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What Was The Mahele Unjustified?
The Mahele was a land division that Kamehameha III created with the foreigners. The Mahele came about because Kamehameha thought that it would help the Hawaiians get more land. It was also created because he knew if that he wouldn’t accept the deal the foreigners will take it by force because of what happened with the Paulet. After the Mahele was created the Hawaiians got their share of land but didn’t have enough money to for the taxes. Once that happened the foreigners took their land and either auctioned it or kept it for farming. At the end Hawaiians only had 1% of the land left because only a few could pay for their taxes (Iwata). The Mahele was unjustified because mouths are becoming swollen, no more resources, and people are afraid of

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