The Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom was organized following the enactment of the
1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii. In the election following the promulgation of the 1887 constitution, on September 12, 1887, the party came to power in the legislature.
[1]
In January, 1890, the
National Reform Party was established in opposition to the Reform Party, drawing from Hui Kalai'aina and the Mechanics' and Workingmens' Political Protective Union.
[2]
In 1892, the
National Liberal Party was established as a radical offshoot of the
National Reform Party.
[3]
References
1. Ernest Andrade, Unconquerable Rebel, p51
2. Ernest Andrade, Unconquerable Rebel, p69
3. Ernest Andrade, Unconquerable Rebel, p88