March 29, 2011

UPDATE: David Keanu Sai v. Hillary Clinton, et al.

Filed under: Images,Sai,Statements,Uncategorized

“The fundamental question for the Court to determine is whether or not sovereignty of a country can be withdrawn arbitrarily by the U.S. President after it was previously afforded by his predecessor in office…”

Video still: Lynette Cruz / Olelo Community Media

Keanu Sai writes:

On March 28, 2011, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia filed Federal Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Reconsider [PDF] The Court will determine whether to rescind and/or revise the Order or deny Defendant’s Motion for Reconsideration. Either way it will be appealed by either party to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, known informally as the D.C. Circuit. The U.S. Attorney in its Opposition made no mention of the misapplication by the Court of a 2009 federal lawsuit out of the D.C. Circuit, Lin v. United States, justifying the Court’s assertion of the political question doctrine as expounded in Plaintiff’s Motion to Reconsider. As stated in Plaintiff’s Motion, in Lin v. United States, the D.C. Circuit, stated, “Once the Executive determines Taiwan’s sovereign, we can decide Appellants’ resulting status and concomitant rights expeditiously. (‘[T]he judiciary ordinarily follows the executive as to which nation has sovereignty over disputed territory, once sovereignty over an area is politically determined and declared, courts may examine the resulting status and decide independently whether a statute applies to that area.’)” The difference between Taiwan and the Hawaiian Kingdom is that recognition of Hawaiian sovereignty was afforded by the U.S. President [Executive] on July 6, 1844. Therefore, Plaintiff argues Lin v. United States cannot be used to invoke the political question doctrine in this case and therefore the Court “can decide [Plaintiff's] resulting status and concomitant rights expeditiously.”

The fundamental question for the Court to determine is whether or not sovereignty of a country [state] can be withdrawn arbitrarily by the U.S. President [Executive] after it was previously afforded by his predecessor in office, namely President John Tyler. In the Motion to Reconsider, Plaintiff argues “Once recognition of the Hawaiian Kingdom as an independent State was granted by the Executive, see Amend. Compl. para. 11, Professor Oppenheim asserts that it ‘is incapable of withdrawal’ by the recognizing State. See Lassa Oppenheim, International Law: A Treatise, vol. I (3d. 1920), at 137. Professor Schwarzenberger also asserts, that ‘recognition estops the State which has recognized the title from contesting its validity at any future time.’ See Georg Schwarzenberger, Title to Territory: Response to a Challenge, Am. J. Int’l L., 51, no. 2 (1957): 308-324, at 316. Professor Craven opines, that Hawaiian sovereignty ‘may be refuted only by reference to a valid demonstration of legal title, or sovereignty, on the part of the United States.’ See Matthew Craven, Continuity of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1 Hawn. J.L. & Politics 508-544, 512 (Summer 2004).” Website for the lawsuit is at www.hawaiiankingdom.org

March 27, 2011

The Star Advertiser on Sarah Vowell and “the Americanization of Hawaii”.

Filed under: Images,Uncategorized,Unfamiliar Fishes / Vowell

“Unfamiliar Fishes,” a meditation on the bookend whammies of the Hawaiian kingdom, starting with missionaries and ending with annexation.

March 16, 2011

Rep. Mele Carroll calls for investigation of 1893 Lili‘uokalani Assignment and Agreement of Restoration.

Filed under: Bills and Resolutions,Images,Uncategorized

Agreements of 1893 mandate the U.S. President to restore the Hawaiian Kingdom government as it was prior to illegal landing of U.S. troops, and thereafter the Queen to grant amnesty to certain people who committed treason.

On Monday, March 14, 2011, Representative Mele Carroll introduced House Concurrent Resolution 107 calling for the establishment of a joint legislative investigating committee to investigate the status of two executive agreements entered into in 1893 between the United States President Grover Cleveland and Queen Lili‘uokalani of the Hawaiian Kingdom, called the Lili‘uokalani Assignment (January 17, 1893) and the Agreement of Restoration (December 18, 1893).

The Lili‘uokalani Assignment mandates the President to administer Hawaiian Kingdom law, and the Agreement of Restoration mandates the President to restore the Hawaiian Kingdom government as it was prior to illegal landing of U.S. troops on January 16, 1893, and thereafter the Queen to grant amnesty to certain people who committed treason.

The purpose and duties of the joint investigating committee shall be to inquire into the status of the executive agreements by holding meetings and hearings as necessary, receiving all information from the inquiry, and submitting a final report to the Legislature. Representative Mele Carroll stated that the purpose of House Concurrent Resolution 107 is to “ensure that we, as Legislators, who took an oath to support and defend not only the Constitution of the State of Hawai‘i, but also the Constitution of the United States, must be mindful of our fiduciary duty and obligation to conform to the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.

As Majority Whip for the House of Representatives of the State of Hawai‘i, it is my duty to bring the executive agreements to the attention of the Hawai‘i State Legislature and that the joint investigating committee have the powers necessary to receive all information for its final report to the Legislature.”

Download Rep. Carroll’s full press release and HCR107 here: CARROLL Press Release re: HCR107

January 20, 2011

Committee of Hawaiian Nationals Ku’e Action at State Legislature, January 19, 2011

Filed under: Events/Actions,Images,Leon Siu

“…Vacate your positions as public servants in the current puppet government, the ‘State of Hawaii,’ and consider serving under the lawful Hawaiian Kingdom as it returns.”

Video: Pono Kealoha

Aloha kakou,

Today was another day of victory for the Committee of Hawaiian Nationals and for all who labor on to Free Hawaii from the bondage of U.S. domination.

As thousands gathered at the State Capitol for the opening of the legislative 2011 session of the “State of Hawaii,” a small group of us were there to remind them that theirs is actually a “State of Hewa.”

At 9 AM we gathered at the statue of our Queen Liliuokalani to pay our respects. Our presence with Hawaiian flags, FREE HAWAII signs and FREE HAWAII t-shirts, plus the frequent blowing of the conch, drew a lot of attention. Most of the people coming for the legislature’s opening ceremonies had to pass by us. Several media crews stopped to take pictures and gather interviews. And of course our ever-present chronicler, Pono Kealoha was there with his cameras. (By the time you get this, he will have already posted a clip on YouTube)

During the opening ceremonies we moved into the rotunda and deliberately stood against the tall glass windows of the House Chambers so that all those inside could see our flags/banners. While the governor, the LG, the 51 representatives and 25 senators were all occupied with the opening ceremonies, played Santa and took the opportunity to deliver information packets to their offices. The packets consisted of a white envelope with a colorful sticker saying, “Welcome to the Hawaiian Kingdom” (see attached jpeg); a cover letter (see attached pdf) and the 12-page booklet, “The Basis for the Restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom.” We made cheerful chit-chat with the staff in their offices and who said they’d make sure their “bosses” got to see (and hopefully read) the packets.

With that mission accomplished, we went back to the rotunda and held our signs where everybody exiting the chambers could see us. We talked to a lot of people, did a few more media interviews and generally had a very up-beat time.

We expect that the information packet will grab their attention, particularly with the morphed “50th state anniversary” into the Kingdom of Hawaii bicentennial logo, the provocative content of the cover letter and the matter-of-fact presentation of the booklet.

The first paragraph of the letter states:

The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals wish to remind you, the elected officials of the so-called “State of Hawaii,” that the serious violations, injustices and outright piracy committed over the past 118 years by the U.S. against the people of Hawaii and our nation will soon be coming to an end. As a courtesy, we suggest you make plans for the near future to vacate your positions as public servants in the current puppet government, the “State of Hawaii,” and consider serving under the lawful Hawaiian Kingdom as it returns.

Hopefully we will have provoked enough interest to begin some frank dialog with state elected officials. We’ll let you know as things develop.

The next big action (by the Hawaii Independence Action Alliance) is the Ku’e signs display at the McKinley Statue on Presidents Day, February 21.

At the MLK Day rally at Kapiolani Park, Hawaii Imiloa, a UH student club launched a project called the Hawaiian Independence Survey to develop an idea of how people felt about restoring Hawaii as an independent nation. The survey will be taken over the internet, events, malls, shopping areas and even door-to-door. Besides collecting data, we hope that by just asking the question(s) people will begin to entertain the possibility Hawaii as an independent nation…to build a national awareness; a national consciousness and from that, a national consensus. You’ll hear more of this in the very near future.

There are some other very exciting resistance actions being planned to directly challenge the jurisdiction and authority of the state and US. We will be asking for your input and participation to get these actions happening.

Malama pono,
Leon

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January 23, 2009

Jan. 17 march and rally in Waikiki

Filed under: Images

Red and black banners announced the Hawaiian Independence Alliance during the march in Waikiki. A number of photos can be seen by clicking the link below:

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