U.S. induced overthrow; don't dismiss non-native citizens
Published in the
Advertiser
letters...My
rebuttal of Frank Scott's claim that the view that the overthrow of the Hawaiian
kingdom was an illegal act by the United States is "not supported by available
historical data," and that the actions of the U.S. minister had "no proven
effect on the overthrow." I cite Cleveland and
the apology.
And Keola Kamaunu writes letter
praising Anne Keala Kelly's critique of the Akaka bill and OHA's enrollment and
nationhood plan, but also criticizing Kelly's dismissal of "the interests and
rights of such a large part of the population as the descendants of non-native
citizen-subjects." Kamaunu points out that even Freddie Rice, for whom the Rice v.
Cayetano case opening OHA voting to non-Hawaiians, but whose
great-great-great-grandfather was naturalized in the kingdom in the mid-19th
century, "eloquently stands by the kingdom's legal traditions and declares his
preference for Hawaiian citizenship in an independent nation."
Posted: Thu - January 29, 2004 at 12:53 PM