The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-10
The QUEENS COMPLAINT

Ex-Queen Liliuokalani:
To the Honorabl ethe Court of Claims:
Comes now Liliuokalani a citizen OF
the United States of America, and COM
planning of the United States of Anne
RIGA in a claim in respect of which she
would be entitled to redress against
the United States in a court of equity
if the United States were suable, al
leges and shows as follows.
1. That heretofore, to wit, in the
years 1S4S, Kamehameha III, King of
the Kingdom of Hawaii, being owner
and lord paramount of all the lands
in said Kingdom of Hawaii, did sur
render and forever make over unto
the chiefs and people the greater part
of his royal domain, reserving certain
lands to himself as his own private
property, which act was legalized by
an act duly passed by the House of
Mobiles and Representatives of the
Hawaiian Islands in legislative coun-
Gil assembled entitled can Act relating
to the lands of His Majesty the King
and of the Government" copy Of
which act is hereto attached, marked
Exhibit A" and made a part hereof.
2. That the lands by said act re-
served to be private lands of His Ma
iesty Kameameha III were thereafter
known as Crown Lands, and thereafter
descended to His Majesty Kameha-
meha w and His Majesty Kameha-
meha V, successors in sovereignty of
said Kamehameha III, excepting only
such lands as were from time to time
alienated by said Kamehameha III and
Kamehameha ".
8. That thereafter, to wit, in the
year 1865, an act was duly passed by
the King and the legislative assem-
bly, of the Hawaiian Islands in the le-
gislature of the Kingdom assembled
entitled can Act to relieve the royal
domain from encumbrances and to
render the same inalienable," copy
of which act is hereunto attached,
marked Exhibit b. and made a part
hereof.
a. That under and by virtue of said
last mentioned act said Crown Lands
were rendered inalienable and all the
rents, profits and emoluments derived
from the said lands after deducting
the necessary and proper expenses OF
managing the same, were declared to
be for the use and benefit of the reign
ing sovereign.
5. That thereafter, to wit, in the
year 1866, the bonds mentioned in
said "An Act to relieve the royal do
main from encumbrances and to rem
der the same inalienable" were as
sumed by the government of the king
dom of Hawaii and the Crown Lands
relieved of further charge concerning
the same, all of which more fully APP
pears by a resolution of the legislative
assembly approved July 6, 1885, a copy
of which is hereto attached marked
Exhibit &" and made part hereof.
6. That thereafter. to wit, in the
year 1882, one Claus Spreckels, hav-
ing acquired a claim on said Crown
Lands by the purchase of the interest,
of any, of Ruth Keelikolani, one Of
the heirs at law of Kamehamea V,
said claim was compromised by the
conveyance to Claus Spreckels of the
Ahupuaa. of Waikiki in the Island OF
Maui, and the conveyance by Claus
Spreckels to the Commissioners OF
Crown Lands of all the right, title and
interest of him the said Claus Spreck-
els in and to the residue of the Crown
Lands, which compromise was made
in accordance with and by authority
of an act entitled can act to authorize
the Commissioners of Crown Lands to
convey certain portioos of such lands
to Claus Spreckels in satisfaction OF
all claims he may have on said lands
copy of which act is hereto attached,
marked Exhibit D. and made part
hereof.
Z. That thereafter, to wit, in the
year 1890 certain unassigned lands
were duly declared to be a part of the
Crown Lands by an act entitled IAN
Act to Declare Certain Lands to be
part of the Crown Lands and Royal
Domain" as more fully appears by said
act, a copy of which is hereto at
tatched, marked Exhibit e. and made
part hereof.
8. That on the goth of January 1891
your petitioner, under and by virtue
of the constitution and laws of the
Kingdom of Hawaii became Queen Of
the Kingdom of Hawaii succeeding her