Notes:I'm just writing down notes to compare or see if there is an relevance to the "recognition of such claims by the Federal Government." p181
"The Bill of Rights was signed April 26, 1923, and its companion measure, the Declaration of Rights, on April 29, 1925. Together, they built up for Farrington the most solid legislative monument of his administration. Hawaii denied that she was in any sense the "property or a possession of the United States" and firmly asserted that the she "became incorporated into and an 'integral part' of the Union, and thereby acquired certain inalienable rights, contractual, equitable and moral, to the maintenance of which the good faith of the United States is pledged."
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"The backbone of the argument was that annexation was not the result either of conquest or purchase, or purchase, but had been entered into by mutual voluntary agreement of both parties, after close on eighty years of due consideration; that Hawaii had performed with meticulous care for part of a solemn contract between two sovereign powers, each of whom had co-equal rights; as witnessed before and after annexation by her written instruments and acts whatsoever, and as subsequently honored and exemplified by the executives, the legislative bodies and the courts of both the United States and Hawaii...but that ignorance and prejudice were tending rapidly to becloud the facts.p184-6 Hardy.
"Few persons except historical students knew it, but after more than a year's negotiation, Kamehameha III had given his assent, as early as August, 1854, to a treaty between the Kingdom of Hawaii an the Untied States of America, under the terms of which the "King, his chiefs and subjects...shall possess and forever enjoy all the rights and privileges of citizenship of the United States on terms of perfect equality, in all respects, with other American citizens." Already the treaty had been signed by the heir apparent to the throne--the King's health was precarious--and his entire cabinet; but it still lacked the royal sign manual to make it binding. And on December 17, 1854, the King died, leaving the treaty unsigned, null and void" page 185
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Most of them are in shock. Some cannot reach services although willing to go into a shelter. Some leaving the islands, catching the plane. Some just wondering around in a daze, very Na Kanaka. Some on disability, some lost their jobs after 15 years of working as custodians.
What was so sweet and very beautiful a bunch of young teenangers came by Haole kids and they are from the 'Word of Life' with Musibi and lots of love and compassion. Some even started to cry. They were pretty shaken by everything and they come by often, I'm told. Our Na Kanaka tried to comfort them and put on a happy face.
We talked about being poor, but our parents always found ways to feed us..fishing..planting...and we never knew the pain our parents must have had to endure each day. We were happy kids because our parents hid the hard times from us. Or, we just liked to play and laugh on our Aina.
I didn't reach the pig because it was getting dark. But I will return tomorrow. Check back in again.