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I have been adamantly reading Dr. Keanu Sai's finished dissertation on the United States occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom. I think this excerpt really states the message to the State of Hawai'i and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs exactly what FOREVER really meant as far as holding land goes. Linda Lingle and Ms. Apoliona-at-large should take a look at this factual historical document that Dr. Keanu Sai has compiled in full detail and learn a few things. But here is an excerpt from it which is a quote from the creation of the Great Mahele. Have a read.
Whereas, it has become necessary to the prosperity of our Kingdom and
the proper physical, mental and moral improvement of our people that the undivided rights at present existing in the lands our Kingdom, shall be separated, and distinctly defined;
Therefore, We Kamehameha III., King of the Hawaiian Islands and His Chiefs, in Privy Council Assembled, do solemnly resolve, that we will be guided in such division by the following rules:
1—His Majesty, our Most Gracious Lord and King, shall in accordance
with the Constitution and Laws of the Land, retain all his private lands, as his
own individual property, subject only to the rights of the Tenants, to have and to
hold to Him, His heirs and successors forever.
2—One-third of the remaining lands of the Kingdom shall be set aside,
as the property of the Hawaiian Government subject to the direction and control
of His Majesty, as pointed out by the Constitution and Laws, one-third to the
chiefs and Konohiki(s) in proportion to their possessions, to have and to hold, to
them, their heirs and successors forever, and the remaining third to the Tenants,
the actual possessors and cultivators of the soil, to have and to hold, to them,
their heirs and successors forever.
3—The division between the Chiefs or Konohiki(s) and their Tenants,
prescribed by Rule 2nd shall take place, whenever any Chief, Konohiki or Tenant
shall desire such division, subject only to confirmation by the King in Privy
Council.
4—The Tenants of His Majesty's private lands, shall be entitled to a fee-
simple title to one-third of the lands possessed and cultivated by them; which
shall be set off to the said Tenants in fee-simple, whenever His Majesty or any of
said Tenants shall desire such division.
5—The division prescribed in the foregoing rules, shall in no wise
interfere with any lands that may have been granted by His Majesty or His
Predecessors in fee-simple, to any Hawaiian subject or foreigner, nor in any way
operate to the injury of the holders of unexpired leases.
6—It shall be optional with any Chief or Konohiki, holding lands in
which the Government has a share, in the place of setting aside one-third of the
said lands as Government property, to pay into the Treasury one-third of the
unimproved value of said lands, which payment shall operate as a total
extinguishment of the Government right in said lands.
7—All the lands of His Majesty shall be recorded in a Book entitled
“Register of the lands belonging to Kamehameha III., King of the Hawaiian
Islands,” and deposited with the Registry of Land Titles in the Office of the
Minister of the Interior, and all lands set aside, as the lands of the Hawaiian
Government, shall be recorded in a Book entitled “Register of the lands
belonging to the Hawaiian Government,” and fee-simple titles shall be granted to
all other allottees upon the Award of the Board of Commissioners to quiet Land
Titles.
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Someone should invite him to participate here. It would be a very welcomed and great addition to our community. I think he is one of the most knowledgeable aloha ainas when it comes to Laws, Politics and Occupation. Also, I'm sure there are many questions people here would like to ask him, including myself.
Kamatose > KeliiaumoanaJanuary 11, 2009 at 12:53pm
Dr. Keanu Sai has a PHD in Political Science and has done in-depth study particularly of the Hawaiian Kingdom, constitution and laws, sovereignty and its international relationship. He is an instructor that is leaving UH to teach at Kapiolani Community College and Hawaii Pacific University. His website is hawaiiankingdom.org and could be contacted through there as well. He has a wealth of knowledge especially in the laws of the kingdom and international laws. He is a good resource that keeps things inperspective.
His acknowledgements on page ix are really heartfelt too especially this part which yes made me tear up:
"This dissertation is dedicated to all those Hawaiian subjects who love their country, who have come before and with whom I stand today in person and spirit. To this I add in particular my good friend Professor Kanalu Young."
Sad!
And he offers a solution to execute... restoring the Hawaiian Kingdom... which I really really like:
I like Keanu Sai. He sets the foundation for action... though they sure try to criminal-ize him(!!!). I hope other oiwi are super careful because what they tried to do to Keanu is what they will try to do to *all* of us.
I never got to that part about offering the solution but after watching the video a 2nd time (I downloaded it) I realize that at the end he talks about that, kiinda...more or less, about how it could work out. That's confusing though to me, unlike everything else. He mentioned occupation laws, Hawaiian Kingdom laws, this and that, all done so that things "stay afloat" as he says. Very interesting but yes, at least he comes up w/ a possible solution. I really liked listening to that video, really good.
That is what I saw in it. To me he described the problem and offered a possible solution. At first I thought okay... it's for his dissertation to earn his PhD so was suspicious at first and hesitant but the more I read what he states the more I saw otherwise. What gets me is that they tried to portray him as though he is a felon but there is nothing wrong with doing the right thing and fighting for what "belongs" to us.
Oh yeah... Dr. Young (PhD) passed away on August 31, 2008. I was sooo busy with work. I didn't KNOW and no one told me plus I don't read the local papers every day since they are so damned racist against Hawaiians and both allow people to single out and target us based on our national origin. Oh... tangent sorry LOL They described it in Ka Leo which I found out later:
I also learned something from that and it has altered my opinion about something. He was not only a great source of information. He was also an inspiration on so many levels. His passing is so sad.... Don't know how to put it into words.
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It's super long... 270 pages. (I think it's a good read.)
http://www.hawaiiankingdom.org/pdf/Dissertation(Sai).pdf
His acknowledgements on page ix are really heartfelt too especially this part which yes made me tear up:
"This dissertation is dedicated to all those Hawaiian subjects who love their country, who have come before and with whom I stand today in person and spirit. To this I add in particular my good friend Professor Kanalu Young."
Sad!
And he offers a solution to execute... restoring the Hawaiian Kingdom... which I really really like:
http://www.hawaiiankingdom.org/pdf/Acting_Government.pdf
I like Keanu Sai. He sets the foundation for action... though they sure try to criminal-ize him(!!!). I hope other oiwi are super careful because what they tried to do to Keanu is what they will try to do to *all* of us.
Okay latahs, Lana
I never got to that part about offering the solution but after watching the video a 2nd time (I downloaded it) I realize that at the end he talks about that, kiinda...more or less, about how it could work out. That's confusing though to me, unlike everything else. He mentioned occupation laws, Hawaiian Kingdom laws, this and that, all done so that things "stay afloat" as he says. Very interesting but yes, at least he comes up w/ a possible solution. I really liked listening to that video, really good.
That is what I saw in it. To me he described the problem and offered a possible solution. At first I thought okay... it's for his dissertation to earn his PhD so was suspicious at first and hesitant but the more I read what he states the more I saw otherwise. What gets me is that they tried to portray him as though he is a felon but there is nothing wrong with doing the right thing and fighting for what "belongs" to us.
Oh yeah... Dr. Young (PhD) passed away on August 31, 2008. I was sooo busy with work. I didn't KNOW and no one told me plus I don't read the local papers every day since they are so damned racist against Hawaiians and both allow people to single out and target us based on our national origin. Oh... tangent sorry LOL They described it in Ka Leo which I found out later:
http://www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2008/09/08/News/Co...
I also learned something from that and it has altered my opinion about something. He was not only a great source of information. He was also an inspiration on so many levels. His passing is so sad.... Don't know how to put it into words.
Okay... latahs!