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July 26, 2003
Kingdom of Hawai'i declares independence
23 June, 2003 - The island Kingdom of Hawai'i, which in August 1959 was annexed to be one of the States of the United States of America, has announced secession from the US and formally declared its independence, notifying both President Bush and UN General Secretary Kofi Annan of its decision.
This is one piece of news you will probably fail to find in the US media, although one would think that the recent declaration directly and intimately affects domestic and international politics.
"We, the indigenous people of Hawai’i, emphatically reject incorporation into the United States of America, and hereby announce secession. We do this with clarity of mind, good conscience, and a determined will. We are ready to sacrifice our worldly assets and our very lives to see the kingdom of Hawai’i restored. So say we all."
Update 20 October 2003:
Hawaiians march for an independent state - SFGate
Hawaii is not legally a state! Historical documentation on Whatreallyhappened.com, a site to keep bookmarked for news you won't find elsewhere.
The Kingdom of Hawai’i Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O’ Hawai’i
Announces Secession From the United States of America
Declaration of Independence - Kana’ka ele’u, Imua!
The Kana’ka Maolis, Hawai’i’s stout-hearted, honorable indigenous people, have never recognized the jurisdiction of the United States over our lives, lands, seas, customs, and our fortunes. Many Kana’ka Maolis have been destroyed attempting to free themselves from the cruelty and the injustices of an American government that cares nothing for the rights of the indigenous people of Hawai’i, but only for the richness of the lands and seas and Hawai’i’s strategic military potential. Many Kana’ka Maolis have been molested, raped, beaten, imprisoned, and murdered in the furtherance of American imperialism. Yet we live.
We, as with the many Peoples of Oceania with whom we share a common heritage, feel it is eminently indisputable, based upon all evidences extant, that the unlawful overthrow of the kingdom of Hawai’i and the forcing of the Kana’ka Maolis into servitude cannot be denied.
Historical records, particularly those concerning biography and genealogy, document a general consensus affirming Hawai’i’s independence. Tradition, history, literary analysis, and, above all of these, the test of prayerful research and truth-seeking investigation unite to demonstrate the authenticity of the facts proving that the kingdom of Hawai’i was destroyed by the United States government.
The culture of the United States is inimical to our ancestral traditions and customs. For nearly 2,000 years we determined our lives under the laws of our kingdom and by the sanctity of our lands, but the United States imposed its will on us through deceit, fraud, theft, conspiracy, and military force.
We, the indigenous people of Hawai’i, emphatically reject incorporation into the United States of America, and hereby announce secession. We do this with clarity of mind, good conscience, and a determined will. We are ready to sacrifice our worldly assets and our very lives to see the kingdom of Hawai’i restored. So say we all.
May Almighty God’s will be done.
Aei’a Ke Akua Mano Lo’a Kauo’ha ha’na, ho’oko.
I am Edmund Kelii Silva, Jr., Ali’i Nui (Sovereign) of the kingdom of Hawai’i. On my mother’s side I am the direct lineal descendent of King Kamehameha the Great, and heir to the throne. And, on my father’s side I am the direct lineal heir to King Kamehameha Nui of the kingdom of Maui before King Kamehameha the Great unified the lands. On November 22, 2002, the prime minister of the Hawaiian kingdom, along with the Council of Regency, Na Kupuna Council O’ Hawai’i Nei, the Na Kupuna Council Hawai’i Moku of the legislative body of government, and the Royal Kupunas of the House of Nobles, proclaimed that I am the lawful successor to Ali’i Nuis (High Chiefs) of ancient Hawai’i.
My islands have always been alive in the sacred blessing of a paradise on earth. At one with the land, the Kana’ka Maolis have always known God in the beauty of their lives, in the strength of their humanity, and in their faith in the goodness of their fellow man. At one with the timeless seas, we have always known power in the force of life and in the force of all the earth’s treasures. At one with the winds, the rains, and the sun, we have always known the wonder of nature. And, at one with the stars, we have always revered the mystery of creation.
In harmony with the lands, the seas, and the skies of our birth, ours is a duality of spirit. We value greatly compassion and charity, while we are capable of powerful response against threats to our lands, culture, and families. We are proud of our beauty while we esteem humility as among the most precious of virtues. Youthful in play, we are an ancient culture respecting the dignity of elder wisdom. We live our lives in open joy, seeking perfection in obedience to God. We are Kana’ka Maolis. We are Hawaiians.
For centuries, we have lived in harmony with nature and each other. My people were free of disease and corruption, and our laws and customs were just and noble. In 1778, the arrival from England of Captain Cook and his crew changed everything. Welcomed openly and mistaken for gods, Cook and his men left behind the catastrophe of venereal diseases, chicken pox, and measles, along with their accompanying madness, suffering, and death. What did we know of deceit? What did we know of know of Western diseases and corruption? What did we know of greed? Had we known more, our relations with this alien society would have certainly taken a different course.
Word of the beauty and riches of our islands spread quickly among the haole (foreign) nations. Our lands were torn apart. American missionaries, businessmen, and politicians came to the islands in great numbers, promoting their various agendas. They introduced private land ownership, money, and other hallmarks of western culture. Hawai’i’s sugar cane crop and its strategic location were of particular interest. American incursions continued to erode Hawaiian values throughout the 19th century.
In 1810, King Kamehameha the Great unified the Hawaiian islands under a monarchial government. The Kana’ka Maolis ratified the Hawaiian constitution in 1839 and 1840. The United States recognized the independence of the kingdom of Hawai’i and extended full and complete diplomatic recognition to the Hawaiian government until 1893. In 1826, 1842, 1875, and 1887, the United States and the kingdom entered into treaties governing commerce and navigation.
On March 8, 1892, John L. Stevens, the American minister to the Hawaiian islands, sent a letter to the American president. In this letter, Minister Stevens described his plan to subvert the lawful Hawaiian government by staging a false rebellion amongst the inhabitants of Hawai’i. In the face of this "rebellion," Minister Stevens would call upon American military forces to occupy the island and "protect" American interests. Thus, Minister Stevens could invade a foreign country without the approval of congress. Moreover, he could occupy the kingdom and set up a provisional government to advance American interests exclusively. This would give America complete control of the lucrative Hawaiian agricultural industry.
On January 14, 1893, Minister Stevens and a small group of non-Hawaiians staged a "rebellion" on the island of Hawai’i. By design, American naval forces invaded the kingdom and imprisoned Hawaiian monarch Queen Lili’uokalani and high-ranking representatives of the Hawaiian government in the Iolani Palace. On January 17, 1893, a Committee of Safety representing American and European sugar planters, descendants of missionaries, and financiers deposed the Hawaiian monarch and declared the establishment of a provisional government. On February 1, 1893, Minister Stevens proclaimed Hawai’i to be a protectorate of the United States.
On December 18, 1893, President Grover Cleveland addressed the United States congress and acknowledged the deceitful work of Minister Stevens, saying, " The ownership of Hawai’i was tendered to us by a provisional government set up to succeed the constitutional ruler of the Hawaiian islands, who had been dethroned, and it did not appear that such a provisional government had the sanction of either popular revolution or suffrage."
Queen Lili’uokalani was imprisoned in the Iolani Palace under military guard as her people suffered the robbery of their self-determination, the theft of their lands, and the devastation of disease brought to the islands by the haole capitalists. She died broken-hearted, her prayers for justice and the redemption of her lands unfulfilled.
In the wake of the manufactured coup, the Kana’ka Maolis were reduced to a pitiful handful of survivors. As our numbers dwindled, the American government secured a stranglehold on our stolen lands and sold them off to the highest bidders. This exploitation was foreign to us and we were defenseless against it. Soon there was little left to steal or subvert. Nothing was left of our laws and our government. We were a conquered people.
World War II reminded the American government that the Hawaiian islands were a strategic resource as well as an economic one. Upon conclusion of the war, America began a campaign of propaganda and political pressure to absorb the wondrous islands of my kingdom into the American empire. On August 21, 1959, the American government completed the destruction of Hawaiian culture by incorporating our lands into the United States. In a political maneuver, the Kana’ka Maolis were offered only the options of choosing American statehood or continuing as an American territory. Our numbers were too few, our spirit too battered, and our political acumen too undeveloped for us to make a statement in opposition.
A look at Hawai’i today illustrates America’s contribution to our lands; there is destruction and desecration of a scope unparalleled in contemporary history. Once, ours was a pristine kingdom lovingly maintained by my people. We understood the sanctity of life with the environment. We lived in harmony with nature. We lived our lives within the rhythms and seasons of the seas and the lands. Now the land reeks with the smell of internal combustion engines, and suffers the ravages of unchecked greed and the monstrosity of monolithic "progress." Asphalt ribbons bind the land between concrete monuments to hedonism. Zealous developers trample the rich and fertile soul underfoot, hurrying to build another shopping mall.
Tourists in the shadows of ATM machines eat processed ice cream shipped from the mainland, while coconut trees are uprooted and replanted to shade American hotels designed in Los Angelos. American soldiers seek ribald pleasures on the back streets of Oahu. Organized crime in epic proportions threatens the sanctity of homes, schools, churches, and work places. Whatever became of the true beauty, the spiritual quietude, our peaceful culture? Their loss is the legacy of Minister Stevens.
Albeit grievously wounded by the American invasion, the Hawaiian soul remains alive. Though forced into dormancy by the relentless pressure of American threats and demonstrations of violence, our dual spirit now quickens. Those who would annihilate us have mistaken our open and inviting countenance for weakness. We have learned. Our soul was tempered in the crucible of nearly two centuries of haole indecencies.
Seeds of understanding and activism in the kingdom began to be seen in the 1970’s. In a resurgence of spirit, the Kana’ka Maolis began to resurrect their traditional arts, culture, and modes of expression. There was once again energy and pride among the people.
In the 1980’s, seeking redress, we brought our grievances before the United States congress. Time and again, we were offered platitudes and meaningless gestures. There was little, if any, evidence of the rights and privileges purportedly attendant upon citizenship in the United States. In our anger, we responded.
In 1991, The Hawaiian state legislature voted for a resolution encouraging debate on the restoration of the Hawaiian nation. In 1992, the legislature voted for a much stronger resolution stating that "the citizens of the state of Hawai’i recognize the inherent right of the indigenous Hawaiian people to sovereignty and self-determination."
In 1993, United States Senators Inouye and Akaka introduced and successfully campaigned for Public Law 103-150, "The Apology Bill." Facing significant political pressure, President William J. Clinton signed the bill on November 23, 1993. As expected, the American congress acknowledged the injustices perpetrated against my people but made no effort to take responsibility for, or action to right, the wrongs of so many years.
On September 28, 2000, Na Kupuna Council Hawai’i Moku, under authority of Article 33 of the Hawaiian constitution ratified in 1839-1840 (under which Queen Lili’uokalani ruled), appointed Samuel Keolamauloa Kaluna, Jr., regent and lawful prime minister of the Hawaiian kingdom.
The American Declaration of Independence asserts that "governments are instituted among men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed." The Kana’ka Maolis refuse to be governed by the United States. Moreover, the Kana’ka Maolis have never given their consent to be governed by the United States. The Kana’ka Maolis established a constitutional government, ratified in 1839-1840, which describes our government and sets the rights of the people, the responsibilities and structures of government, and the systems by which laws may be promulgated and enforced.
In keeping with our traditional heritage and culture, we approach this matter peacefully and with dignity. As we respect the dignity of those who have abused us, so do we expect that we shall receive the same respect in kind. We remember well the lessons we have been taught in our prior relationships with the American government. We shall no longer blindly trust the government of the United States. As we proceed, we shall do so under the supervision of international law agencies. We call on the United Nations to monitor these proceedings.
Toward resolution, we shall purchase our lands back from those who have benefited from their theft. As we do so, we shall return the lands to the paradisiacal state in which they existed prior to the destruction, devastation, and desecrations wrought in the name of "progress". We shall restore our stolen right of self-determination by setting up the government under which we will live. We shall no longer allow the United States government to dictate the laws under which we live.
We have taken our cause before the ministers and sovereigns of nations around the world. The response of civilized and honorable countries has been unilaterally supportive. The response of the United States has been disingenuous and dismissive. This response from the United States is not a surprise but a disappointment.
We call on all honorable and honest peoples of the world to support us in this just cause. We call upon these nations to recognize our government and our sovereignty, while we call upon those who have desecrated our seas, stolen our lands, and mutilated our bodies to hear our righteous plea. We call upon Almighty God to guide us as we proceed.
"Au’we, au’we!" Alas, my people cry for beloved Hawai’i. Their ceaseless laments are borne to heaven upon the restless winds. Their cries echo in the endless pounding of the surf on the shores of our islands. Their tears fall upon the asphalt and concrete of Americanized Hawai’i. "Au’we, au’we." The spirits of Hawai’i past walk the lands and grieve for our paradise lost.
The cries of my people are heard but not felt by the United States government, which acknowledges the unlawful taking of our lands but inappropriately offers as token compensation Native American status. The cries of my people are heard but not felt by the United Nations, which deigns to offer sympathy, but scant assistance.
The cries of the old and the young, the cries of my mother, my father, my children, Prime Minister Kaluna, the House of Nobles, the citizens of the kingdom, and the spirits of my ancestors, ring in my ear. I have heard their cries since childhood: "Au’we, au’we!" It breaks my heart. Now a man, I can no longer tolerate my people’s pain, nor shall I.
I am Edmund Kelii Silva, Jr., direct lineal descendent of King Kamehameha the Great, direct lineal heir to King Kamehameha Nui of Maui, and Ali’i Nui of the people of Hawai’i. I come in the name of Almighty God and of my people, and under authority of the Hawaiian constitution in effect on January 17, 1893, and hereby declare Hawai’i to be an independent, sovereign nation. In the name of Almighty God and of my people, I hereby declare the nation of Hawai’i to be free and independent from the influence and authority of any and all other nations. In the name of Almighty God and of my people, I hereby declare the nation of Hawai’i to be a sovereign nation grounded in the noble culture of an old and honorable people.
(signed)
____________________________________________
His Royal Majesty Edmund Kelii Silva, Jr. Ali’i Nui Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O’ Hawai’i
The House of the Royal Family
Edmund Kelii Silva, Sr., Father To the Ali’i Nui
Direct Heir to King Kamehameha Nui Of Maui
Cecelia Ku’ulei Silva, Mother to the Ali’i Nui
Direct Heir to King Kamehameha the Great
Prince Edmund Kelii Silva, III, Son to the Ali’i Nui
Princess Gabrielle Leilani Silva, Daughter to the Ali’i Nui
Princess Collette Maile Silva, Daughter to the Ali’I Nui
(signed)
_____________________________________________
Regent, Prime Minister Samuel Keolamauloa Kaluna, Jr.
Na Kupuna Council Hawai’i Nei, Na Kupuna Council Hawai’i Moku
CERTIFICATION OF MAILING
I, Samuel Keolamauloa Kaluna, Jr., do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Declaration of Independence was placed in the United States Mail, sufficient postage prepaid, correctly addressed to the following at their respective addresses as indicated, on the 23rd day of June, 2003.
George W. Bush
President of the United States
The Presidential White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 25500
Kofi Annan
Secretary General, United Nations
S-378
New York, New York 10017
(signed)
________________________________________
Samuel Keolamauloa Kaluna, Jr.
Prime Minister - Kingdom of Hawai’i
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Hawaii is not legally a state!
Most folks have heard that Hawaii is a state, one of the United States of America. Most people, including those who live in Hawaii, accept that statement as a fact. But the reality is that in a world in which nations are as bound by the rule of laws as are the citizens of nations (if not more so), the truth is quite different!
The truth is that each and every step along Hawaii's path from sovereign and independent nation, to annexed territory, to state, was done in violation of laws and treaties then in effect, without regard to the wishes of the Hawaiian people. Many people, including President Grover Cleveland, opposed the annexation of Hawaii.
posted by Sepp Hasslberger on Saturday July 26 2003
updated on Friday December 17 2010
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http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/07/26/kingdom_of_hawaii_declares_independence.htm
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Welcome to the EnenKio Online Network
These pages, this website, the former web host (NetNation), the government of the Kingdom of EnenKio and the people loyal to the king of Eneen-Kio Atoll have been subjected to a wide assortment of deliberate disruptive actions by persons and agencies of the federal government of the United States. These attacks continue to this day. The reasons for these attacks are unknown, as EnenKio seeks only peace and the freedom to express the fundamental rights of the people of EnenKio, its monarch and the imperatives bestowed upon us by our loving Creator. This site has been restored to acquaint you with history, claims and challenges we face as a people striving for equality in a world of antagonistic nations with egocentric goals seeking to "save" (dominate) lesser nations.
TREATY OF PEACE,
FRIENDSHIP AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF HAWAI'I
AND
THE KINGDOM OF ENENKIO
WHEREAS, the Kingdom of EnenKio and the Kingdom of Hawai'i, equally animated with the desire of maintaining the relations of good understanding which have hitherto so happily subsisted between their respective states, desire to mutually recognize their respective sovereign nations, and,
WHEREAS, the respective Governments, being mindful of a progression of relevant historic events surrounding distinct claims over the islands of Eneen-Kio Atoll, also known as Eneen-Kio, Enen-kio, San Francisco, Halcyon, Otori, Wake and by other appellations introduced by visitors to said atoll from Spain, Germany, China, Japan, The Kingdom of Hawai'i, the United States and others, and,
WHEREAS, the respective Governments wish to forevermore quiet any unresolved territorial claims, perpetuate a circumstance of Peace and ensure good relations between their nations and their peoples, and,
WHEREAS, these Governments wish to lawfully recognize the other's political structure, affirm their national sovereignty and establish formal diplomatic relations, and,
WHEREAS, these Governments are desirous of promoting economic, social and cultural exchanges and support of all their peoples unalienable natural Rights, substantiated by such landmark charters as all acknowledged scriptures of spiritual enlightenment, the English Magna Charta, the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution and Bill of Rights of the united States of America, the 1839 Hawaiian Declaration of Rights, the lawful Constitutions of these states, the Law of Nations and the Charter of the United Nations,
NOW THEREFORE, the appointed Plenipotentiaries of these Governments, who, after having exchanged testimony of their full powers, found in good and due form, have resolved, agreed and signed the covenants in the following articles:
ARTICLE I
The Kingdom of Hawai'i and the Kingdom of EnenKio do hereby formally and officially recognize their respective Governments and all the rightful authorities of one another of their Governments to exercise all such inherent powers within their respective jurisdictions as may be provided in accordance with international law and as are or may be established under the Charter of the United Nations for sovereign member states of that organization.
ARTICLE II
The Kingdom of Hawai'i and the Kingdom of EnenKio do hereby declare that a state of Perpetual Peace does exist between their sovereign states and peoples.
ARTICLE III
The Kingdom of Hawai'i and the Kingdom of EnenKio further declare that they shall undertake such necessary and proper steps as may be appropriate to implement this accord and shall, therefore, enter into such further agreements as may be desirous from time to time to promote and enhance good relations in support of one another in pursuing Perpetual Peace for their peoples and sovereignty of their Governments.
ARTICLE IV
There shall be reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation between EnenKio and the Hawaiian Islands. No duty of customs, levy or other impost, shall be charged upon any goods, produce or manufacture of one nation, upon importation from such nation into the other, other or higher than the duty or impost charged upon goods of the same kind, imported from any other country. These Governments do hereby agree that the subjects or citizens of one state shall not enjoy any favor, privilege or immunity, in matters of commerce and navigation, which shall not also, at the same time, be extended to the subjects or citizens of the other.
ARTICLE V
The Kingdom of Hawai'i and the Kingdom of EnenKio further declare that all reciprocal rights, conferred by any treaty whatsoever signed by the Kingdom of Hawai'i and implemented prior to the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom by forces of the United States, shall be hereby affirmed valid and in force with respect to the Kingdom of EnenKio, which shall enjoy the same privileges and power as those of the most favored nations.
ARTICLE VI
The Governments hereby grant reciprocal diplomatic recognition of representatives and consuls and shall conduct their diplomatic and consular relations in accordance with those defined and enumerated in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 18, 1961, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 24, 1963. Pending accreditation of the permanent staff of each Government's mission to the other, each shall treat personnel assigned to perform diplomatic or consular functions as if they were members of the other's permanent mission.
ARTICLE VII
The Kingdom of Hawai'i, mindful of the state of war declared to exist over the Kingdom of EnenKio by reason of acts by the federal government of the United States, hereby grants political asylum to representatives of the Kingdom of EnenKio Government, and to such citizens thereof who may elect to request same of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
ARTICLE VIII
Following establishment of relations, the two Governments, upon request of either, shall enter into negotiations with the other for the prompt settlement of any claims and other financial and property matters that arise between them. Respecting the former status of Eneen-Kio as a Hawaiian Dependency, the claim is perpetually relinquished in favor of the establishment of administration founded upon Marshallese tradition, culture and system of tenure.
ARTICLE IX
There shall be granted to the Government of the Kingdom of EnenKio the liberty of establishing an official embassy, as a Nation in Exile, being under duress, acceptable to and within the grace of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, for the purpose of conducting affairs of state, coinage of money and fiscal instruments or financial notes, issuance of bonds and certificates of indebtedness, administering banking and commercial transactions, and for the printing, sale and use of postal and philatelic products. Reciprocal conditions and state privileges applicable for postal authorities and the mailing of articles as set forth in prevailing directives and the constitution of the Universal Postal Union shall be equally respected.
ARTICLE X
No duties of tonnage, harbor, lighthouses, pilotage, quarantine, or other similar duties, of whatever nature, or under whatever denomination, shall be imposed in either state upon the flagged vessels of the other, in respect of voyages between the Kingdom of EnenKio and the Hawaiian Islands. Vessels of one state, which may be employed by the Government of the other, in the carrying of their Public Mail across the Pacific Ocean, or from one port in that ocean to another, shall have free access to the ports of the Hawaiian Islands and EnenKio, with the privilege of stopping therein to refit, to refresh, to land passengers and their baggage and for the transaction of any business pertaining to public Mail services, and be subject in such ports to no duties of tonnage, harbor, lighthouses, quarantine, or other similar duties of whatever nature or of whatever denomination.
ARTICLE XI
The citizens and subjects of each of the two nations shall be free in the state of the other to manage their own affairs themselves, or to commit those affairs to the management of any persons whom they may appoint as their broker or agent, nor shall the citizens and subjects of the two states be restrained in their choice of person to act in such capacities, nor shall they be called upon to pay and salary or remuneration to any person whom they shall not choose to employ. Absolute freedom shall be given in all cases to the buyer and seller to bargain together and to fix the price of any real property, goods or merchandise imported into, or to be exported from either state, except generally in such case wherein the laws and usages of the country may require the intervention of any special agent in the estate and dominion of the states.
ARTICLE XII
If any ships or other vessels be wrecked on the coasts of either of the states, such vessels, and all furniture and appurtenances belonging thereunto, and all goods and merchandise shall be stored with the least possible delay to the proprietors, which upon being claimed thereby, shall be rendered forthwith. If there are no such proprietors or agents on the spot,
then the said goods, as well as any papers found on board such wrecked vessels, shall be delivered to the state consul, or vice consul, in whose district the wreck took place, which consul shall pay any reasonable expenses incurred in the preservation of the property, together with the rate of salvage, and expenses of quarantine which would have been payable in the like case of a wreck of a national vessel, it being understood that in case of any legal claim upon such wreck, goods, or merchandise, the same shall be referred for decision of the competent tribunals of the state.
ARTICLE XIII
This Agreement and Treaty of Peace shall enter into force upon signature of the Parties.
Done in Honolulu, Hawai'i this 9th day of October, 1997, in the English language.
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U.S. SECURITY & EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEEKS INJUNCTION
ON SALE OF ENENKIO BONDS
ADVISORY
November 7, 2000: Honolulu, USA
TO: Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star Bulletin
FROM: EnenKio Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Moore is prohibited from talking to you by order of the United States Security & Exchange Commission (hereafter "SEC"). The action against Mr. Moore is an unprovoked attack against a private citizen of the United States, not against an official representative of the Kingdom of EnenKio. The following reply is therefore issued in observance of the sovereign authority of the government of EnenKio to confront disinformation and to provide the whole truth. You are advised that the SEC has not charged the Kingdom of EnenKio with anything. The SEC has no jurisdiction over the Kingdom of EnenKio, a sovereign Pacific Island state. The SEC argument is made solely against Mr. Moore and his personal business affairs. Please be VERY clear about this. Despite heavy scrutiny, the SEC has proved nothing and there were no findings of fact as a result of exhaustive SEC investigations. In other words, SEC has NO proof of wrongdoing by the Kingdom of EnenKio or by any person acting in their official capacities as representatives of the Kingdom of EnenKio.
The only thing the SEC accomplished was to prove its arrogance and ignorance, first by circumventing lawful processes and then by bullying up on a single individual veteran-of-war who proudly served the USA. Mr. Moore has spent over 20 years trying to help defenseless Marshallese families over whom the USA has historically dominated, disenfranchised, subverted and literally poisoned with nuclear weapons testing. Lastly, EnenKio has never gotten a fair shake from the media.... ever. They generally have an agenda that fails to honor truth in reporting, but promotes the dissemination of ad copy by sensationalizing events rather than embracing impartial disclosure of factual information. When we choose to respond to the recent attacks on the credibility of our national sovereignty, we will do so in full at our site. Much is there now if one can keep an open mind. We haven't found that to be in existence in the media.... yet.
Reply to: EnenKio
1 808 737-7372 fax/phone
ENENKIO CONSUL TO HAWAIIANS 760 9th Ave. Hon. Hi 96816 (HAWAII KINGDOM)
Posted by: ROBERT MOORE on August 22, 2003 04:29 AM
Dear Robert Moore,
thank you very much for your comment on my post on the declaration of independence of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
Unfortunately for now the US has control of the bulk of all public media and we won't read real news about what is happening for some time. But do keep up the fight - changes may be on their way. As long as we can keep up pressure from a number of sides, who knows that sanity may not in the end prevail.
You say something about gold as a back-up and you might be interested in a recent post I made on Health Supreme (The Golden Dream of Islamic currency), regarding gold and monetary systems. In short, gold is not needed to make a currency stable - it can be done in other ways. Of course gold can be a reserve of value, to be used when needed.
Posted by: Josef on August 22, 2003 06:51 PM
To my fault, and sadly, I have very little knowledge of the Hawaiian Indigenous culture(s); but I want to know more and will educate myself on the history and present day issues of Indigenous Hawaiian people.
As an Indigenous American and founder of SENAA International, I understand not only the oppression but also the harassment by federal agencies of the U.S. government. After I have gained sufficient knowledge to approach the matter intelligently, I will be happy to lend my support and that of SENAA International to the cause of Indigenous Hawaiians.
Anyone willing to share some links and contacts with me can reach me at al@senaa.org.
SENAA, because we are an Indigenous American advocacy organization, normally does not get involved in Indigenous matters unless asked to do so. In keeping with that principle, SENAA is interested in and willing to help if we are invited by the people being affected.
Al Swilling
SENAA International
Posted by: Al Swilling on September 8, 2003 05:33 AM
Please visit my blog dedicated to Hawaiian independence, with links to news articles and events updated daily.
Posted by: Scott Crawford on October 3, 2003 05:56 AM
Here is an article from a discussion group:
HAWAII ENENKIO NATION KINGDOMS
IRAQ, HAWAII, ENENKIO LIES, FRAUD
Sun May 2, 2004 02:25
HAWAII & ENENKIO NATION KINGDOMS
www.enenkio.org
Leis and Lies: Why Hawaii, EnenKio and Iraq are Birds of a Feather
By Matt Hutaff
Apr 5, 2004
A group of wealthy industrialists conspiring to topple a nation's government for their own selfish interests is hardly surprising. Given the "corporate sponsorship" of the current presidential administration as well as Dick Cheney's ties to Halliburton, it's clear that companies such as Enron work best when they call the shots in the White House. The current situation in Iraq is one example. Hawaii, supposedly our 50th state, is another.
The story of how Hawaii was overthrown and passed to the American government like a two-dollar whore is one of the saddest ongoing act in modern U.S. history. Hawaiian independence is something few Americans know little about because the truth is disturbing, and most would prefer to keep Hawaii's image one of tourism, of hula dances and coconut milk. The fact is, however, that Hawaii is not legally a state and never has been. It was conquered clandestinely by a group of sugar peddlers looking to eliminate their export tariff, and passed into America's hands illegally. That problem has never been rectified. It's time to change that.
In the 19th century, Hawaii's importance was twofold - the warm humid climate allowed vast sugar plantations to corner the market, and its location in the Pacific allowed friendly nations to maintain a naval advantage in the region. However, as Hawaii was a recognized sovereign nation under its own right (a sentiment echoed by the United States in 1826), American businessmen found themselves paying to import their goods to North America. A shadow organization called the Hawaiian League was set up by lawyer Lorrin Thurston with the goal of eliminating the tariffsÂ… which meant controlling the tiny kingdom. Hawaiian king Kalakaua - an elected monarch, not a hereditary ruler - was forced by this minority into signing what is known as the Bayonet Constitution (literally signed at gunpoint), which installed the League members to theCabinet, affording them with all the power and forcing the king into a figurehead position. This group of 400 men then restricted the ability to vote to all but the wealthiest people on the islands, a limitation that coincidentally robbed practically all natives of the right of self-government.
When Kalakaua died and his sister Lili`uokalani' assumed the throne, Thurston formed an Annexation Club with the express purpose of overthrowing the queen and installing Americans in power. As if the idea of a group of rich white guys taking over a country wasn't disturbing enough, Thurston's communiqués with Washington, D.C. found a supportive ear in no less than President Benjamin Harrison. "You will find an exceedingly sympathetic administration here," Harrison wrote to Thurston.
Lili`uokalani' attemped to revoke the restrictive constitution put in play by the Hawaiian League Cabinet members, which, in a bitterly ironic move, they condemned as fostering "a revolutionary act." Thurston then called upon American minister (and avowed annexationist) John Stevens to unload American troops illegally from the warship USS Boston, then in port, to quell any dissent and prop up a new provisional government. In doing so, Stevens approved the American invasion of a foreign nation, an act of war by any other name. To further the point of the illegal nature of the operation, Stevens had no authority to order the troops anywhere! With the queen under the control of the provision authority, Sanford Dole (of the Dole Pineapple dynasty) took over the duties of ushering in annexation legislation to the U.S. government. Grover Cleveland's personal attempts to restore Lili`uokalani' to her throne met with failure, his eloquent speeches to Congress declaring "military demonstration upon the soil of Honolulu was of itself an act of war" only staving off annexation until his successor, William McKinley, took office. Two attempts by the people of Hawaii to restore their rightful government to power met only with death and fines for the insurgents. 29,000 native Hawaiians signed petitions denouncing annexation. They were never seen by the Senate, the issue never put to a popular vote. Even though Congress had no legal authority to do so (having no legal standing in a foreign country, which is what Hawaii was, even under the provisional government), that's what it did in 1898. The will of the people had been overturned in the interests of profit and strategic military operations.
61 years later, Hawaii was a non self-governing territory under Article 73 of the United Nations charter. Under the charter, such territories were supposed to be given three options for governance - remain a territory, become part of its trustee nation (a state in the U.S.) or become independent. Hawaii's vote was missing the third option in 1959, denying the people the chance to self-govern again. The UN stated that Hawaii's statehood is in violation of its charter. The United States Justice Department has confirmed that Hawaii's 1898 annexation wasn't under the authority of Congress and is therefore illegal. The United States government even signed into law Public Law 103-150 acknowledging not only its illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian government but that Hawaiians never surrendered their sovereignty. Hawaii is, by the United States' own admission, an independent nation. So why hasn't the federal government given Hawaiians the chance to choose for once and for all the fate of the islands? Granted, in the more than one hundred years since the annexation the ethnic heritage of Hawaii has been diluted, and those who live there may overwhelmingly support the option to legally become a state. So why not allow a vote? Is the status quo so important? Justice delayed is justice denied. Looking at the "provisional authority" in Iraq, it's fairly obvious that the United States doesn't want to take any chances. It certainly won't with a state that brings in major tourism revenues. How big of a black eye would it be on the international scene to have a state leave the union, after all?
Organizations like the Nation of Hawaii have been promoting the idea of Hawaiian independence for years. As one of the most culturally rich and diverse regions in the world, it's important to let our own citizens chart their own path.
Will the United States grant more rights in the end to war-torn Iraq than to a nation that has literally spent two centuries bending over backwards for American interests?
Let Hawaii decide its own fate, lest we show what hypocrites we really are.
Mahalo.
Posted by: Josef on May 3, 2004 03:45 PM
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From: LOPAKAMOI@webtv.net(LOPAKAÂ MOORE) Date: Sat, May 8, 2004, 10:47pm To: president@whitehouse.gov, enenkio@webtv.net, KingsTrust@webtv.net, LOPAKAMOI@webtv.net Subject: TRUTH FACTS
1 808 944-3088 fax/phone === Facts = http://www.enenkio.org - - EnenKio Documents - Get a free copy of the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader Click on a box in the table below to view Adobe Acrobat or HTML formatted documents: Current Documents THE VISION for the Kingdom of EnenKioQUEST for NATIONAL IDENTITY: Link to the book & order information (Royal EnenKio Press)IDL APPLICATION (International Drivers License)DOCUMENT WORKSHEET for ID badge & misc. documents (not for passports)PASSPORT APPLICATIONPASSPORT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONSKIO ROYALE APPLICATIONMinistry of Foreign Affairs - Information StatementForeign Service Corps - Information StatementRepresenting EnenKio - FAQs EnenKio Document Archives 1987 Special Power of Attorney & Appointment of Minister Plenipotentiary by Iroijlaplap Murjel Hermios. This document formed the basis of declaring EnenKio as a free sovereign entity.1987 Certificate of Ownership by President of Republic of the Marshall Islands. Amata Kabua confirms that Iroijlaplap Murjel Hermios is owner of 10 atolls in the Marshall Islands.1987 Certificate of Ownership by Minister of Finance of Republic of the Marshall Islands. Kunio Lemari confirms that Iroijlaplap Murjel Hermios is owner of 10 atolls in the Marshall Islands.1993-4 U.S. Air Force wants to give Wake Island back: 2 Honolulu newspaper articles reveal the USAF wants to give up Wake because it no longer has any need of it for military purposes.1994 U.S. Air Force Wake Island Guidebook: Reveals the fact that the US uses workers from Thailand instead of Marshallese native workers. 1994 U.S. Army Announcement of rocket tests at Wake Island: Ballistic Missile Defense Org. now proposes to expand the Theater Missile Defense program to Wake Island. EnenKio Reply follows.1994 RESOLUTION establishing independence of "Enen-Kio Atoll". The spelling was later changed to EnenKio to differentiate the state entity from the land - Eneen-Kio Atoll. This notice was sent to the United States and President Clinton in an attempt to gain the return of the atoll.1994 CONSTITUTION of EnenKio1994 DECLARATION of SOVEREIGNTY by the People of EnenKio 1994 Affidavit of Fair Notice, Declaration of Commercial Value & Demand for Payment. This document set forth the claim of ownership, value for occupation of the islands and demand for payment. An invoice is sent monthly to the U.S. Department of Interior. 1994 Published News Release re: Affidavit & Declarations above 1995 Published Newspaper Article & EnenKio Response: Marshall Islands Journal 1995 Published Magazine Article & EnenKio Response: Islands Business Pacific Current Month's INVOICE sent to the United States. 1994 Special Request for Protection and Assistance from UN Security Council. No reply or other acknowledgment of any kind was received from the UN.1995 INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ACT of EnenKio1995 BANKING ACT of EnenKio1995 MARITIME ACT of EnenKio1995 Affidavits of Publication: Legal notices to U.S. of filing documents in public record.1995 UCC 1: filed in United States District Court District of Hawaii.1995 UCC 1: filed in State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: Royal Court of Justice of EnenKio - A suit to collect from the U.S. for seizure of the islands on the basis of default. The U.S. never answered or acknowledged certified and legal notices regarding the claims of ownership & demand for payment.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: Royal Court of Justice of EnenKio - A Judgment & Order was obtained against the U.S. for non-payment and for defaulting under international law.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: U.S. District Court Motion to Domesticate the RCJ Judgment in Hawaii and allow EnenKio to collect on assets of the U.S. in the U.S.A.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: USDC Motion of Hearing to Domesticate, filed due to lack of response from the court on hearing the motion.1996 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: USDC Order to Show Cause by Judge Ezra1996 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: USDC Withdrawal and Dismissal by Plaintiff. Under Rule 41 (FRCP), the default is perfected due in part to the U.S. not responding to the motion.1997 A Declaration: a virtual 'state of war' is present over EnenKio by reason of hostile acts by United States. (See Archives for related official comments from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.) Marshall Islands Journal Article & EnenKio Response1998 LEGAL OPINION: On Economic Citizenship & Issuance of Passports by EnenKio1998 Marshall Islands Journal Article: "Scams Slammed" & EnenKio Response: The response is self-explanatory, but this attack on EnenKio is really a veiled unprovoked attack on the King, who happens to be owner of the largest amount of land in the Marshall Islands (1/4 of the total area).1998 Pacific Magazine Article: "Marshalls ...Decries Fraudulent Claims" & EnenKio Response: This article is penned by the same person as the MIJ article above and restates the same false story.1999 UCC 2: filed in State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances. Foreign Documents & Links TREATIES with other nationsRecognition Letter by the Government of the Country of OceanusLink to: United Nations Charter - This link is for your convenience because it is the position of the government of EnenKio that the portions of the Charter respecting relations among the states and human rights issues apply equally to the U.S. and EnenKio irrespective of whether the state is "recognized." Yet, the U.S. refuses to comply with those international fundamental principles.Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - This link is also for your convenience because, while EnenKio has acceded to this treaty, the UN and U.S. refuse to acknowledge EnenKio as a sovereign state entitled to privileges and immunities as prescribed, under this treaty, which has its foundation in the law of Nations & universal International Law.Vienna Convention Robert Moore M P Robert Moore on September 11, 1999 December 19, 1998
Dear Friends:
We are in receipt of a momentous message, to say the least, which brings us sadness at a time when we usually celebrate glad tidings. We have
received the
news, and have since confirmed a few details, of the passing of
Irooj Murjel
Hermios, Head of State of the Kingdom of EnenKio, revered Monarch over the islands of Eneen-Kio Atoll, esteemed Iroijlaplap and High Chief of
the Northern
atolls of the Ratak Archipelago, beloved brother and trusted friend. On behalf of the government of the Kingdom of EnenKio, we are
extremely grateful
for his dedication to the people of the Marshall Islands and are
personally moved by
the memory of a man who will surely one day be recognized as having
a legacy of
furthering the interests of his people by the setting of processes
in motion to re-
establish Marshallese domination over Eneen-Kio Atoll. We are
saddened that our
brother has passed without his seeing the fruits of his devotion to
Marshallese
ancestry and traditions.
We look forward to greeting his successor and hope that our quest on
behalf of the
family and all people of Marshallese descent to secure the future of
Eneen-Kio shall
soon be fulfilled. At this point, it would appear that his successor
will be his
brother, Remios Hermios. We have a reasonable familiarity with this gentleman, who's profession is in the field of Marshallese education, he
resides in Majuro and
he has always been very supportive of ideals and programs undertaken
by his elder
brother, Murjel.
As you may know, or may discover at our web site, the succession of
the Monarch
is governed by the Succession Act, a part of the Constitution of the Kingdom of EnenKio Atoll. You will be advised of the outcome of this process.
In the interim, I,
Robert Moore shall rise to the title of Reagent. Sincerest best wishes for the holiday season and the coming New Year. Yours truly,
Robert Moore
Minister Plenipotentiary
Reagent, Kingdom of EnenKio
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Re: Facts = http://www.enenkio.org - - EnenKio Documents -Get a free copy of the latest Adobe Acrobat ReaderClick on a box in the table below to view Adobe Acrobat or HTML formatted documents:Current DocumentsTHE VISION for the Kingdom of EnenKioQUEST for NATIONAL IDENTITY: Link to the book & order information (Royal EnenKio Press)IDL APPLICATION (International Drivers License)DOCUMENT WORKSHEET for ID badge & misc. documents (not for passports)PASSPORT APPLICATIONPASSPORT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONSKIO ROYALE APPLICATIONMinistry of Foreign Affairs - Information StatementForeign Service Corps - Information StatementRepresenting EnenKio - FAQsEnenKio Document Archives1987 Special Power of Attorney & Appointment of Minister Plenipotentiary by Iroijlaplap Murjel Hermios. This document formed the basis of declaring EnenKio as a free sovereign entity.1987 Certificate of Ownership by President of Republic of the Marshall Islands. Amata Kabua confirms that Iroijlaplap Murjel Hermios is owner of 10 atolls in the Marshall Islands.1987 Certificate of Ownership by Minister of Finance of Republic of the Marshall Islands. Kunio Lemari confirms that Iroijlaplap Murjel Hermios is owner of 10 atolls in the Marshall Islands.1993-4 U.S. Air Force wants to give Wake Island back: 2 Honolulu newspaper
articles reveal the USAF wants to give up Wake because it no longer has any need of it for military purposes.1994 U.S. Air Force Wake Island Guidebook: Reveals the fact that the US uses workers from Thailand instead of Marshallese native workers. 1994 U.S. Army Announcement of rocket tests at Wake Island: Ballistic Missile Defense Org. now proposes to expand the Theater Missile Defense program to Wake Island. EnenKio Reply follows.1994 RESOLUTION establishing independence of "Enen-Kio Atoll". The spelling was later changed to EnenKio to differentiate the state entity from the land - Eneen-Kio Atoll. This notice was sent to the United States and President Clinton in an attempt to gain the return of the atoll.1994 CONSTITUTION of EnenKio1994 DECLARATION of SOVEREIGNTY by the People of EnenKio 1994 Affidavit of Fair Notice, Declaration of Commercial Value & Demand for Payment. This document set forth the claim of ownership, value for occupation of the islands and demand for payment. An invoice is sent monthly to the U.S. Department of Interior. 1994 Published News Release re: Affidavit & Declarations above1995 Published Newspaper Article & EnenKio Response: Marshall Islands Journal1995 Published Magazine Article & EnenKio Response: Islands Business PacificCurrent Month's INVOICE sent to the United States. 1994 Special Request for Protection and Assistance from UN Security Council. No reply or other acknowledgment of any kind was received from the UN.1995 INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ACT of EnenKio1995 BANKING ACT of EnenKio1995 MARITIME ACT of EnenKio1995 Affidavits of Publication: Legal notices to U.S. of filing documents in public record.1995 UCC 1: filed in United States District Court District of Hawaii.1995 UCC 1: filed in State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: Royal Court of Justice of EnenKio - A suit to collect from the U.S. for seizure of the islands on the basis of default. The U.S. never answered or acknowledged certified and legal notices regarding the claims of ownership & demand for payment.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: Royal Court of Justice of EnenKio - A Judgment & Order was obtained against the U.S. for non-payment and for defaulting under international law.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: U.S. District Court Motion to Domesticate the RCJ Judgment in Hawaii and allow EnenKio to collect on assets of the U.S. in the U.S.A.1995 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: USDC Motion of Hearing to Domesticate, filed due to lack of response from the court on hearing the motion.1996 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: USDC Order to Show Cause by Judge Ezra1996 EnenKio Atoll Government v. United States: USDC Withdrawal and Dismissal by Plaintiff. Under Rule 41 (FRCP), the default is perfected due in part to the U.S. not responding to the motion.1997 A Declaration: a virtual 'state of war' is present over EnenKio by reason of hostile acts by United States. (See Archives for related official comments from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)Marshall Islands Journal Article & EnenKio Response1998 LEGAL OPINION: On Economic Citizenship & Issuance of Passports by EnenKio1998 Marshall Islands Journal Article: "Scams Slammed" & EnenKio Response: The response is self-explanatory, but this attack on EnenKio is really a veiled unprovoked attack on the King, who happens to be owner of the largest amount of land in the Marshall Islands (1/4 of the total area).1998 Pacific Magazine Article: "Marshalls ...Decries Fraudulent Claims" & EnenKio Response: This article is penned by the same person as the MIJ article above and restates the same false story.1999 UCC 2: filed in State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances.Foreign Documents & LinksTREATIES with other nationsRecognition Letter by the Government of the Country of OceanusLink to: United Nations Charter - This link is for your convenience because it is the position of the government of EnenKio that the portions of the Charter respecting relations among the states and human rights issues apply equally to the U.S. and EnenKio irrespective of whether the state is "recognized." Yet, the U.S. refuses to comply with those international fundamental principles.Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - This link is also for your convenience because, while EnenKio has acceded to this treaty, the UN and U.S. refuse to acknowledge EnenKio as a sovereign state entitled to privileges and immunities as prescribed, under this treaty, which has its foundation in the law of Nations & universal International Law.Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - See explanation as above. ENENKIO HAWAII
Posted by: HAWAII & ENENKIO NATION KINGDOMS on May 9, 2004 08:47 PM
HAWAII & ENENKIO NATION KINGDOMS www.enenkio.org Leis and Lies: Why Hawaii, EnenKio and Iraq are Birds of a Feather.
A group of wealthy industrialists conspiring to topple a nation's government for their own selfish interests is hardly surprising. Given the "corporate sponsorship" of the current presidential administration as well as Dick Cheney's ties to Halliburton, it's clear that companies such as Enron work best when they call the shots in the White House. The current situation in Iraq is one example. Hawaii, supposedly our 50th state, is another.
The story of how Hawaii was overthrown and passed to the American government like a two-dollar whore is one of the saddest ongoing act in modern U.S. history. Hawaiian independence is something few Americans know little about because the truth is disturbing, and most would prefer to keep Hawaii's image one of tourism, of hula dances and coconut milk. The fact is, however, that Hawaii is not legally a state and never has been. It was conquered clandestinely by a group of sugar peddlers looking to eliminate their export tariff, and passed into America's hands illegally. That problem has never been rectified. It's time to change that.
In the 19th century, Hawaii's importance was twofold the warm humid climate allowed vast sugar plantations to corner the market, and its location in the Pacific allowed friendly nations to maintain a naval advantage in the region. However, as Hawaii was a recognized sovereign nation under its own right (a sentiment echoed by the United States in 1826), American businessmen found themselves paying to import their goods to North America. A shadow organization called the Hawaiian League was set up by lawyer Lorrin Thurston with the goal of eliminating the tariffs… which meant controlling the tiny kingdom. Hawaiian king Kalakaua an elected monarch, not a hereditary ruler - was forced by this minority into signing what is known as the Bayonet Constitution (literally signed at gunpoint), which installed the League members to theCabinet, affording them with all the power and forcing the king into a figurehead position. This group of 400 men then restricted the ability to vote to all but the wealthiest people on the islands, a limitation that coincidentally robbed practically all natives of the right of self-government.
When Kalakaua died and his sister Lili 'uokalani' assumed the throne, Thurston formed an Annexation Club with the express purpose of overthrowing the queen and installing Americans in power. As if the idea of a group of rich white guys taking over a country wasn't disturbing enough, Thurston's communiqués with Washington, D.C. found a supportive ear in no less than President Benjamin Harrison. "You will find an exceedingly sympathetic administration here," Harrison wrote to Thurston.
Lili'uokalani' attemped to revoke the restrictive constitution put in play by the Hawaiian League Cabinet members, which, in a bitterly ironic move, they condemned as fostering "a revolutionary act." Thurston then called upon American minister (and avowed annexationist) John Stevens to unload American troops illegally from the warship USS Boston, then in port, to quell any dissent and prop up a new provisional government. In doing so, Stevens approved the American invasion of a foreign nation, an act of war by any other name. To further the point of the illegal nature of the operation, Stevens had no authority to order the troops anywhere! With the queen under the control of the provision authority, Sanford Dole (of the Dole Pineapple dynasty) took over the duties of ushering in annexation legislation to the U.S. government. Grover Cleveland's personal attempts to restore Lili`uokalani' to her throne met with failure, his eloquent speeches to Congress declaring "military demonstration upon the soil of Honolulu was of itself an act of war" only staving off annexation until his successor, William McKinley, took office. Two attempts by the people of Hawaii to restore their rightful government to power met only with death and fines for the insurgents. 29,000 native Hawaiians signed petitions denouncing annexation. They were never seen by the Senate, the issue never put to a popular vote. Even though Congress had no legal authority to do so (having no legal standing in a foreign country, which is what Hawaii was, even under the provisional government), that's what it did in 1898. The will of the people had been overturned in the interests of profit and strategic military operations.
61 years later, Hawaiian was a non self-governing territory under Article 73 of the United Nations charter. Under the charter, such territories were supposed to be given three options for governance remain a territory, become part of its trustee nation (a state in the U.S.) or become independent. Hawaii's vote was missing the third option in 1959, denying the people the chance to self-govern again. The UN stated that Hawaii's statehood is in violation of its charter. The United States Justice Department has confirmed that Hawaii's 1898 annexation wasn't under the authority of Congress and is therefore illegal. The United States government even signed into law Public Law 103-150 acknowledging not only its illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian government but that Hawaiians never surrendered their sovereignty. Hawaii is, by the United States' own admission, an independent nation. So why hasn't the federal government given Hawaiians the chance to choose for once and for all the fate of the islands? Granted, in the more than one hundred years since the annexation the ethnic heritage of Hawaii has been diluted, and those who live there may overwhelmingly support the option to legally become a state. So why not allow a vote? Is the status quo so important? Justice delayed is justice denied. Looking at the "provisional authority" in Iraq, it's fairly obvious that the United States doesn't want to take any chances. It certainly won't with a state that brings in major tourism revenues. How big of a black eye would it be on the international scene to have a state leave the union, after all?
Organizations like the Nation of Hawaii have been promoting the idea of Hawaiian independence for years. As one of the most culturally rich and diverse regions in the world, it's important to let our own citizens chart their own path.
Will the United States grant more rights in the end to war-torn Iraq than to a nation that has literally spent two centuries bending over backwards for American interests?
Let Hawaii decide its own fate, lest we show what hypocrites we really are.
Mahalo.
Robert Moore, Minister Plenipotentiary, Kingdom of EnenKio Foreign Trade Mission
DO-MO-CO Manager, Remios Hermios Eleemosynary Trust, Majuro, Marshall Islands
http://www.enenkio.org
Posted by: HAWAII & ENENKIO NATION KINGDOMS on June 3, 2004 03:02 AM
A
Sua Majestade Real
EDMUND KELII SILVA, JR.
Ali'i Nui Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O'Hawai'i
Majestade,
Como Chefe da Casa Real do Épiro e Sebastokrator de Argyrokastron, temos a grata satisfação de cumprimentar Vossa Majestade Real pela corajosa atitude em Declarar a Independência do valoroso povo do Hawai'i, cujas glórias do passado, representadas especialmente na pessoa de Sua Majestade o Rei Kamehameha, o Grande, certamente se repetirão em Vossa Pessoa, Augusto Descendente daquele Grande Soberano do qual a história jamais se esquecará.
Almejamos que Vossa Majestade Real possa conduzir o Vosso povo pelos caminhos das gloriosas tradições hawaianas que fizeram a grandeza da Vossa terra, e sem esquecer-se dessas tradições, caminharem rumo ao progresso e ao bem-estar social, objetivo de todo governante.
Ao finalizar, enviamos a Vossa Majestade Real e a Vossa Augusta Família Real, as Nossas felicitações e o Nosso apoio.
Respeitosamente,
Kyrios Paulos III O.S+G Roberto Konstantinos
SEBASTOKRATOR DE ARGYROKASTRON
Postal Box, 42
15.950-000 SANTA ADÉLIA, São Paulo, BRAZIL
Posted by: H.R.I.H. Kyrios Paulo Roberto Staropoulos Asén-Paleólogo y Capriotti-Rubio on June 10, 2004 04:07 PM
(for those who don't read Portuguese:)
To
Your Royal Majesty
EDMUND KELII SILVA, JR.
Ali'i Nui Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O'Hawai'i
Majesty,
as the Chief of the Royal House of Épiro e Sebastokrator de Argyrokastron we have great satisfaction to compliment Your Royal Majesty for the courageous stance taken in declaring the independence of the brave people of Hawai'i whose past glory, represented especially in the person of His Majesty the King Kamehameha the Great, will certainly find new expression in Your Person, as the August Descendant of that Great Sovereign whom history will never forget.
We hope that Your Royal Majesty may conduct Your people on the paths of the glorious Hawaiian traditions which were the greatness of Your land, and that, without forgetting these traditions, you will walk the path to progress and well-being, which is the object of every ruler.
In conclusion, we send Your Royal Majesty and Your August Royal Family Our best wishes and Our support.
Respectfully,
Kyrios Paulos III O.S+G Roberto Konstantinos
SEBASTOKRATOR DE ARGYROKASTRON
Postal Box, 42
15.950-000 SANTA ADÉLIA, São Paulo, BRAZIL
Posted by: Josef on June 10, 2004 08:01 PM
You can listen to the entire audio here.
A caveat to readers: This is an unofficial transcript provided for the information and convenience of our readers, and accuracy is not guaranteed. Areas that were inaudible to the transcriber are indicated with an ellipsis. For the most part these are small words or phrases that don't appear to change the meaning of the statements.
Aloha,
Thanks for coming ... between the holidays and da kine and all of that...
The Nation of Hawaii and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs are both co-sponsors in this event. We're actually doing a four-island in two-day talk ...
We just came in from Kaua'i, it was a good showing. But there's a lot of things that have sparked the independence movement in Hawaii. And, well, one, and the most important, the most important thing that happened to us, was 11 years ago, same day, December 28, almost the same time, that our guest speaker was here. There's a lot I'd like to say about him, he's actually been the only international lawyer I know who's been on the front lines across the world working with indigenous and native people all over the world.
So, once again I'd like to thank especially the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. You know for us there's been an independence movement for a long time, but we always got shut out, we felt that we were always getting shut out, it could be attitude both ways but we also felt too that that the independence movement was always shortchanged financially where promotions would go one way and not the other way so maybe this is a breakthrough...and the independence side can break through and actually start working with each other, working with the Office. You know the Office is also sponsoring the Hawaiian Coalition which is going on, they have talks and they're talking about sovereignty as well. But really this initiative is the beginning of an all-year initiative...next year what we'd like to do is take the video, edit it down and go throughout the islands in 2005 and just get this message out.
We need balance on the playing field and we're not having that. This is why I'm glad that the Office actually... it was Clyde Namuo and several of the trustees that actually said "We'll, we got to do it we're talking about the same thing and we have to get out and educate the people." And the Nation felt that it was more so important that we go back and look at the Apology Bill again because that is the foundation that even sparks and puts forward the Akaka Bill, not only independence. So right now it's education time let's hear it from somebody who eleven years ago was way ahead of his time ... and it's finally coming to a point where each one of us who is Hawaiian is going to have to make a choice. But me, as a Hawaiian, I don't want to be pushed into what I don't want or what I don't know. I like to hear from different views, different people, experts. which Iive done over the years. I've heard a lot of different people speak.
There's only two sides, independence and being... that's it, there are no other alternatives. Some how some way you folks are going to have dig way inside your na'au and actually take the information and hopefully ... too and choose the side ....
So without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to our guest speaker, Professor Francis Anthony Boyle.
ALOHA!
I would like to express my thanks to my good friend Bumpy Kanahele and the Nation of Hawaii for inviting me, and also to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for sponsoring my lectures here in Hawaii.
As you know in the 108th congress, the Akaka legislation did not pass but it appears that it will be re-introduced into the new congress probably along the lines of the Akaka-Abercrombie legislation we have now. And, just recently Senator Inouye has said he thinks it will pass in the 109th congress. Well, with all due respect to Senator Inouye, I don't believe he is a prophet yet.
But, what I want to do here is to go through the Akaka-Abercrombie legislation as it died in the current session of congress on the assumption it will be, as promised, introduced into the new session and give you my assessment of what it means for Kanaka Maoli. Understand it's your future that is at stake here, not mine. All I can do is come out and give you the benefit of my analysis and interpretation as I see the legislation. And then you will have to decide what to do.
What struck me right at the beginning of S344, that's the Senate version introduced by Senator Akaka and then the House version, HR665, by Congressman Abercrombie, there are slight differences which I will comment on later. But what struck me right at the beginning was it says "...provide a process for recognition of the Native Hawaiian governing entity." And they used the word 'entity' notice they did not use the word 'government.' They're not going to give native Hawaiians a government and that's what they're going to give you is an entity. Well, I expect many of us here are trying to work for peace in the Middle East and one thing that is clear is that when Arab governments or states or people wish to express disrespect for Israel, instead of calling it the state of Israel or the government of Israel, they call it the Zionist entity. It's a term of disrespect, not respect, to say we're going to give you an entity.
It'd be' certainly there is no way anyone can promote peace and reconciliation in the Middle East by referring to Israel as nothing more than the "Zionist entity" and I'm not exactly sure then how the United States Congress is going to promote peace and reconciliation with Kanaka Maoli by giving you a Kanaka entity. So that did strike me right off the top and indeed it seems pretty clear this is very carefully drafted by lawyers who knew exactly what they were doing and how they were going to do it.
In the Findings clause, you'll note, they say in the Akaka draft quote "Native Hawaiians, the native people of the Hawaiian archipelago that is now part of the United States". Well, isn't that the issue? The United States government says the Hawaiian Archipelago is part of the united States but is it legally part of the United States was it lawfully acquired by the United States? The Apology Resolution already said "No," and you have my detailed analysis of the Apology Resolution back on the table there. I'm not going to go back through the Apology Resolution at this point. But we're now at the next stage, remember, the Apology Resolution called for reconciliation between Native Hawaiians and the United States...and apparently now Akaka-Abercrombie is their definition of what this reconciliation and settlement of claims, final settlement of claims, is all about.
This same Findings clause later continues with a boldface lie saying Native Hawaiians are indigenous native people of the United States. Well, of course that's preposterous ' Native Hawaiians are the indigenous native people of Hawaii and the Kingdom of Hawaii, not the United States. The United States is 2600 miles in that direction according to my itinerary coming out here from Los Angeles last night.
International lawyers, and indeed the World Court and others, have what's known as the "Blue Water Rule." And the Blue Water Rule is quite simply when you have a metropolitan state separated by an ocean from another territory that they claim to be their own, the truth of the matter is that other territory is a colony, subject to the UN decolonization resolution and, as you know, and indeed as my friend Kekuni Blaisdell has argued quite successfully so for many years, the United States illegally removed Hawaii from the Article 73 list of colonial territories that should have been decolonized and have refused to report and never applied the decolonization resolution to Hawaii, in violation of its obligation under the terms of the United Nations Charter that is ... Hawaii and many of the other colonial territories that it has now and still holds, separated by 'blue water' from the continental United States.
Just because the United States says Hawaii is now part of the United States doesn't mean it's so as a matter of international law. At one point, France annexed Algeria and then determined by law that Algeria was a département of France, legally equivalent to Paris, which is also a département of France. And yet today, Algeria is an independent nation state and a member of the United Nations organization. No one accepted the attempt by France to annex and "internalize" Algeria. And these same principles of international law surely apply to Hawaii.
Now, moving through the Abercrombie legislation, it talks about treaties between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii, most of which were violated by the United States of America. Here, mostly importantly, the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1849 that guaranteed, the United States guaranteed, the Kingdom of Hawaii perpetual peace and amity ' perpetual peace and amity. And that treaty was never terminated by either party. So technically as a matter of law, it still exists. Today, the United States is still supposed to be promising the Kingdom of Hawaii and Kanaka Maoli perpetual peace and amity. And I should point out, that treaty, and all the other treaties that are violated, are the supreme law of the land under Article 6 of the United States Constitution. So they violated their own constitution as well.
Now, there was an interesting result when Keanu Sai and I sued the United States in the United States Supreme Court under the original jurisdiction clause in 1998 on the 100th anniversary of the illegal annexation of Hawaii by the United States. Keanu and I pleaded all of these treaties,
everyone of them, and we demanded that the United States Supreme Court order the United States federal government to restore the Kingdom of Hawaii and, in addition, to pay reparations for all the harm that have been inflicted on the Kingdom of Hawaii including the violation of numerous treaties.
What happened in this lawsuit surprised even me. The justices of the United States Supreme Court met three times and eventually they rejected the entire lawsuit, refused to let us even file the lawsuit, and returned our filing fee which is almost without precedent, they always want money to pay those bills. Why did they return our filing fee and all of our documents? And I had about a 45-minute conversation, argument, call it what you want, with the Deputy Clerk of the Court in which he said well, they had him call up the State Department and the State Department that the United States does not recognize the kingdom of Hawaii and therefore the Supreme court has decided not to let us even docket our papers and accept our fee. The reason is that there is a black letter rule of US constitutional law that non-recognized sovereigns cannot have access to United States courts.
Now what I found curious about that is that apparently they were taking the position, the Supreme Court justices, that the Kingdom of Hawaii was a non-recognized sovereign state. In other words, we were a sovereign state but we just weren't recognized by the State Department. That's a very interesting result in that proceeding. And I do want to commend Keanu Sai for doing so much hard work to get this very important and precedential proceeding and ruling by the United States Supreme Court to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the illegal annexation of Hawaii.
Now, the Akaka legislation then continues by conceding yes by means of these treaties the United States recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii. That's correct. And as I pointed out they also guaranteed perpetual peace and amity, that means forever. They afforded full diplomatic recognition to the Kingdom of Hawaii and as I said that treaty of peace and amity was never terminated by either party, it was never formally terminated. It is still the supreme law of the land in the United States under the United States Constitution. And this is where Keanu and I tried to argue in the United States Court, if they had docketed our papers, we would have been there arguing this point. But it raises the issue then that the Kingdom of Hawaii itself, as a state, was never properly terminated. In other words, it still exists legally. There are still treaties, the Kingdom of Hawaii is still a party to these treaties, not only with the United States but also with a fairly large number of other states.
You recall your kings and your queen were very foresighted in establishing diplomatic relations and treaty relations with a large number of other states at the time. Now, the haoles said "Oh, this is an unnecessary expenditure of funds" but your kings and your queen understood that this would be a way to further solidify the existence of the Kingdom of Hawaii as a state under international law and practice. And we have to keep that clear. Later on, I'll make a distinction between a state and a government. In international law, that 's a critical distinction ' a state and a government. So today I think we have our state, it's the Kingdom of Hawaii. We don't have a government but we do have a state and we have treaties.
In the' Akaka then moves on by going back to the Apology Resolution concessions, it says yes again, the Kanaka Maoli never relinquished their claims to inherent sovereignty ' that's right ' as a people over their lands either by the monarchy itself we know that we never did or plebiscite or referendum we never validly surrendered any of our rights to the United States of America. and notice they use the word sovereignty, you have the soveriegnty. They conceded that in the apology resolution. The sovereignty is that of the Kanaka Maoli not the untied states indeed the united states from the perspective of international law has a of circa 1893 up til 1898 for sure was and still is nothing more than a belligerent occupant of Hawaii. It invaded, it conquered and it intended to annex but at all times it remained a belligerent occupant subject to the laws of war and the laws of belligerent occupation. And what does that mean, occupation even annexation, cannot change sovereignty. The sovereignty resides in the hands of the displaced sovereign, which in this case is the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Kanaka Maoli people. And they simply cannot go out and annex Hawaii and hold it unto themselves. That sovereignty is still in the hands of Kanaka Maoli and it still resides within the Kingdom of Hawaii and basically they do concede that in the Apology Resolution and the Akaka draft bill.
Now, they then move on in these Findings clauses and point out that Native Hawaiians give expression to their rights as native people to self-determination, self-government and economic self-sufficiency. Notice here they see self-determination under international law and practice. The Kanaka Maoli have a right of self-determination. What does that mean? The Kanaka Maoli determine for yourselves what is your future. Do you want to restore that Kingdom of Hawaii? Do you want to become a state of the United States of America? Do you want something like Puerto Rico has in its relations with the United States as a commonwealth? But the question of self-determination is for you to decide, not them. And the Kanaka Maoli, as even the Apology Resolution and the Akaka legislation concede, have never had the opportunity to validly exercise your right of self determination in accordance with international law and practice. And they're conceding that right of self-determination here.
Now, you might say "Well, why are they giving us all these concessions? Aren't they doing us a favor?" And my reading of the legislation is No. The reason they're making these concessions is so that at the end of the day, assuming Akaka passes into law, they can then say "Well, now the Akaka legislation, this is their exercise of self-determination and they're going along with this procedure for the Native Hawaiian entity and they are now going to exercise their right of self-determination and their inherent sovereignty within the context of our entity that we are giving them that we will not even bother to call a government. We're not even going to give the Native Hawaiians a government, we're just going to give them an entity and that's their sovereignty, that's their self-determination and then we'll stop at that. That can be their choice."
Now they also point out of course the Native Hawaiians do provide healthcare, education, employment, children services, language etc, etc. This is, or, the way you build a state or rebuild a state or restore a state is from the ground up, not the top down. No one's going to give you a state, especially not the Untied States of America. You have to build that state from the ground up by providing basic services to your own people.
Look at the way the Palestinians have done this in occupied Palestine. They do not rely on the Israeli occupational authorities to provide any services to their people because they know they're not going to get it. So the Palestinians have to go out .. education, healthcare, nutrition, training etc. to their own people living under a very brutal military occupation regime but they're building it. They're building their state from the ground up, not the top down. And you Kanaka Maoli have all the elements and the rudiments to do this ' you are in the process of doing this. You just have to do more and do it better and be more organized and more effective.
Later on, the Akaka legislation then says quote "this act provides a process within the framework of Federal Law for Native Hawaiian people to exercise their inherent rights." Well again, that is the agenda here ' they want to divert and limit all of your rights of self-determination, sovereignty, your right to the restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii ' all within this process that will lead to nothing more than a Kanaka entity, and all determined by United States Federal Law. You'll note there's no reference at all here to international law except the treaties which they've already conceded they have violated.
But, rather than specify well what are your rights under International Law, they try to limit them to federal, United States Federal Law. Now, of course from the perspective of International Law, not United States Federal Law, if you have a violation of these treaties, and Keanu Sai and I tried to argue this at the US Supreme Court and in the papers we filed it's quite sensibly argued, I pointed out that the appropriate remedy for treaty violations is restitution even as recognized by the World Court. And I pointed this out in my analysis of the Apology Resolution. And by the Latin terminology restitutio in integrum - return the situation to the way it existed before the treaty violation.
In other words the United States has an obligation to restore the Kingdom of Hawaii, to return the situation to what it was when it signed that 1849 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation and promised the Kingdom of Hawaii perpetual peace and amity.
That is the real ... under international law and practice, not setting up some bogus little entity, and then as we'll see, has very little rights to begin with and powers and yet they will then claim that this is your final exercise of self-determination and sovereignty within our little straightjacket - the final solution for the Kanaka Maoli. That's what they have in mind here.
Now, they say they will give you a council, Native Hawaiian
interim governing council. Here you can see again they borrowed this language, this idea from the Middle East peace process. This is what the Israelis promised the Palestinians in the Oslo Accords. I was their lawyer at the time and it was an interim, provisional interim governing council that they promised them, but notice it's not a government, the adjective is very cleverly drafted. They tried to do this same stuff to the Palestinians too and instead of saying it's a government they put it "governing," but it modifies "council" so it's nothing more than a council. Well, you know, the Boy Scouts have their council too, the Boy Scouts Council. Hey, I'm a former Eagle Scout, I have nothing against the Boy Scouts but you know we're talking here of the future of Kanaka Maoli. So they knew what they were doing. They could have easily reversed this and said yeah we're going to give you a councilior [??] government but instead they're giving you a governing council so Governing was put in there to sort of ... to think well, you're really getting a government with governmental powers but you're not getting any of this. You'll get a council, like the Boy Scouts.
And finally, it turns out that this council that they're going to give Kanaka Maoli will be subject to the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of the Interior, not the Secretary of State but the Secretary of the Interior, again the assumption being that Hawaii is somehow interior to the United States. Well, you know, all you have to do is look at a globe and you'll find out that Hawaii is not interior to the United States. But, put that issue aside. Who is the Secretary of the Interior today? The Honorable Gale Norton.
The Honorable Gale Norton is a member of the right-wing racist reactionary federalist society. And it was the federalist society lawyers that organized Rice v. Cayetano. They were the ones behind Rice v Cayetano. They sponsored the litigation, they argued the litigation, they took it all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Four of those justices were members of the federalist society and Justice Rehnquist ... a fellow traveler and they give you Rice v Cayetano argued that OHA was racist, and therefore the haoles get to vote for the OHA trustees.
So they are, under this legislation, they are going to turn Kanaka Maoli over to the tender mercies of federalist society lawyers in the Secretary of the Interior, Norton being one, and most of her legal staff that she brought in with her are all federalist society lawyers. These are the people that brought you Rice v Cayetano and this assault on OHA. Do you really think that the Secretary of the Interior will care one wit about the Kanaka Maoli?
We know for a fact that the Department of the Interior has looted and plundered hundreds of millions of dollars of the so-called trust fund that the United States set up for American Indians. We don't know the exact figure because a federal district judge, despite repeated orders to get an accounting, has been told by Secretary Norton, "Take a hike." And it does not look likely at all we're ever going to get a figure on how much money was looted and plundered by the Department of the Interior and the Secretary of the Interior for American Indians. Well, what do you think they're going to do to Kanaka Maoli when they get their tentacles in you, if they've already done this to American Indians? Well, they're not going to treat you any better, I think, than American Indians. You'll probably get similar treatment, looting and plundering.
Moving on then, it's very interesting, then they refer to 150 federal laws recognizing Native Hawaiians have an inherent right to autonomy in their internal affairs. Well, already that is undercut in destroying the right of self-determination. which they have conceded in both the Apology Resolution and in the Akaka legislation.
Sure, if all you want is autonomy in your internal affairs, fine, that is for you to decide but self-determination, which they have conceded legally for the Kanaka Maoli, means a lot more than that. It means that if you want the Kingdom of Hawaii to be restored as a state, to have your independence, that is your right pursuant to self-determination.
But here they are significantly trying to cut it down. Not only are they trying to cut it down to self-determination to autonomy, but they have further limited autonomy. Again, I've seen the State Department try to do the same thing with the Palestinians, they further limited autonomy by saying an autonomy only in their internal affairs, no other autonomy. Well, at least the Palestinians were given autonomy. There was no attempt made to say we'll only give you autonomy in your internal affairs. So notice they cut down self-determination first to autonomy, and then they limited the autonomy to only your internal affairs. So, basically you're getting less than even the Israelis were prepared to give the Palestinians which, again, in my opinion, does not augur well for the future.
It's very interesting that finally we get to the governing matter in Section 7, it says "The right of the Native Hawaiian people to organize for their common welfare and [to] adopt appropriate organic documents is recognized by the United States." So, the United States is recognizing the right of the Hawaiian people to adopt 'documents.' Notice it doesn't say 'laws,' they're not giving you the right to adopt laws. It doesn't even say regulations which are somewhat less than laws. All you get is the right to adopt documents. Now that's nice but the State Department and the Israelis were even prepared to give the Palestinians in the Oslo Accords.
Now what is a 'document?' Well, the law has a definition of a 'document.' I have a piece of Kleenex here and now I'm going to date it and put "IOU 5í?ø‡" on there and I'll sign my name. And all of sudden ... that piece of Kleenex becomes a document as far as the law is concerned. But you know and I know it's still a piece of Kleenex. That's all they're giving you here. You can adopt whatever documents you want, you can bring in all the signed Kleenex you want but that's all you get, as far as we're concerned. Now you could bring in the phone book here for Honolulu, that's great, but we will not recognize your right to do anything more than that. You can't make laws. You can't make regulations. So in other words, you don't have legal authority really to do anything but you can have as many pieces of Kleenex as you want.
Whoever drafted this was very careful, very clever, I'm sure it was probably those same federalist society lawyers over there in the Department of the Interior who gave you Rice v Cayetano. It wouldn't surprise me at all.
Well, then we get into the election of this council and it turns out of course that the whole determination of who gets to elect the council is under the control of the Secretary of the Interior. Well I've already commented on our current Secretary of the Interior, but, you know, let's suppose that we get St. Peter as the Secretary of the Interior. Well, it's not the right of St. Peter to decide for the Kanaka Maoli who is Kanaka Maoli. Under the right of self-determination of people, it is for the Kanaka Maoli to decide who are Kanaka Maoli, not the Secretary of the Interior, let alone St. Peter or anyone else.
That's the essence of self-determination, you decide who you are. The United States federal government has no right to determine who are Kanaka Maoli. Now I know they try to do that all the time but the end doesn't mean it's lawful, that doesn't mean it's right under international law. Self-determination means you decide, they don't decide.
Now we get to the powers of this council. And, here, two things, first the council only represents individuals, Kanaka Maoli, that's it. it doesn't represent anyone or anything else, especially and including land. It has no control over land. None. Indeed, if there was any doubt about that, Section 2 says "council shall have no powers other than the powers given to the council under this act." Well again that contradicts the principle of self-determination and inherent sovereignty. The Kanaka Maoli should be able to decide what powers this council has, not the United States Congress. And yet they've made it very clear, all you get is what limited powers we give you. And what is that? Well, the council can represent individual Kanaka Maoli, and it's very interesting the way it's drafted, it doesn't say the council may represent Kanaka Maoli, no, the council will only represent individuals on this list drawn up by the Secretary of the Interior. So it will represent individuals but not the people, not the Kanaka Maoli themselves, as the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii. So what they're trying to do to you here is atomize you. To eliminate your status as a people, under international law and practice, with the right of self-determination.
And they do this all the time. Up in Geneva at the Indigenous Peoples Forum they've refused to recognize that indigenous people are people, are people, they call them indigenous persons. Why? Well, because a people have a right of self-determination and the United States doesn't want indigenous people to have a right of self-determination, so they just call them indigenous persons. .....atomized group not the people ....
Moreover, as I've said, it's clear that this council has no control over land. None, it isn't there. Later on they say, well, at some point in the indefinite future we might consider giving this council some control over some land, but we're not making any promises. That's it. Well, again, very similar to what happened to the Palestinians in the Camp David Accords, where the Camp David Accords called
for autonomy for the Palestinian people, again, what they're giving you is less than that here and after Camp David was over, the Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin, said that's only autonomy for the people and not for the land.
It only calls for autonomy for the people. So you get a council that represents people but no control over the land. Now later on President Carter contradicted that and said no, it calls for autonomy for the people and the land because otherwise what good is autonomy. If you can't control people and land, what good is it? Unfortunately in the Oslo Accords, again, I served as lawyer ..., that's exactly what the Palestinians got. They got a council, an autonomy, a people and no control over the land. And that's what they're trying to give you here. It will be a council that represents individuals, not even Kanaka Maoli as a whole, and with no power over land.
And indeed at this point, sever the people from the land. We'll have the people over here and the land is over there and maybe at some point in the indefinite future, we might join them, maybe we won't. It might be a smaller amount, it might be a larger amount - who knows? We'll decide that when it's time to get to that issue.
And indeed that's made very clear in the section about negotiations that at some point in the future the talk about transfer of lands ... So, this council has no land, no natural resources, no assets, it can't tax. So what effective power does it have, except to represent this atomized group of individual Kanaka Maoli?
And finally, to add insult to injury, starting out treating you like American Indians and Senator Akaka .... to the Indian Affairs Council in the Senate, says "But by the way, you Kanaka Maoli, even though we're going to treat you like Indians we're not going to give you any of the benefits ..." and that's made very clear in Section 9b, "Nothing contained in this act provides authorization for eligibility to anything run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs," which is also determined and under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of the Interior.
Now before I move on to an alternative. I did want to say just a few words about the Abercrombie draft bill in the House. ... legislation you know there's usually a bill in the Senate, there's a bill in the House, there are differences. Assuming they pass, they go to a conference and get reconciled .....
And in many areas Abercrombie just tracks Akaka but there are some significant differences that I think need to be commented on because at the end of the day if this legislation passes you could be ending up with Abercrombie instead of Akaka, or some combination, some hybrid combination.
..... Congressman Abercrombie referred his bill to the Committee on Resources. Well, at least Senator Akaka referred his bill to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and he's treating the Kanaka Maoli like human beings. Whereas this one goes to the Committee on Resources, you'll be in there with the streams and the rivers and the coal mines, and things of that nature. And so obviously they're thinking of you as a natural resource. You're valuable to the tourists so they have to think of you Kanaka Maoli as an economic resource here to attract tourists so that we haole can make money. So that's all made very clear right in the beginning of the Abercrombie legislation.
And of course he does again track all the treaties that they have violated going through Akaka and the Apology Resolution but what I really wanted to comment on here was the one section in Abercrombie that is not in Akaka that in my opinion really gives the whole game away. And that's Section 3 on Ceded Lands "Those lands which were ceded to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii and which were later transferred to the State of Hawaii'"
Well, one second, they're conceding that all United States lands that they got here in Hawaii came from the Republic of Hawaii but they've already admitted that the Republic of Hawaii illegally overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii. They've admitted and conceded this. So in other words, the Republic of Hawaii never had valid title over any lands here in Hawaii to begin with. That's clear. It was a thief, the Republic of Hawaii, and this was thievery by which they stole your lands. And in this .. they're conceding that, yes, that the United States took the lands stolen from the Kanaka Maoli by the Republic of Hawaii and called them their own and then transferred some of them to the State of Hawaii. But that still doesn't alter the fundamental nature of theft. The United States has no valid title to any of these lands to begin with because they're conceding they got what they got from the Republic of Hawaii and that is clearly illegal theft.
So, this legislation we've got here, if it is passed, will try to quiet title to all of that. They know there is a problem out here with all title in Hawaii because it all goes back to this original act of theft in 1893. How do you establish valid title under those circumstances when they've conceded it's an act of thievery to begin with? And this legislation will try to quiet that title so that people can then say "Well yes, now we can convey valid title."
Keanu Sai a lot of work on this issue .... the very valid legal issue, well how do you get title out of here in Hawaii when so much of it goes back to this act of thievery in 1893? Well, of course, you Kanaka Maoli will have to decide where you stand on Akaka/Abercrombie. I've given you my analysis about it but from an international law perspective certainly I think some points are clear: one, the existence of the Kingdom of Hawaii as a state under international law and practice was never validly extinguished, it's still there, in essence. It needs to be revived and restored. Indeed, as I pointed out in that Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, the United States promised perpetual peace and amity and the correct remedy is restitutio in integrum - return the situation to what it was before the violation in 1893 which the United States conceded in the Apology Resolution was conducted by our agents. in other words, we're responsible for what happened in 1892.
This is why Bumpy Kanahele and the 'Ohana council and others issued their Proclamation Restoring the Independence of the Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii [Proclamation of the Restoration of the Independence of the Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii] on January 17th, 1994. Notice it was not a declaration of independence, you already had your independence. Independence did not need to be declared - what needed to be done was to restore that which had been stolen.
Now there are 4 requirements for a state under international law and practice: 1, a permanent population; 2, territory; 3, a functioning government; and 4, the capacity to conduct international relations.
Well, in this case, we already have a state, the Kingdom of Hawaii, that was never validly terminated - it still exists there in most degrees[??].
Second, a permanent population. We have that, the Kanaka Maoli. Despite all the efforts to diminish your numbers, including outright acts of genocide, you're still here and you're still on your land. The essence of sovereignty is a people still living on their land and still asserting their rights and that gives you enormous power in dealing with the haoles. They know who you are, this is your land and people still ... And you have to pursue to restore that ....
Third, a government. And here we come to the problem that I think confronts Kanaka Maoli today, at least in my opinion, you probably have a different assessment, but as an international lawyer. We have a state but we don't have a government. We have a state - it's the Kingdom of Hawaii but there is no functioning government for the Kingdom of Hawaii that represents all Kanaka Maoli.
We have, as you know, several different organizations that have drafted constitutions that represent certain segments of the Kanaka Maoli. But in my opinion what we really need now is a government of national unity for the Kingdom of Hawaii. We need all the disparate groups and factions to come together and settle ...
Again, this was the situation that confronted the Palestinians 35 years ago. There were many different groups, and organizations, and factions. And yet eventually the late president Arafat and his organization Fatha were able to pull them all together, and by the process of consensus and debate and agument and set up a government. Today the Palestinian state is recognized by about 130 states, starting out with nothing in 1969. And they have de facto, but not yet de jure, UN membership. The only reason they are not yet a UN member is the threat of a veto by the United States government. But even then, President Bush himself has stated that his ultimate objective is a Palestinian state.
Now of course it's not for President Bush to give the Palestinians a state, they have their own state, they're making their own state. Palestinians struggle for their own state just as Kanaka Maoli will have to struggle for their own state. Even General Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel has admitted in public debate in their parliament, the Knesset, that the Palestinians have their own state.
So they made a lot of progress but they had to put together a government that united them all. An effective government that could represent the interests of all the people and move forward from there and this was done in a democratic way despite the rigours ... military occupation that is still inflcted upon them today.
So we need, I think from my perspective, you have to decide this, a government of national unity for the Kingdom of Hawaii that pulls together all the different groups and organizations and movements,
etc. with a common platform and program and speaks for as many Kanaka Maoli as possible. And then, build that state from the ground up. You're not going to get your state by going to court. Keanu Sai and I tried going to the US Supreme Court. I felt, even though I thought the odds were quite high, I thought the effort had to be made, especially to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the illegal annexation, we had to do something and Keanu and I did. Build that state from the ground up with this government of national unity.
And then, fourth, the capacity to conduct international relations. To go out with this ... unity and take off where the Kingdom left off, that is, to try to re-establish diplomatic and treaty relations with all those states and those governments that the Kingdom had diplomatic relations with as of 1893. And again, your kings and your queen knew full well the critical importance of doing so. So you have to go back and pick up where the Kingdom left off in 1893. Re-establish those relations, re-assert those treaties and then try to extend. And to do both processes at the same time, the provisional government building the state, helping to build that state from the ground up, and then second, seeking that international recognition and relations as best as possible.
Obviously this is a long-term agenda, the problem has been here since at least 1893 and if not going back to circa the Bayonet Consitution, it's not going to resolve tomorrow. But look at the tremendous progress the Palestinians have made in just 35 years. And I see the tremendous progress Kanaka Maoli have made just in these last 11 years. I've been here since then but the last time ... we talked about human rights and now it's the question of independence and sovereignty. So there has been a lot of progress but in my opinion there has to be a lot more. The next step, I think, I would recommend you consider is to move forward on this government of national unity.
Posted by: ROBERT MOORE M P EnenKio on January 17, 2005 09:39 PM
I have just learned of this news and am (once again) shocked at the deception of the United States Government.
Posted by: Glenn Nash on April 19, 2005 12:23 AM
Hawaiian independence is a joke. Without the aid of United States of American Hawaiians would of either been speaking Russian or wiped off the rocks for not doing what the Russians wanted done so many years ago.
Now today in the year 2005, there is still this wanting independence. What will you do without the unemployment and disability checks? I've lived and worked on the Big Island (Hilo side) I've seen the Hawaiian warrior laying about on the dole injured and collecting the checks.
I was there when the locals got beat up by the Mainland Indians in Feb. at the Hilo-Hawaiian.
I'm venting my frustration with the situation there. If it were not for the Filipino worker ALL the counties of Hawaii would be over run with trash and in ruin.
Posted by: henri on June 7, 2005 03:16 PM
I Have read the thoughts of those that took the time to share. Mahalo. We Hawaiians have declared our independence respectfully, from the United States Of America. We are Hawaiians and the land and ocean are very much a part of who we are. Those who are Americans are all about money, lust, greed and vanity. This is not the way of the Hawaiians. We are about family and friends. All the islands are sacred and precious to us. I am proud of our King - His Royal Majesty Edmund K. Silva, Jr. for his courage and wisdom. Myself, along with 400 thousand or so, stand ready to support our King, even unto our death. Praise be to God. To those that want to be a part of this, I know our King will welcome you. Aloha and God Bless
Posted by: Kingdom Of Hawaii Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O' Hawai'i on November 17, 2005 02:36 AM
I am in support of His Royal Majesties determination to restore the Kingdom Of Hawai'i. I pledge my earthly wealth and my life to him and the subjects of Hawai'i. Praise be to God for His Majesties Courage and fearlesness in the face of the United States Of America
Posted by: Hawaiian on December 1, 2005 05:45 AM
Group: Don't rebury Hawaiian artifacts
Artifacts found in a Hawaiian lava tube should be put on display and studied, not buried, a group of native Hawaiians said Thursday. The artifacts were found in January by a pair of brothers who were hired to assess the safety of a cave 3 miles north of Kailua-Kona.
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