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"The French High Commissioner in Papeete Adolphe Colrat reacted to the statement claiming independence cannot just be decided by one political leader.

Independence can only be decided by a majority of French Polynesians, Colrat said."

This is hypocritical and contradictory since France just took over French Polynesia and declared it French territory without the people's acceptance. Now that many French and foreigners reside in French Polynesia, he is asking for their permission and acceptance for French Polynesia independence.

The same holds true for Hawai'i's situation with the U.S.A. who feels it has a say in Hawai'i's determination and refuses to de-occupy our nation-state. We already are an independent nation and never a part of the U.S.A., especially since there is no treaty of annexation; the U.S. just needs to accept this and comply with international laws.

Tane

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TAHITI’S TEMARU ADDRESSES NOUMEA SEMINAR
Shares views before police escort him out

PAPEÉTE, Tahiti (Tahitipresse, May 21, 2010) - During his stay in New Caledonia, although he was not officially invited, Temaru managed to make a speech at the UN decolonization seminar. But he was also forced out, along with some New Caledonian pro-independence leaders, from the seminar's entrance by Police officers.

[PIR editor’s note: According to a previous report, Mr. Temaru said "he wanted to raise a range of issues on behalf of the Maohi people at the talks attended by delegations from about 30 countries and territories". See previous story. Pasted in below ]

Temaru said he was quite displeased by the way he was treated and said the next Assembly elections in French Polynesia could lead to independence.

"If we win these elections, we will not be looking for another tribune, we will just proclaim our country independent", Temaru said.

The French High Commissioner in Papeete Adolphe Colrat reacted to the statement claiming independence cannot just be decided by one political leader.

Independence can only be decided by a majority of French Polynesians, Colrat said.

The Ia Ora Te Fenua pro-autonomy party, led by Jean-Christophe Bouissou, also reacted to Temaru's stance.

Ia Ora Te Fenua used to be an ally of Temaru's Union for Democracy (UPLD) from February 2009 to November 2009.

But Bouissou said the Assembly elections have nothing to do with a referendum for and against independence.

Temaru reportedly went to Vanuatu to keep on lobbying for French Polynesia's independence.

He would like the topic to be on the agenda of the next Pacific Islands Forum to be held next August in Vanuatu.

Temaru, who is also the French Polynesian Assembly Speaker, should be back in Tahiti May 27.

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TAHITI LAWMAKER TURNED AWAY AT NOUMEA SEMINAR
Former president Temaru persona non grata

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 18, 2010) – French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader, Oscar Temaru, says he is frustrated that he was barred from attending a United Nations regional seminar on decolonisation in New Caledonia.

Mr Temaru says he wanted to raise a range of issues on behalf of the Maohi people at the talks attended by delegations from about 30 countries and territories.

France took French Polynesia off the decolonisation list before it launched its nuclear weapons tests but allowed New Caledonia to be re-inscribed following the unrest of the 1980s.

Mr Temaru says when he wanted to join the talks, the organisers stopped him.

"We came on our way here to New Caledonia to meet our colleagues of the FLNKS and tried to get in together with the group but when I get here, we got the response from the organisation, saying we are not allowed to go in."

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