26 HAWAIIAN GROUP. 



and shall see their sentences executed as above. He shall also appoint 

 the judges and give them their certificates of office. 



All the governors, from Hawaii to Kauai, shall be subject not only 

 to the king but also to the premier. 



The governor shall be superior over his particular island or islands. 

 He shall have charge of the munitions of war, under the direction of 

 the king however, and the premier. He shall have charge of the 

 forts, the soldiery, the arms, and all the implements of war. He shall 

 receive the government dues, and shall deliver over the same to the 

 premier. All important decisions rest with him in times of emergency, 

 unless the king or premier be present. He shall ha\re charge of all 

 the king's business on the island, the taxation, new improvements to 

 be extended, and plans for the increase of wealth ; and all officers shall 

 be subject to him. He shall also have power to decide all questions, 

 and transact all island business which is not by law assigned to 

 others. 



When either of the governors shall decease, then all the chiefs shall 

 assemble at such place as the king shall appoint, and shall nominate 

 a successor of the deceased governor ; and whosocA^er they shall nomi- 

 nate and be approved by the king, he shall be the new governor. 



RESPECTING THE SUBORDINATE CHIEFS. 



At the present period, these are the persons who shall sit in the 

 government councils : Kamehameha IH., Kekauluohi, Hoapiliwahine, 

 Kuakini, Kekauonohi, Kahekili, Paki, Konai, Koahokalola, Leleio- 

 hoku, Kekuanaoa, Kealiiahonui, Kanaina, Keoni li, Keoni Ana, and 

 Haalilio. Should any person be received into the council, it shall be 

 made known by law. These persons shall have part in the councils 

 of the kingdom. No law of the nation shall be passed without their 

 assent. They shall act in the following manner : they shall assemble 

 annually, for the purpose of seeking the welfare of the nation, and 

 establishing the laws of the kingdom. Their meetings shall com- 

 mence in April, at such day and place as the king shall appoint. 



It shall be proper for the king to consult with the above persons 

 respecting all the great concerns of the kingdom, in order to promote 

 unanimity and secure the greatest good. They shall moreover tran.s- 

 act such other business as the king shall commit to them. 



They shall still retain their own appropriate lands, whether dis- 

 tricts or plantations, in whatever divisions they may be, and they may 



