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Re:

House Hawaiian Affairs Committee

February 5, 2011

Chair Faye Hanohano,

Vice Chair Chris Lee

Ke Aupuni O Hawaii

Box 62107 • Manoa Station • Manoa, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands

Re:

Aloha Kakou,

HB 1627 suffers from the same numerous flaws as the failed Akaka bill had.

HB 1627 relies on three patently false premises:

1) The insinuation that the nation that existed, the Hawaiian Kingdom, was an

aboriginal, indigenous (Native Hawaiian) government;

2) The presumption that Hawaiians are indigenous peoples of the United States; and

3) The claim that the U.S. and the State of Hawaii are the lawful successors of the

Hawaiian Kingdom.

The truth is:

1) The Hawaiian Kingdom was a fully operational, fully recognized, progressive,

sovereign, independent, neutral nation. Its body politic consisted of people from

many different ethnicities and races, not just “native” Hawaiians.

2) Hawaiians have never been and are not today, indigenous people of the United

States. Hawaiians are indigenous to Hawaii, to Polynesia and Moana Nui A Kiwa

(the Pacific Ocean).

3) The U.S. is an interloper, a usurper, a kidnapper, an occupier. At no time did it gain

lawful jurisdiction of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii is the puppet government of the U.S.

Mostly benevolent, but still a rogue, pirate.

With its confusing terminologies, mistaken identities and omission of historical facts, HB

1627 will not provide a real answer to a real problem. Please do not pass HB 1627 as it

will cause more damage than good.

Aloha,

KeAloha Aiu

Hawaiian National