Boarding School and Land Allotment Eras 1879-1933

1898

U.S. annexes Hawai’i and seizes lands

Hawai'ian flag being lowered from ‘Iolani Palace on Annexation Day. Image: Hawai'i State Archives
Hawai'ian flag being lowered from ‘Iolani Palace on Annexation Day. Image: Hawai'i State Archives

Simultaneously, an ethnocidal campaign is launched to outlaw traditional healing practices and forbid traditional healers (Kahuna) from practicing. If traditional healing practices are engaged, then fines or imprisonment ensue. Kahunas are forbidden to practice by law until 1973 (Native Voices, "1898: U.S. annexes Hawai‘i; seizes land; suppresses healers").

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Settler Colonial Policy