Capital Punishment in Hawaii

KING_10_2_49-195147.pdf
Folder 49.1.pdf

Title

Capital Punishment in Hawaii

Description

SK traces the history of capital punishment in Hawaii starting with 1824, where capital punishment was inflicted by the will of the king or superior chief, until it was abolished in 1957 once the Hawaiian Islands became part of the US. SK also addresses some of the moderations to the capital punishment laws during this period as well as the demographics of those executed. Statistics of executions at Oahu Prison since 1897-1943 show that Caucasians were executed at 2.1 percent, Hawaiians were executed at 6.4 percent, Filipinos were executed at 51.1 percent, Japanese were executed at 21.3 percent, Koreans were executed at 12.8 percent, and Puerto Ricans were executed at 6.4 percent. The folder includes a research paper entitled "Capital Punishment in Hawaii: An Ethnic Perspective" by Lawrence K. Koseki.

Creator

Sam King

Date

8/27/1987

Identifier

SKS10B2:49

Citation

Sam King , “Capital Punishment in Hawaii,” The Archival Collections at the University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library, accessed March 28, 2024, http://archives.law.hawaii.edu/items/show/101.