1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the first official body of written law in the Hawaiian Islands, primarily for the sovereign state known as the Kingdom of Hawaii. Promulgated by Kamehameha III, the version of the Constitution of Hawaii established a constitutional monarchy subjecting even the king to certain principles of democracy. Prominently featured in the document are the proclamation of the House of Kamehameha as the official dynastic line, establishment of the office of Premier of the Kingdom of Hawaii to be head of government, founding of the legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and House of Nobles, creation of the office of governor of the various islands and recognition of Christianity as an authority.
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