“In the spirit of this constitutional distinction, on the 7th of June, 1830, the Nobles, with the sanction of the King, passed some ordinances or rules …”
“‘respecting applications for farms, forsaking of farms, disposing of farms, and the management of farms,’ having in view the encouragement of industry.”
“In these the landlords are recognized as a distinct and independent class of local proprietors over such portions of their lands as are actually in cultivation, subject to the claims of their tenantry …”
“… and as to those lands not in actual use, it gives a community of ownership between the government and landlords, by saying …”
“‘Those men who have no land, not even a garden, nor any place to cultivate, and yet wish to labor for the purpose of obtaining the object of their desires …”
“… may apply to the land agent, or the governor, or the King, for any piece of land which is not already cultivated by another person, and such piece shall be given him.’” (Revised Laws of Hawaii) The law noted …
“No man living on a farm whose name is recorded by his landlord, shall without cause desert the land of his landlord. Nor shall the landlord causelessly dispossess his tenant.”
“These are crimes in the eyes of the law. If any portion of the good land be overgrown with weeds, and the landlord sees that it continues thus after a year and six months from the circulation of this law of taxation …”
“… then the person whose duty it is shall put that place which he permitted to grow up with weeds under a good state of cultivation, and then leave it to his landlord.”
“This shall be the penalty for all in every place who permit the land to be overrun with weeds. The same rule shall apply to sub-landlords and sub-tenants.”
“But if any man in straitened circumstances, wish to leave his farm, or if he have business in another place, this is the course he shall pursue.”
“He shall first give notice to his landlord, and having informed him, he shall then put the farm in as good a state as he found it, after which he may leave it.”
“Furthermore, let every man who possesses a farm in the Hawaiian kingdom labor industriously with the expectation of there by securing his own personal interest, and also of promoting the welfare and peace of the kingdom.”
“Those men who have no land, not even a garden nor any place to cultivate, and yet wish to labor for the purpose of obtaining the object of their desire, may apply to the land agent, or the Governor, or the King for any piece of land which is not already cultivated by another person, and such places shall be given them.”
“The landlords and King shall aid such persons in their necessities, and they shall not go to the field labor of the King and landlords for the term of three years, after which they shall go.”
“But if neither the landlords nor King render them any aid until they bring such uncultivated ground into a good state of cultivation …”
“… and they eat of the products of the land without any aid, then they shall not for four years be required to go to the field on the labor days of the king, nor of the landlords.”
“After these years they shall go to the field and also pay taxes. But the poll tax they shall always pay.”
“It is furthermore recommended that if a landlord perceive a considerable portion of his land to be unoccupied, or uncultivated, and yet is suitable for cultivation, but is in possession of a single man, that the landlord divide out that land equally between all his tenants.”
“And if they are unable to cultivate the whole, then the landlord may take possession of what remains for himself, and seek new tenants at his discretion.” (Kingdom Laws of 1842)
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