Why Was The Mahele Unjustified

The Mahele was an act put into play by King Kamehameha III where the land was split into four divisions Land for the King, land for the ali’i, land that could be bought by foreigners, and land for the maka’ainana to work on. The maka’ainana were moving to the populated port areas and leaving their fields, giving the ali’i no source of food and income (Star Advertiser Borreca, Richard). The foreigners wanted land for money, so the King made it possible for them to buy. The Mahele was unjustified because the maka’ainana lost land, it was now possible to buy land, and many hawaiians became homeless and without good food.
An example of why the mahele was unjustified is that maka’ainana lost land. Most of the land that they had was not fertile,