The Legitimate Government in Hawaii Series: The King's private lands are inviolable; about slaves etc. - 1852

 The Legitimate Government in Hawaii Series:  The King's private lands are inviolable; about slaves etc.  - 1852

                                                               Reviewed by Amelia  Gora (2025)

The King's private lands are inviolable NOT inalienable.  The King passed the anti-slavery law in 1852 or 13 years before the United States passed their anti-slavery law in 1865.  

The Kingdom of Hawaii was more progressive than the United States:

Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, July 31, 1852, Image 1

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