Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 158, 9 Iulai 1894 — HAWAII’S “BLUE” LAWS [ARTICLE]

HAWAII’S “BLUE” LAWS

jC0XSTITUTI0N and LAWS Fram«l liv iho Missioimnos. %r § • LAWS of the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 21. Of the Application of the L.vws. During tho ensuing six months, the governora and landi Iords shall settle tho ditfioulties in rolation to residuura lands, and other difficulties also, first let tbe difficulties on the raanner of doing businoss bo settled; establish your men on vour lands, that they may be well otf; seek a reward for the laboring class according to the araount of labor performed; and all officers shall be rewarde<l according to their correctness in transacting business. After six months from this time, chiefs, landlords and peoplo shall be punished for all violations of this law, according to tho within roqniremout3. 22. Respecting the Councils of tue Nobles. In the foro part of April tho Nobles shall raeet in eonneil to consult on the welfare of all who reside in the kingdom, Bv such a conrse the Nobles raay perpetnate their rank abovo the people, in sobserrienco to all tho laws of the kingdom to whieh you give your assent. But for a man to eugago in only one kind of business is the surest way to enrich the nation; thus, ono engage in agriculture, another in the fisheries, another in eanoe building, another in trade ; eaeh important business of tho nation having a separate class of laborers, in accordance with the opinion of the skilful. All taxes assessed previous to the enaction of this law, ahall be paid, and all labor previously given out ahall bo performed in full, after whieh tho old system ahall end. This law was enacted on the 7th of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and tbirty nine. At a subsequent examination of the Nobles certain ohanges were mado, to whieh we have set our namea this 1 ninth dav bf November in the year of of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, at Lahaina. Maui. (Signed) KAMEHAMEHA III KEKAULUOHI. CHAPTER IV. OF LAW3 WHICH ARE NOT OF UN1VER8AL APPLICATION. I In tbe constitution, it is stated what laws are applieahle to the kmgdom at large. A single Noble cannot make a law, not even his Majesty the King, but tho Nobles must assemble according to the requirements of tho constitutioo. Whereforo if a single Governor pnrsue an incorrect cours«, | the fanlt is bis own; it does not attach to the kingdom, until the King and Premier approve the act; then the kingdom ia involved. There are many littlo evils existing in villages. whieh the general laws of the naiion cannot correct, for the circum- ‘ stances of one village aro unlike the circumstances of another [ village, wherefore, the following edicts have been agreed to: 1. If the people of any rillage, township, district, or state, consider tbemselves afflicted by any particular evila in conseqnence of there being no law whie.i is applieahle, it shall be lawful for ihem to go to a tax officer, judge, or any chief, and he ahall give notice to ail the people of the , plaee, who may assemble at the plaee mentioned by the of- ! ficer. Tben they may devise a law whieh will remedy their i difficulties. If they »hall agree to any rule. then that nile ahall heeome a law for thai plaee, bot for no other. It shall j not however be in their power to make any law whieh is at variance with any law of the kingdom, nor on a subject of universal importasce. (To Bc Continu$d