March 18, 2009Representative Mele Carroll, ChairRepresentative Maile S. L. Shimabukuro, Vice ChairAnd Committee Members on Hawaiian AffairsHouse of Representatives, 2009 Legislature SessionState of HawaiiSubject: SB 995 SD2, OPPOSEALOHA Kakou,My name is Richard Pomaikaiokalani Kinney. On January 17, 1993 after reading Public Law 103-150 I renounced my citizenship to the United States. I come here today as a Hawaiian Nationalist of the Hawaiian Kingdom. I strongly support the restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom government that was invaded and occupied thru an Act of War onJanuary 16, 1893 with the involvement of the diplomatic and military forces of the United States.As Sovereign of the Hawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii, I strongly OPPOSE the passage of SB 995 SD2.Presently under the laws of the United States and the State of Hawaii Native Hawaiians as defined in the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 are the wealthiest beneficiaries in the United States. If it was not for the Native Hawaiians of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, there would be no State of Hawaii and most important no Office of Hawaiian Affairs.Since the Congressional passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission of 1920 and thru the Hawaii State Admission Act of March 18, 1959, Native Hawaiians of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act are federally recognized as beneficiaries to the Public Lands Trust.SB 995 SD2 is a Fraudulent Bill. SB 995 SD 2 ignores the rightful claims that all Hawaiians have to the national lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom that are presently administrated by the State of Hawaii.SB 995 SD2 ignores lands that are classified as Section 5(a) Lands of the Hawaii State Admission Act. Section 5(a) Lands are those lands that were administrated by the Territory of Hawaii. Section 5(a) Lands are the bulk of the national lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom that all Hawaiians have an Inherent Sovereign claims as Kanaka Maoli Hawaii.Page 2March 18, 2009SB 995 SD2Since 1900 when Hawaii became a Territory of the United States the Indigenous Hawaiian people have never properly benefited from their national lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Instead the Kanaka Maoli Hawaii have always been on the losing end as the rightful claimers to their Sovereign Hawaiian Lands.SB 995 SD2 is like the Apology Resolution that was signed into law by President Clinton in 1993. SB 995 SD2 is an admission of wrongful acts committed against the Indigenous Hawaiian people by the State of Hawaii.Without a complete inventory of the Public Lands Trust there is no way that an honorable settlement of the past wrongs can be corrected thru any legislative actions.SB 995 SD2 does not correct the wrongs of the past but instead it covers up and perpetuates the Fraudulent Acts against all of the Native Hawaiian people.Once more HPACH strongly OPPOSE the passage of SB 995 SD2.Mahalo Nui for allowing me to give testimony on this Bill.Attachments: 1993 Renouncement DocumentsALOHA KUU AINA HAWAIIRichard Pomaikaiokalani Kinney, SOVEREIGNHawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii87-168 Maaloa Street, Waianae, Hawaii, 96792Email: HIAHAWAII@aol.com
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