National Liberal Party (Hawaii)
In 1892, the Hawaiian National Liberal Party (Hawaiian: ʻAoʻao Lāhui Hawaiʻi Lipelala), also known as the National Liberal Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom (generally known as just the "Liberal Party"), was a political party of the Kingdom of Hawaii near its end.
Hawaiian National Liberal Party
Ideology[edit]
Liberal nationalism[edit]
The party's liberal nationalist program was similar to that of the European National Liberal parties during the 1800s. In its platform, the Hawaiian Liberal Party stated that, "We deem that all Government should be founded on the principles of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity; we hold that all me are born free and equal before the law and are endowed with inalienable rights to life, to liberty, to property, to the pursuit of happiness..."[1] They also expressed revisions to international treaties and aiding Native Hawaiians in acquiring farmland and homesteads.
Progressivism[edit]
The Liberal Party were economically progressive, continuing from their platform "…and to self-protection against arbitrary concentration of power, irresponsible wealth, and unfair competition." Liberals preferred progressive taxation by raising taxes for organizations and the rich, while giving tax exemptions and aid to the poor. Other goals were to provide the public with economic protection and reduce the power of "monopolies, trusts and privileges of special classes".