i ▁Island ▁() ▁was ▁the ▁royal ▁governor ▁or ▁vic ero y ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁during ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁Governor ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁was ▁usually ▁a ▁Hawai ian ▁chief ▁or ▁prince ▁and ▁could ▁even ▁be ▁a ▁woman . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁restriction ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Nob les ▁or ▁Govern ship ▁of ▁the ▁islands . ▁The ▁Governor ▁had ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁the ▁biggest ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁to ▁appoint ▁lieutenant ▁govern ors ▁to ▁assist ed ▁them . ▁The ▁governor ▁had ▁replaced ▁the ▁old ▁Ali ʻ is ▁of ▁the ▁islands , ▁but ▁so vere ig nt y ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁king . ▁The ▁island ▁govern ors ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Inter iors . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁states : ▁ ▁Ab ol ition ▁After ▁King ▁Kal ā k au a ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁Bay on et ▁Constitution ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁island ▁governor ships ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁waste ful ▁exp enses ▁for ▁the ▁mon archy . ▁The ▁govern ors ▁and ▁gover ness es ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( who ▁were ▁mainly ▁roy als ▁or ▁nobles ) ▁were ▁also ▁viewed ▁un fit ▁to ▁appoint ▁the ▁native ▁police ▁forces ▁and ▁condem ned ▁for ▁" the ir ▁ref us al ▁to ▁accept ▁their ▁removal ▁or ▁reform