UH Study: Native Hawaiians Reject/Fear Violence

UH Study: Native Hawaiians Reject/Fear Violence

Hawaii Reporter reports on a pilot study “Native Hawaiian Perceptions of Violence as a Means to Attain Sovereignty" which interviewed 113 Hawaiians. Basic numbers: only 6 percent think violence is justifiable to achieve sovereignty, but 53 percent believe “the desire to gain sovereignty will result in violence in the future." I haven't read the whole study yet, but here's a few thoughts. From a strictly legal perspective, I would have to say that a reasonable argument can be made that Hawaiian nationals (descendants) do in fact have a right of resistance under international law, and could be legally "justified" to use violence to try to end the prolonged, illegal belligerent occupation of their country. Of course, "justified" does not mean wise or useful. As the article says, "There is also a big difference between telling an interviewer that violence is appropriate and actually carrying out an act of violence." (There is a difference between "justified" and "appropriate", too.) Trying to use violence as a means to attain/restore effective sovereignty is a very bad idea, and would likely be highly counterproductive. This is a struggle of education, law and diplomacy, which must be waged in the hearts and minds of the public, in the courts, and in the diplomatic arena. But the potential for violence is a topic worth talking about, mainly to address how we continue to avoid it. Of course, regardless of speculation about the future, the basic fact we have to remember is that the movement has been almost completely free of violence for 114 years now. And in all my years involved in the movement and working with various different groups and knowing many people, I have never once heard anyone advocate violence, and I have often heard commitments to nonviolence. We want that to continue. The best way is to actually honestly and openly address the root of the problem: the very legality of the U.S. presence here, and the color of our authority. Anyway, you can read the study and draw your own conclusions.

Posted: Tue - February 13, 2007 at 05:40 PM

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