"Under the Kuleana Act of 1850, those lands are also passed down to people who now only own fractions of an interest in the property."
And from Wikpedia:
"Another notable part of the Great Mahele was the Kuleana Act of 1850."
"The Great MÄhele was one of the most important episodes of Hawaiian history, second only to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. While intended to provide secure title to Hawaiians, it would eventually end up separating many of them from their land."
So that was the intention, but if you read further into the Wikipedia article it explains how many poorer Hawaiians did not understand the new laws and therefore lost their land to rich Hawaiians and the nobility.
"Under the Kuleana Act of 1850, those lands are also passed down to people who now only own fractions of an interest in the property."
And from Wikpedia:
"Another notable part of the Great Mahele was the Kuleana Act of 1850."
"The Great MÄhele was one of the most important episodes of Hawaiian history, second only to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. While intended to provide secure title to Hawaiians, it would eventually end up separating many of them from their land."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_M%C4%81hele
So that was the intention, but if you read further into the Wikipedia article it explains how many poorer Hawaiians did not understand the new laws and therefore lost their land to rich Hawaiians and the nobility.