1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: This Day in History Class is a production of I 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Heart Radio. Hey y'all, I'm Eves and welcome to This 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Day in History Class, a podcast where we peeled back 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: a layer of history every day. I hope you all 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: are doing well. I'm still here in my closet, but 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: I am so excited that I still get to bring 7 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: you a new episode of this podcast every single day. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: I hope you all are holding up, and I hope 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: that this podcast is bringing you some spot of joy 10 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: every single day. But that said, on with the show. 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: Today is doing six. The day was Dune six. Kameha 12 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: may Had the Third, the third king of the Kingdom 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: of Hawaii, ascended to the throne. Kameha May Had the 14 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: Third was Hawaii's longest reigning monarch. Kameha may Had the 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: Third was the son of Kamehamyhad, the first, and the 16 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: younger brother of Comhamha the second. Kamehama Had the Second 17 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: and one of his wives, Kamamalu died in eighteen twenty 18 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: four in London after contracting measles. On June six, less 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: than a year after the death of his brother, Kawi 20 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: Kayoli took the throne as Kamehameha the Third. He was 21 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: young when he ascended to the throne, so he initially 22 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: shared his rule with Kahamanu. Kahmanu was the Kuhina Nui, 23 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: or queen regent, and she was also his stepmother. She 24 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: embraced Christianity, and before Kameha may Had the Third took 25 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: the throne, she had issued edicts that were based on 26 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: the moral teachings of the Bible. Kahumanu placed emphasis on education, 27 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: and she instituted laws against murder, theft, adultery, and brawling. 28 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: But in eighteen thirty two, Kamanu died. At that point, 29 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: Kamehameha's sister He now took Kahamanu's place, but the next 30 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: year Kamehameha assumed power in his own right. For a 31 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: short time, Kamehameha rebelled against his Christian teachings, but he 32 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: soon settled into his role and worked to formalize Hawaiian government. 33 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: In eighteen thirty eight, former missionary William Richards resigned from 34 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: the church and became a political advisor. He taught the 35 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: king and his counselor's Western ideas of law and economics. 36 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: That year, Kameha Mayha promulgated the Declaration of Rights, as 37 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: well as an Edict of Toleration, which was issued under 38 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: the threat of force by the French government. Under the Edict, 39 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Roman Catholicism was legalized, and in eighteen forty Kamehameha enacted 40 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: Hawaii's first constitution. The constitution was greatly influenced by Europeans, Americans, 41 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: and Protestant missionaries. The introduction of the constitution marked the 42 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: beginning of a new era of constitutional monarchy. Kamehameha established 43 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: judicial and executive branches of government. In eighteen forty three, 44 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: British Captain Lord George paula At pressured Kamehameha into relinquishing 45 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: the Hawaiian Kingdom to British rule, but about five months 46 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: later British Admiral Richard Thomas restored Hawaiian sovereignty. At the 47 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: end of this period, Kamehameha gave a speech in which 48 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: he said, quote, the life of the land is perpetuated 49 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: in righteousness. This statement became Hawaii's state motto. Under the 50 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: mahela At eight, Kamehameha established a system of land ownership. 51 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: Land was divided among chiefs, the king and the government, 52 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: and by eighteen fifty commoners and foreigners could on land outright. 53 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: Many commoners, though, did not know about the distribution. Another 54 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: constitution in eighteen fifty two expanded the Declaration of Rights, 55 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: and it put more tecks on the monarch. By eighteen 56 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: fifty three, the US was considering the annexation of Hawaii. 57 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: Under Kamehameha's rule, British influence decreased in Hawaii, while US 58 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: influence increased. When kameham How took the throne, there were 59 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: about one and fifty thousand Native people living in Hawaii, 60 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: but because of epidemics, that number would be cut in 61 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: half during his reign. The California Gold Rush brought more trade, 62 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: but it also brought smallpox, which wiped out a lot 63 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: of the Hawaiian population. Kamehameha died suddenly in eighteen fifty four. 64 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: He was succeeded about his nephew and adopted son, Kamehameha 65 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: the Fourth. I'm each Jeff Cote, and hopefully you know 66 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: a little more about history today than you did yesterday. 67 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: And if you have any comments our suggestions, you can 68 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: send them to us at this day at I heart 69 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: media dot com. Feel free to leave a comment or 70 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: share your thoughts with other listeners on social media where 71 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: at T D i HC Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 72 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for listening to the show and we'll 73 00:04:49,120 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 1: see you tomorrow. For more podcasts from I Heart Radio, 74 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: visit the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 75 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.