Saturday, January 27, 2018

Hawaiian Language in Courts..........research by Amelia Gora (2018)

                               HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE USE IN COURT

                                                                 researched by Amelia Gora (2018)



The following information was found on chroniclingamerica.com  The use of the Hawaiian Language in court, etc. is documented below:

1860

Polynesian. (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, February 11, 1860, Image 2

Image provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI

Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1860-02-11/ed-1/seq-2/

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1864
The people have a right to remove the incompetent or one who could Not speak the Hawaiian language as a judge:
The native court to be used in case it was wanted:

The Pacific commercial advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, February 27, 1864, Image 3

Image provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI

Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1864-02-27/ed-1/seq-3/

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, February 27, 1864, Image 3

Image provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI

Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1864-02-27/ed-1/seq-3/

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Appears that the 1864 Constitution may have answers.....the haole feared that the Government would be stopped if English was not used.......however, it was detrimental to Hawaiians.......research incomplete.

The Pacific commercial advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, January 08, 1876, Image 2

Image provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI

Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1876-01-08/ed-1/seq-2/

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reseach incomplete.

aloha.

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