1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a legal document prepared by anti-monarchists to strip the absolute Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, initiating a transfer of power to a coalition of American, European and native Hawaiian people.
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Legal instrument that curtailed the power of the monarchy
This 1887 constitution was forced upon King Kalākaua by armed militia, significantly reducing the power of the crown and disenfranchising many Native Hawaiians.