Independent (Kuokoa) Party
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The Independent Party (
independent politicians
.
Emmaites
Despite the original purpose of the Kuokoa Party former member of the
Albert K. Kunuiakea
.
Missionaries
The
Committee of Nine
was established to occupy the leadership positions of the Kuokoa Party and favor the Missionary candidates.
Two party system
In 1884 a
National Party. The general ideology of the Kuokoa Party was, basically, positions other than that of the ruling National Party for the various reasons of individual Independents. Such an example was opposition to King Kalākaua
, the range of opposition varied from preferring Queen Emma on the throne, abolishing the monarchy and forming a republic, to annexing Hawaii to the United States.
Bayonet Constitution
Disappointed with the results of the 1886 elections the Missionaries forced the
Bayonet Constitution
on the government. The new Constitution slanted elections in the favor of the Missionaries and they departed the Kuokoa party. In the elections of 1887, the Missionary Party renamed themselves the Reform Party and ran candidates as their own party.
Native Sons
The departure of the Missionaries left a vacuum in the Kuokoa Party that was eventually filled by the
National Reform Party
. The Kuokoa Party reflected the positions of the Native Sons and became a secondary party for districts without a National Reform candidates.
References
- Kuykendall, Ralph S. (1967). The Hawaiian Kingdom.: Volume 3--The Kalakaua Dynasty, 1874-1893. University of Hawaii Press.
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