Law expert Francis Boyle urges natives to take back Hawaii
Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:53 AM HST
"International law expert Francis Boyle walked hastily into Kona Outdoor Circle Wednesday morning.... to hear his three-hour speech, "The Restoration of Hawaii's Independence. "
"Boyle said the United States conceded it unlawfully occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii and has done so for more than 111 years. That fact alone, he added, "gives the Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) the entitlement to restore their independent status as a sovereign nation state."
The Akaka Bill does not allow for self-determination according to Boyle. The Bill calls for a "governing entity", not a government.
"Under the U.N. Charter, Article 73, Boyle said the United States is "obligated to bring about self-government of people within territories deemed non-self governing." Hawaii was once designated as a territory, but was removed from the U.N. list of Non-self Governing Peoples, after becoming a U.S. state in 1959."
"the Palestinians, who in 1988 decided on their own to "unilaterally proclaim their own state, in a declaration of independence. This eventually led to the Palestinian state being recognized today by 125 nation states in the world."
"He said Native Hawaiians, like the Palestinians, are striving for "their right of self-determination, " which is afforded to them by the U.N. Charter, Article 1. It states, "The purpose of the United Nations is to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace."
"Boyle further suggested the audience "exercise their right of self-determination, " instead of asking the permission of the U.S. Congress to declare their independence. "
"To create an independent state, territory, population, government and international relations must exist."
"Hawaii already has a fixed territory -- the Hawaiian Archipelago -- and a population of distinguishable people -- the Native Hawaiians, who trace their ancestry back before the Europeans' appearance on the lands."
"Government, Boyle said, is in the kupuna council, but how the people are governed has yet to be organized. He added, "You don't need a government along the lines of a federal government of the United States or the State of Hawaii to have a government."
"Boyle said Hawaii also need the capacity to "enter into international relations, to deal with other states, and to keep your commitments, " which meant establishing diplomatic relations as an independent state. "
"Hawaii should send the strongest message to Washington it can. Letters carry no weight. The number of people in the street do. Ghandi threw the mighty British out of India with peaceful, nonviolent force. People power, submit to it."
Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
217-333-7954 (Voice)
217-244-1478 (Fax)
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