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The “Treaty of Annexation” that never was

JOIN US ON AMERICAN PRESIDENT’S DAY!
To honor our kupuna who signed the Ku`e Petitions in 1897
And to call attention to the “Treaty of Annexation” that never was
On the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the statue
FEBRUARY 21, 2011
McKinley High School
At the Statue
10 am
Parking in the rear of Mckinley High School
Entrance on Pensacola St. or on King St., fronting the school
Need more info?
Call 284-3460 or email palolo @ hawaii.rr.com
Feel free to bring food to share
February 15th, 2011 | Category: History & Independence | 2 comments

Open meeting at Iolani Palace

Feeling disillusioned? Feeling frustrated? Beaten down?

Tired of the current leadership in the Hawaiian movement?

Open meeting at Iolani Palace this Saturday, February 12 at 12noon

(meet at the back near the state Capitol)

This meeting is a follow-up  to talk story, share mana`o and exchanges that took place in January at Iolani Palace on Sovereignty Sunday.

For more information, contact Hank Hanalei Fergerstrom who is calling for the gathering while on Oahu from Moku o Keawe : #808-938-9994

February 10th, 2011 | Category: History & Independence | 2 comments

OHA spent $3.2M on lobbyists for Akaka bill

Report from Honolulu Civil Beat:

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs spent $3,192,547 on lobbyists for the Akaka bill — legislation that has failed to pass since it was first introduced 10 years ago.

January 24th, 2011 | Category: Federal Recognition | 3 comments

Ku’e Action at State Legislature

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:25:27 -1000

Subject: Ku’e Action at State Legislature

From: Leon Siu <leon@hits.net>

Committee of Hawaiian Nationals

Ku’e Action at State Legislature

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.”

Continue reading Ku’e Action at State Legislature

January 20th, 2011 | Category: History & Independence | 3 comments

Army ends live-fire training at Makua

Star-Advertiser reports:

The last company of soldiers may have stormed the hills of Makua Valley with M-4 rifles blazing, artillery whistling overhead, mortars pounding mock enemy positions and helicopters firing from above.

After battling environmentalists and Hawaiian cultural practitioners since at least the late 1980s, the Army said this week it is acceding to community concerns and no longer will use the heavy firepower in Makua that started multiple fires in the 4,190-acre Waianae Coast valley and fueled a number of lawsuits.

January 13th, 2011 | Category: Culture & Misc, Military Occupation | 3 comments

KU’E ACTIONS for Jan. 16, 17 and 19

KU’E ACTIONS for Jan. 16, 17 and 19

From: The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals

(Pilipo Souza, Pomai Kinney, Kahumoku Flores…)

Contact: Pilipo Souza at 358-6428

Aloha kakou,

The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals invites you to the following Ku’e (oppose, object, resist, protest) Actions planned for next week. These public demonstrations serve as a reminder that events of 118 years ago deprived us of our country, and we are here to say “give it back,” “FREE HAWAII”. You are most welcome to join us. The more, the better!

January 16, 2011 – Sovereign Sunday – KU’E on the 118th anniversary of the U.S. Invasion. This protest action is a reminder that on this day in 1893 fully armed United States Marines landed in Honolulu, an act of foreign aggression in blatant violation of Hawaii’s sovereignty. It is a call to make pono the hewa.

ACTION: HOLDING BANNERS AND SIGNS – This ku’e action is to demand the return of our country – FREE HAWAII.

9:00 AM        Meet at Beretania Street fronting Fake State Capitol to hold FREE HAWAII, HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENCE banners and signs

9:45 AM          Assemble at Queen Liliu’okalani statue to honor her, then proceed to Iolani Palace grounds for …

10:00 AM        People Talk (see flyer)

January 17, 2011 –  Monday – Dr. Martin Luther King Day Events. On January 17, 1893, a faction of merchants and sugar barons, backed by the invasion force of US Marines that landed the day before, forced Queen Lili’uokalani to yield her ruling power to the U.S. and seized control of the Hawaiian Kingdom government. Coincidentally, the annual Martin Luther King Day parade and rally is being held on January 17 this year and The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals will participate in this event to draw attention to our efforts to FREE HAWAII.

ACTION: MARCHING IN MLK PARADE WITH “FREE HAWAII” AND OTHER KU’E BANNERS AND SIGNS. MANNING A BOOTH AT KAPIOLANI PARK AT MLK RALLY. This ku’e action is to demand the return of our country – FREE HAWAII.

BOOTH AT KAPIOLANI PARK

6:30 – 7:30 AM Set-up at Queen Kapiolani Park / make pono; Check with Pomai Kinney / Display must be ready by 9:00 AM. Please bring your own chair to sit. We will have a few.

MLK DAY PARADE

8:00 AM          Marchers  to meet at Magic Island, Ala Moana Park  / Check with Pilipo / Park your vehicles at Magic Island, Set up banners/signs

Wear good walking shoes/ FREE HAWAII T shirts

9:00 AM          Parade begins at Ala Moana Park

Parade route Ala Moana Blvd. to Kalakaua Ave. to Queen Kapiolani Park.

Parade should end by 11:00 AM

Pilipo to shuttle marchers back to Magic Island to pick-up their vehicles.

10:30 AM        Help to man “FREE HAWAII” booth at Kapiolani Park.

3:00 PM           Pau. Break down. Pule Kakou / Move out!

January 19, 2011 – Wednesday – Ku’e at opening of the Fake-State Legislature

ACTION: HOLDING BANNERS AND SIGNS AT THE FAKE-STATE CAPITOL – This ku’e action on the opening day of the fake state legislative session is to make state officials aware that Hawaiian Nationals demand the return of our country – FREE HAWAII.

8:00 AM          Meet at Punchbowl Street side walkway to the Queen  / make pono

Set up banners/ signs (FREE HAWAII, FAKE STATE, etc.)

8:30 AM          Begin Walk to Queen Liliu’okalani statue, pause. Walk through the state capitol rotunda to Beretania street. Back and forth.

9:00 AM          Deliver FREE HAWAII message to Governor and legislators.

10:00 AM        Opening ceremonies in both chambers of the State Legislature

Mahalo piha,

Pilipo Souza

“FREE HAWAII” T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT MLK PARADE AND RALLY

January 13th, 2011 | Category: History & Independence | 2 comments

Sovereign Sunday at `Iolani Palace

January 12th, 2011 | Category: History & Independence | One comment

Reactions to Akaka Bill demise

Star-Advertiser has an article with reactions to the Akaka Bill’s failure to pass and unlikelihood of passing anytime in the near future, with the usual supporters from the senator and OHA/CNHA, and the usual right-wing opponents represented here by Bill Burgess, and includes one independence perspective at the end:

Leon Siu, minister of foreign affairs for an entity calling itself the Hawaiian Kingdom, said he is pleased the bill died.

“It is a totally inadequate remedy for the wrongs committed against the Hawaiian people and taking of the Hawaiian nation. … If the bill had passed, it would have immersed us further in the U.S. system.”

He said the real remedy is to “extricate ourselves from the U.S. system and to restore the sovereignty and independence of the Hawaiian nation.”

December 26th, 2010 | Category: Federal Recognition, History & Independence | 2 comments

OHA to move ahead with nation building

Star-Advertiser reports

Native Hawaiian leaders plan to start forming their own new but unrecognized government following the failure of federal legislation to do so.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee Haunani Apoliona on Tuesday called for the state-funded agency to sign people up to enroll as participants in the formation of a future Hawaiian government.

A previous effort, called Kau Inoa, gathered 108,000 signatures of people showing interest in a Hawaiian governing entity, but this new process will go a step further by creating the structure of the Hawaiian government.

Eventually, Congress would be asked to recognize the Hawaiian government, granting it a degree of sovereignty to create its own laws and manage its resources.

Native Hawaiians are the last remaining indigenous people in the United States that haven’t been allowed to establish their own government, a right already extended to Alaska Natives and Native American tribes.

Federal recognition for Native Hawaiians, known as the Akaka Bill, hasn’t received a vote in the Senate this year, and it likely will be shelved after newly elected Republicans take office next month.

December 23rd, 2010 | Category: Federal Recognition | 3 comments

Study requested for Native Hawaiian government

From the Star-Advertiser

A federal government spending measure pending in the U.S. Senate calls for a study on forming a Native Hawaiian governing entity.

The one-sentence language mandating the study was inserted into a $1.27 trillion appropriations bill that’s expected to be considered this week.

The study’s unspecified cost would be paid by the Department of the Interior.

It would involve community and government groups to recommend a mechanism for the reorganization of a Native Hawaiian governing entity, with recognition of that entity by the United States as an Indian tribe.

Hawaii Sens. Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka have said they’re also trying to pass legislation creating a Hawaiian government this year, but time is running out for the bill to be considered.

Update 12/17: Omnibus spending bill is dead, and Akaka bill study funding along with it.

December 16th, 2010 | Category: Federal Recognition | 3 comments
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