▁by ▁sh er iffs ▁or ▁the ▁mar shal ". ▁The ▁island ▁governor ships ▁were ▁abol ished ▁by ▁two ▁acts : ▁the ▁first ▁act , ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁transferred ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁sh er iffs , ▁and ▁the ▁second , ▁An ▁Act ▁To ▁Ab ol ish ▁The ▁Office ▁Of ▁Governor , ▁ ▁which ▁officially ▁abol ished ▁the ▁positions , ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁King ▁Kal ā k au a ▁refused ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁act , ▁but ▁his ▁v eto ▁was ▁overrid den ▁by ▁two - third ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁These ▁positions ▁were ▁restored ▁under ▁the ▁An ▁Act ▁To ▁Est ab lish ▁A ▁Governor ▁On ▁Each ▁Of ▁The ▁Islands ▁Of ▁O ahu , ▁Mau i , ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁K au ai ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁effective ▁date ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁One ▁significant ▁change ▁was ▁this ▁act ▁made ▁it ▁illegal ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁governor ▁ending ▁the ▁traditional ▁practice ▁of ▁appoint ing ▁female ▁roy als ▁and ▁nobles ▁as ▁gover ness . ▁Kal ā k au a ▁died ▁prior ▁to ▁re app oint ing ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁govern ors , ▁but ▁his ▁successor ▁L ili u okal ani ▁restored ▁the ▁positions ▁at ▁different ▁dates ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 2