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Speech of David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii 1887

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Title: Speech of David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii, to the opening of the special session of the Legislative Assembly
Author: Kalakaua, David, King of Hawaii
Description: Single sheet, printed on recto only. 33x20.4 cm. (13x8").Rare broadside printing of King David Kalakaua's speech to the Extraordinary Session of the the Legislature, called "at the earliest practicable moment after your election under the New Constitution, in order that you may revise and amend certain Acts which have been found to be inoperative, unconstitutional, or conflicting in their terms." These include the Opium Bill, the Act to organize the Military Forces of the Kingdom, and laws relating to Notaries Public and to Corporations. He also expresses pleasure at informing the legislature that "the Treaty of Reciprocity with the United States of America has been definitely extended for seven years," with the addition of a clause allowing U.S. vessels "the exclusive privilege of entering Pearl River Harbor and establishing a coaling and repair station," which he declares will not "impair and right of sovereignty, or jurisdiction, on the part of the Hawaiian Kingdom." It was, of course, to be a slippery slope. A significant document from a key period in Hawaiian History, as the prospects of future independence were increasingly questionable. No copies listed in OCLC/WorldCat.
Heading: (Hawaii)Place Published: [Honolulu]
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Date Published: [1887]