Liliʻuokalani's_Cabinet_Ministers

Liliʻuokalani's Cabinet Ministers

Liliʻuokalani's Cabinet Ministers

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Liliʻuokalani was the first queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The queen ascended to the throne on January 29, 1891, nine days after the death of her brother Kalākaua, and inherited his cabinet ministers. The four cabinet positions were Attorney General, Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Interior. The ministers were ex-officio members of the House of Nobles in the legislature and the Privy Council of State, a larger body of advisors.

Liliʻuokalani in 1891, prior to accession to the throne

The Bayonet Constitution that Kalākaua had been compelled to sign in 1887 allowed the monarch to appoint the cabinet, but transferred the power of their removal to the legislature alone. A legislative "resolution of want of confidence" would force the resignation of an entire cabinet. The new law allowed non-residents to vote, but economic and literacy restrictions disenfranchised a majority of Asians and native Hawaiians.[1] After her brother's funeral, the queen demanded the resignations of his ministers, causing a legal challenge when they refused. The case was decided in her favor by the Supreme Court of the kingdom.[2]

Shortly after her accession, Liliʻuokalani began to receive petitions through the political party Hui Kālaiʻāina and the National Reform Party to re-write the constitution.[3] The proposed constitution co-written by the queen and two legislators, Joseph Nāwahī and William Pūnohu White, would have restored the power to the monarchy, and voting rights to the disenfranchised population.[4][5]

Attorney General Arthur P. Peterson, Minister of Finance William H. Cornwell, Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Parker and Minister of the Interior John F. Colburn were specifically appointed on January 13, 1893, because the queen believed they would support her promulgation of a new constitution, but they refused to sign the document.[6] On January 17, 1893, the Kingdom of Hawaii fell to a coup d'état, planned and executed by the Committee of Safety, mostly foreign-born residents in Honolulu, whose goal was the annexation of Hawaii by the United States.[7]

Cabinet ministers January 29, 1891 – January 17, 1893

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    MacLennan 2014, pp. 47–48.
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    Kuykendall 1967, p. 476.
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    Russ 1959, p. 67.
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    Daws 1968, p. 271.
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    The Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands December 23, 1892 court case challenging whether or not Creighton was actually Attorney General, to sign an indictment on November 7, due to the legislature's November 1, 1892 want-of-confidence vote on the cabinet. Opinion of the court by justices Richard F. Bickerton, Sanford B. Dole and Albert Francis Judd held that the cabinet remained in place until their successors were appointed on November 8."The Queen vs. John Costa and Anna Costa". The Hawaiian Gazette. January 3, 1893. p. 12, cols. 3–5. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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    Kuykendall 1967, p. 557.
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    "They All Went Willingly". The Pacific commercial advertiser. February 25, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved December 28, 2018.; "Wail Of The Hawaiian Exiled". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. March 18, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2018.; "Death of R. J. Creighton". The Hawaiian Gazette. June 6, 1893. Retrieved January 8, 2019.; "R. J. Creighton Dead". The Hawaiian Star. June 1, 1893. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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    "Neumann, Paul office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2010.; "Abdication of Queen Liliuokalan: Safety at the Price of a Kingdom, of Little Moment Now for the Cause of the Royalists is a Lost Cause". The Morning Call. San Francisco. February 7, 1895. Retrieved January 1, 2019.; Kuykendall 1967, p. 555
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    Kuykendall 1967, pp. 12–13; "Widemann, Hermann A. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

Bibliography

Further reading

"A List of All the Cabinet Ministers Who Have Held Office in the Hawaiian Kingdom"
37 pages relating to the Bayonet Constitution
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