HAWAIIAN GROUP. 21 



CONSTITUTION, LAWS, ETC. 



DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, BOTH OF THE PEOPLE AND CHIEFS. 



" God hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwell on the 

 earth" in unity and blessedness. God has also bestowed certain rights 

 alike on all men, and all chiefs, and all people of all lands. 



These are some of the rights which he has given alike to every man 

 and every chief of correct deportment : life, limb, liberty, freedom from 

 oppression, the earnings of his hands and the productions of his mind ; 

 not, however, to those who act in violation of the laws. 



God has also established governments, and rule, for the purpose of 

 peace ; but, in making laws for the nation, it is by no means proper to 

 enact laws for the protection of the rulers only, without also providing 

 protection for their subjects; neither is it proper to enact laws to enrich 

 the chiefs only, without regard to enriching their subjects also ; and 

 hereafter there shall, by no means, be any laws enacted which are at 

 variance with what is above expressed, neither shall any tax be assessed, 

 nor any service or labour required of any man, in a manner which is 

 at all at variance with the above sentiments. 



PROTECTION FOR THE PEOPLE DECLARED. 



The above sentiments are hereby published for the purpose of pro- 

 tecting alike both the people and the chiefs of all these islands, while 

 they maintain a correct deportment ; that no chief may be able to 

 oppress any subject, but that chiefs and people may enjoy the same 

 protection, under one and the same law. 



Protection is hereby secured to the persons of all the people, 

 together with their lands, their building-lots, and all their property, 

 while they conform to the laws of the kingdom ; and nothing what- 

 ever shall be taken from any individual except by express provision 

 of the laws. Whatever chief shall act perseveringly in violation of 

 the constitution, shall no longer remain a chief of the Hawaiian 

 Islands, and the same shall be true of the governors, officers, and all 

 land agents. 



But if any one who is deposed should change his course and regu- 

 late his conduct by law, it shall then be in the power of the chiefs to 

 reinstate him in the place he occupied previous to his being deposed. 



