
more demanding
Kamehameha III listened to them and a
land commission was established to
figure out what to do about land
ownership in Hawaii

The Players

The Crown

Konohiki: Head
of an ahupuaa

Directions
Once

you have discovered how much

land each player was granted, draw and
label a slice on the circle depicting the %
of land designated. (Example: 50% = half
the circle)

Then

copy the notes that you find at each

station. After copying the set of notes,
draw a picture inside the slice depicting
the information.

You

have 15 minutes to complete this

Land Under the Great

Mahele
Kings

Land: 23%

Konohiki

Land: 40%

Government
Foreigners

Land: 37%

Land: Kept rights to land

they already owned

Lesson 4:
Oni v. Meek

January 30, 2017

Open your packets

to page 9.

The Changing Times

In 1848, the Hawaiian government
passed the Great Mahele, which made it
so that land formerly held by the
monarchy could be owned privately
Because of this, the economy changed
from subsistence taro farming to huge
sugar plantations run by foreigners.
This meant that Hawaii now had a
commercial economy that replaced the
old systems

The Changing Times

New laws aided the growth of the
economy and also caused conflicts
about land ownership to arise
Oni v. Meek is an example of how new
laws supported private property
ownership over the old system of
shared land

Background on the Case

In the traditional system, the king or
queen held the land in trust for the
people
Hoaaina (tenants) shared use of the
land under a konohiki (landlord)
Hoaaina had the right to use the land and
live on it, and to use the landlords
ahupuaa

When the land was divided, tenants

lost the right to use the ahupuaa
divisions for their crops and animals

Background on the Case

Oni was a well-to-do hoaaina in Ewa,
and the land he lived on belonged to
chief Haalelea
Following the Great Mahele, the chief
and his wife leased 2 sections of the
land to John Meek, a sea captain from
Massachusetts, who started a ranch in
Ewa

Facts of the Case

John Meek seized and sold 2 horses
that Mr. Oni pastured on land he had
leased
According to Meek, Oni had no right to
the land
Oni argued that the traditional land
rights gave him access to the land

Decisions of the Court

1. Police Court of Honolulu: Mr. Meek
was ordered to pay $80.00 for the two
horses and $4.00 in court costs
2. Mr. Meek appealed to the Supreme
Court, whose ruling stated:
The custom contended for is so
unreasonableto the spirit of the present
laws, that it ought not be sustained by
judicial authority

So...
1. How did this decision change the
lives of the hoaaina like Mr. Oni?
2. What other possible solutions might
there have been to this problem?

Your Job:
Do you think the court made the right
decision? Write a paragraph explaining
your opinion. You must use at least 2
specific examples from your notes.

Lesson 4:
Oni v. Meek

Close your packets,

and take out a
pen/pencil.
Prepare for your
quiz.

January 31, 2017

Mock Trial
We are going to make our own version
of the Oni v. Meek trial
Members of the class will be assigned
different roles, to act out
Once the trial is over, as a class you
will decide whether you think Mr. Meek
is innocent or guilty

Roles:

Bailiff
Judge
Mr. Harris (Onis attorney)
Mr. Bates (Meeks attorney)
Court Clerk
Oni Supporters (whole class)
Court Reporter
Holokaua (witness)
Mr. Meek
Meek Supporters (whole class)
Foresperson (speaker for the jury)

Lesson 5:
The Great Desk
Redistribution
February 2, 2017

Do not open your

packets. Take out a
pen/pencil and a
sheet of paper.
Sit silently and wait
for further
instruction.

Rules
Keep your desks clean and orderly
Watch the star students and work like
they do

Warning: if you break the rules, you

lose your desk. (and you fail the class)

Today in the United

States, the
government has a
right to take away
land from citizens if
they need it for a
national project (like
an airport). This law
is called eminent
domain. Do you think
this is fair?

Discuss with your

table

Lesson 6:
The Kuleana Act

February 3, 2017

The Kuleana Act of 1850

Kuleana: right or responsibility

Because there was no more shared land, Great

Mahele allowed commoners to petition for a title to
own the land that they lived and worked on

BUT many of them didnt understand the concept of

claiming land because it had never existed before
in Hawaii

The Kuleana Act of 1850

As we read annotate the text,
making note of important details
about how the Kuleana Act affected
the lives of the Hawaiians.