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Hawai`i had treaties with 25 world nations and had 96 legates and consuls throughout the world, including in the US.
But US covert and overt activities led to the 1893 invasion of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the US immediately recognized those who overthrew the kingdom without the people's knowledge.
Using that backing, they created the bogus "Republic of Hawai`i" against the people's wishes.
All legal attempts to annex Hawai`i to the US failed because the citizens of the Hawaiian Nation then overwhelmingly protested and sent their anti-annexation petitions to Washington, DC.
In covering up the hoax, Congress was forced to pass the Newlands Resolution declaring that the majority wished for the annexation of Hawai`i without a lawful treaty.
That's how Hawai`i became unlawfully annexed, and ultimately a fake state.
FIND OUT HERE - HawaiiFakeState.com
TAKE A STAND TO PROTECT PUBLIC LAND!
RESTORE OUR LANDS, RESTORE OUR PEOPLE!
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT:
The BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES is holding a hearing on these important land items – D3 and C1.
Kulani Correctional Facility was abandoned by the Department of Public Safety in November 2009. It has been empty ever since, while we continue to ship hundreds of our men to AZ – filling the
coffers of Corrections Corporation of America and buying jobs for people in AZ.
The land, approximately 7200 acres surrounds Kulani and is pristine forest with
choke endangered plants and animals. This land was cared for by Kulani inmates.
We know individuals can be restored as they restore the land. Don’t let the
military have even more of our land. They have contaminated our watersheds and
left plenty `opala (rubbish) in our streams, gulches and lands. We need this
land to restore our people, not train for war.
DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE: KALANIMOKU BUILDING
LAND BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM 132
1151 PUNCHBOWL STREET
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813
CAP POSITION: OPPOSE
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
When you nurture the land, the land nurtures you. Please take a few minutes to write a few lines in opposition. I have condensed the multi-page submittals and followed it with some talking points in different
categories. Please show your support for keeping Hawaiian lands public lands.
The military already has a significant portion of Hawai`i – nuff
already!
I will let you know tomorrow how to submit testimony. I have to call DLNR. There’s a big move there to shut out the public, so I will let you know how we can let them now that WE WILL NOT BE
SILENT.
D. LAND DIVISION
D 3. Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Order Nos. 1225 and 1588 and Reset Aside Portion to State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, for Youth ChalleNGe Academy and Hawaii Army
National Guard Training Purposes, with an Access and Utility Easement Reserved
to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and
Wildlife, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-4-08:09
por.;
Note: This involves the transferral of almost 8,000 acres of land from the Department of Public Safety so the state Department of Defense for Youth Challenge and National Guard
Training Operations can use 600 ACRES.
Cancellation of Governor's Executive Order No. 3678 and Grant of Perpetual Non-Exclusive Easement to Department of Defense for Access and Utility Purposes, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Keys: (3)
2-4-08: por. & 1-8-12: por.
The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) explains that there are critical habitat, endangered, threatened and candidate species within the DOD project area. (Related to Item C-1)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION – same on both D 3 and C 1 – give DOD everything, no problem:
1. Approve of and recommend to the Governor issuance of an executive order canceling Governor’s
Executive Orders Nos. 1225, 1588 and 3678.
NOTE: Subject to the some conditions that are favorable to this administration – like review and approval by the AG, who supposedly defends the interests of the state, but in this administration has become Lingle’s
personal defender. Documents/Studies they don’t like sit in the AG’s office –
but things like this, they will rush through with no
analysis.
2. Approve of and recommend to the Governor issuance of
Executive Order No. 3678 (Parcel 9) and require that prior to
any training, DOD comply with the environmental impact statement law, the
Endangered Species Act and all other laws, rules and regulations
3. Issuing perpetual non-exclusive easement to DOD for Stainback
Highway access
4. Grant a right-of-entry permit to DOD, its consultants, contractors/persons acting on its
behalf for Stainback access
5. Grant management right-of-entry to DLNR
NOTE: This gives the National Guard access to Kulani (easement extends over 15 miles and terminates near the Panaewa Zoo Complex). For some
reason, PSD is retaining the pasture lands at the 800’ elevation.
C. FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE
C 1. Acceptance of a Hearing Master Report on a Public Hearing for a Proposed Addition to the Natural Area Reserves System, and Withdrawal of Portions of Governor's Executive Orders 1225
and 1588 and Re-Set Aside as an Extension of Puu Makaala Natural Area Reserve,
and Immediate Management Right-of-Entry, for TMK (3)
2-4-
08:09 (POR), South Hilo, Hawaii (Related to Item D-3)
TALKING POINTS:
The Military Has Too Much Land Already!
· STOP turning over public land to the military!
· The US Army is in the midst of the biggest land grab since World War II – tens of thousands of
Hawaiian land has been turned over the military
What Happened to Public Discussion About Public Trust?
· The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) are the Trustees of this public land, shouldn’t they be
interested in what is best for the community?
· There was never a community discussion on the closing of Kulani, Why isn’t it the Board’s
responsibility to do protect the public trust?
How Can We Allow Military Training in One of Hawai`i’s Treasures?
· Why would we permit training in such a sensitive area?
· The forest contains critical habitat for numerous endangered , threatened or candidate species
including
Mauna Loa Silversword, Oha wai, Haha, Aku, Ha iwale, Laukahi luahiwi, Kiponapona, Anunu, Nene (Hawaiian goose), Hawaiian Hawk, Hawaiian picture-wing fly, Akiapola au, Hawaiian hoary bat, Hawai`i akepa,
Hawai`i creeper, Hawaiian petrel, Newell’s shearwater
· Do these land transfers follow existing plans, including but not limited
to…?
o 2007 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Three Mountain Alliance (TMA) and the Department of
Public Safety (PSD);
o the 2008 TMA Management Plan;
o June 2008 Wetland Restoration Project around the Mauna Loa Boys School
o the 1999 Environmental Assessment and Management Plan for Ola`a-Kilauea Partnership
o Conservation District rules and regulations
Don’t Compound the Numerous Problems That Already Exist With the Closure of Kulani
· While the prison lays abandoned by PSD, we continue to ship our men to a facility that has experienced
two brutal murders and many dangerous incidents already this
year
· The word from inside PSD is that they are hoping to reopen Kulani
· If PSD does not reopen Kulani and restore its successful programming, then turn it into a
Wellness Center to help individuals successfully transition from prison to the
community with skills and self-esteem and a stake in their
community
· Kulani was the perfect location for the most successful sex offender treatment program in the
nation – less than 2% recidivism since 1988!
Kulani Is NOT a Good Place for Youth
· There are other better uses for Kulani than putting 16-18 youth there
· Juvenile Justice advocates and researchers agree that putting 75-100 youth in a remote area is
asking for trouble
· How can 75-100 youth and some teachers/counselors maintain the facility and grounds that a 200 bed
prison and staff maintained for decades?
· How much did the county save by using Kulani labor or various projects?
· How much did DLNR save by Kulani inmates building fences, propagating koa seedlings, and
replanting koa in the forest?
· Who will do that work now?
· Will the DOD provide enough resources for the maintenance of this facility and its land
responsibilities?
· What about child labor laws? Can you have minors doing this type of work? What is their
compensation, who will monitor and enforce labor laws
there?
No Significant Effect On the Environment?
Exhibit B - ‘Recommendation’ states: “
The transfer of management jurisdiction over the lands to DOD in itself will probably have minimal or no significant effect on the environment. It is recommended that the BLNR
find that the transfer is exempt from the preparation of an environmental
assessment. Inasmuch as the Chapter 343 environmental requirements apply to any
future use of the lands, DOF and/or DOFAW, as applicable, shall be responsible
for compliance with Chapter 343, HRS, as amended.”
WHAT? DOD already said they were using part of the land for training!
Military training in a pristine forest with plenty endangered plants and animals? No significant impacts?
How will the military get to their training area? Will they be using Stainback Highway, for which they are applying for an easement? How could that not be considered a significant
impact?
Mahalo for caring about Hawai`i and her people.
Love,
Kat
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser - September 6, 2010
Native Hawaiians, other Hawai`i residents and visitors gathered to celebrate Queen Liliuokalani's birthday yesterday with hula, mele and prayer on the grounds of `Iolani Palace.
Among others, the girls of Halau La Onohi Mai Haehae, dressed in lavender and white, performed hula and sang songs commemorating the queen, a composer herself of poetry and music, including "Aloha `Oe."
But a number of attendees solemnly walked through roughly 1,500 names handwritten on white placards that lined the lawn of `Iolani Palace yesterday, searching for ancestors who may have signed the 1897 petition against the annexation of Hawai`i to the United States.
The 1,500 names represent just a few of the more than 21,000 who signed the petition against annexation of Hawai`i in 1897.
The petition was retrieved from the U.S. National Archives to Hawai`i in 1997 by Noenoe Silva.
"It's significant because there was a segment of the population that believed annexation was wrong," said Kerry Yen, 56, of Mililani.
Yen was looking for his great-great-grandmother on his father's side, Jane Buckle Clark, who served as a lady-in-waiting to the queen and was imprisoned with her at `Iolani Palace for at least one night. "She was in prison up there," he said, pointing to the palace.
Pomaikai Kinney, 71, said he discovered the first of three relatives' names among the thousands of signatures when a copy of the petition opened up to the page containing R. Kinney, whom he believed to be his great-great granduncle Raymond Kinney.
"My legs just wobbled," he said. "The name was just looking at me."
"What is significant to me is that William A. Kinney tried the queen for treason, so when I saw this book, I said, 'Well at least not all the Kinneys went against the queen.'"
"A lot of people don't know what this meant," he said.
He pointed out that many of the names are not only Hawaiians, but also non-Hawaiians.
About 600 names were first displayed on Presidents Day this year at McKinley High School. Then 1,100 names were displayed at `Iolani Palace on Kamehameha Day, June 12. On July 31, a third display was set up for Sovereignty Day.
A small group, with the aid of U.S. military, overthrew the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893 during the reign of Queen Lili`uokalani.
The petition was later delivered to the U.S. Senate in 1897, while Lili`uokalani was in Washington.
Luwella Leonardi, 62, of Waimanalo said her ancestor, Alexander Auld, was part of a Hawaii delegation that hand-delivered the petition to Washington, D.C.
Leonardi has been participating in the queen's birthday celebrations since 1992, when she, as a University of Hawai`i student, would sit with other students at the corner of the palace under the queen's bedroom and "sing to her all night."
She said her grandmother, Tutu Keleileki, was a seamstress for the queen, and that the queen would stop at their home in Maunawili where she would bathe at a swimming hole.
Leonardi took part in writing the names on the placards, saying, "We were emotional just writing the names," adding, "we could just imagine" what they were feeling as they signed the petition...
Aloha Kakou,
We're writing again to ask you to take action--make your voice heard--on Governor Lingle's "lame duck" attempt to rollback keyenvironmental protections for conservation lands in Hawai'i. To date,several hundred individuals, and organizations representing thousandsmore, have made their voices heard on this issue. We are looking togather about 200 more letters before the deadline. Will you take aminute to take action? Easily send your letter with just a click at: http://bit.ly/bAMBW5
The deadline for comments is TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. This leaves us about 48 hours to collect as many letters to DLNR as we can. Please take action, and take a moment to forward this action to friends, co-workers, classmates, and 'ohana!
Everyone can easily take action (only takes a couple of minutes!) at http://bit.ly/bAMBW5
This is the first major change to these regulations in 15 years, changes which will have major consequences for local communitiesall around these islands. The "yes" or "no" on controversial developmentprojects--from the building of H-3 on O'ahu, to telescopes on thesummits of Haleakalā and Mauna Kea, to energy projects for Lānaʻi, andresort developments on Kauaʻi--often hinge on the interpretation of asingle word or phrase within these regulations.
These regulatory rollbacks affect 2 million acres of conservation lands in Hawai'i, and 51% of lands in Hawai'i's "ceded"land trust. Mahalo pumehana for your time and attention, and your alohafor Hawai'i nei.
Other information:
- Great piece in the Honolulu Weekly by Rob Parsons - "DLNRn't" http://honoluluweekly.com/feature/2010/08/dlnrnt/
- Op-ed in the Star-Advertiser by Jon Osorio and Vicky Holt Takamine
http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorials/20100829_Overhaul_of_land-use_regulations_being_rushed.html#axzz0y0BI6uv6
- Fact Sheet on Conservation Lands Rule Changes
http://tiny.cc/conservationlands
Mālama,
Marti
I am posting the following article that I read this morning in the StarAdvertiser.
Native Hawaiians, other Hawaii residents and visitors gathered to celebrate Queen Liliuokalani's birthday yesterday with hula, mele and prayer on the grounds of Iolani Palace.
Among others, the girls of Halau La Onohi Mai Haehae, dressed in lavender and white, performed hula and sang songs commemorating the queen, a composer herself of poetry and music, including "Aloha Oe."
But a number of attendees solemnly walked through roughly 1,500 names handwritten on white placards that lined the lawn of Iolani Palace yesterday, searching for ancestors who may have signed the 1897 petition against the annexation of Hawaii to the United States.
The 1,500 names represent just a few of the more than 21,000 who signed the petition against annexation of Hawaii in 1897. The petition was retrieved from the U.S. National Archives to Hawaii in 1997 by Noenoe Silva.
"It's significant because there was a segment of the population that believed annexation was wrong," said Kerry Yen, 56, of Mililani.
Yen was looking for his great-great-grandmother on his father's side, Jane Buckle Clark, who served as a lady-in-waiting to the queen and was imprisoned with her at Iolani Palace for at least one night.
"She was in prison up there," he said, pointing to the palace.
Pomaikai Kinney, 71, said he discovered the first of three relatives' names among the thousands of signatures when a copy of the petition opened up to the page containing R. Kinney, whom he believed to be his great-great granduncle Raymond Kinney. "My legs just wobbled," he said. "The name was just looking at me."
"What is significant to me is that William A. Kinney tried the queen for treason, so when I saw this book, I said, 'Well at least not all the Kinneys went against the queen.'"
"A lot of people don't know what this meant," he said.
He pointed out that many of the names are not only Hawaiians, but also non-Hawaiians.
About 600 names were first displayed on Presidents Day this year at McKinley High School. Then 1,100 names were displayed at Iolani Palace on Kamehameha Day, June 12. On July 31, a third display was set up for Sovereignty Day.
A small group, with the aid of U.S. military, overthrew the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893 during the reign of Queen Liliuokalani. The petition was later delivered to the U.S. Senate in 1897, while Liliuokalani was in Washington.
Luwella Leonardi, 62, of Waimanalo said her ancestor, Alexander Auld, was part of a Hawaii delegation that hand-delivered the petition to Washington, D.C.
Leonardi has been participating in the queen's birthday celebrations since 1992, when she, as a University of Hawaii student, would sit with other students at the corner of the palace under the queen's bedroom and "sing to her all night."
She said her grandmother, Tutu Keleileki, was a seamstress for the queen, and that the queen would stop at their home in Maunawili where she would bathe at a swimming hole.
Leonardi took part in writing the names on the placards, saying, "We were emotional just writing the names," adding, "we could just imagine" what they were feeling as they signed the petition.
Leonardi discussed those historic events with Niklaus Schweizer, who wrote "Turning Tide," in which the overthrow and events leading up to it are discussed, and who teaches a UH class on Europeans in the Pacific.
Schweizer said it was a very small group of sons of missionaries who overthrew the monarchy despite the whole nation being against it.
He said the Senate lacked the needed votes to support annexation after realizing the citizenry opposed annexation, so it was never put to a vote. So President William McKinley used a joint resolution to annex Hawaii, which cannot legally be used to annex a country.
He said the story has gotten "so twisted and hidden for such a long time."
Within 30 years' time, through the educational system and the media, the story became confused as elders died off, he said.
Ka Lei Maile Ali`i – The Queen’s Women, a reenactment of events at the time of the illegal takeover of Hawai`i will be presented at 2 PM in the Kana`ina building on Palace grounds.
Guided walking tours illustrating events leading up to Hawai`i’s takeover will begin at 5 PM daily and run through September 10th. All events are free and the public is encouraged to attend.
The US congress is returning from summer recess and guess what’s on the calendar? If you said the Akaka bill, you’re correct. Watch Free Hawai`i TV this coming Wednesday to find out if it’s back on track.
Mahalo for all the response to our visit with Tamar deFries regarding National Heritage Areas. Tamar reveals critically important information that could affect who controls your neighborhood. Don’t miss it this week on Hawai`i’s award winning Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.
MONDAY, September 6th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
MONDAY, September 6th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, September 10th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
THURSDAY, September 9th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, September 10th At 8:30 AM - Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
SATURDAY, September 11th At 8:00 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53
“Our Home, Our Heritage – A Visit With Tamar deFries”
Being a resident of Hawaiian Homestead land in Papakolea, Tamar deFries was shocked to discover a small group of unelected officials about to put themselves in charge of her neighborhood. Even worse, they were planning to cede control to the US Department of Interior. When she found out they had been working secretly for six years, she knew she had to act. Don’t miss our visit with Tamar as she reveals what they’re really up to & how you can stop it from happening to you - Watch It Here
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The Play Ka Lei Maile Ali`i - The Queen's Women Will Be Presented At 2 PM - Kana`ina Building
Historical Background By Hawaiian Patriot Keanu Sai
Public Invited To This Free Event
compounded by the fact that PREMEDITATION is documented............
CONSPIRACIES, PIRACIES, Racketeering, theft of assets, resources, identity theft, genocide, etc. against a neutral, non violent nation...........
breached the Laws of Nations, breached the Friendship Treaty, etc.
caused WARS at the expense of peaceful, non violent nations monies, etc.
Kamehameha, Kamehameha III's, King Kalakaua's, Queen LIliuokalani's descendants exist...........
with Royal Families/Royal persons not subject to the laws existing then and today..... repeat "Royal persons are not subject to the laws" meaning all laws....
Am posting pictures, articles, that shows the truth, and it is also intended that all kanaka maoli/ aboriginal Hawaiian make copies and retain with their land records as well.
1891 - "Liliuokalani, an outspoken member of her sex, opposed ceding Peart Harbor to the U.S....."
Reference: CHRONICLE OF AMERICA, Chronicle Publications Inc. 1891 article.
Queen Liliuokalani opposed the U.S. in Pearl Harbor. This NEW YORK TIMES article, found by researcher Shane Lee, shows that U.S. Congress, President gave standing orders to take
over our Hawaiian Islands. Note the date January 8, 1893 and posted
January 9, 1893. Then, on January 15, 1893 or two days before
dethroning our Queen Liliuokalani, they left their Warship BOSTON as
recorded in the news article from the CHRONICLE OF AMERICA, Chronicle
Publications, Inc. article of 1893.........further evidence of breaking
the Permanent Friendship Treaty with the Hawaiian Kingdom and breaching
the Law of Nations.....placing our Queen Liliuokalani, her families, her
subjects and all who supported our Queen under duress, coercion,
stress, usurpation since 1893!
Issues of Duress are on the records, along with Fraud, Deceit, Genocide, etc.
Notice how they viewed our people, Queen Liliuokalani likened to
barbarians? The intent was to put out negative comments/negative
propaganda against friendly neutral nation's people.
Recently sainted Father Damien of Kalaupapa, leper colony called
criminal Thurston a "son of a belial" - a son of a devil.........Father
Damien knew that many were thrown on Kalaupapa because they were land
owners and did not have leprosy...........issues of genocide....
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p.s. many notices, liens, etc. have been placed over time by many of the Royal families.....The U.S., England, and the Morgan bankers (includes the International bankers) owes 500 trillion dollars in gold coins per year retroactive to 1893 for their part in conspiring against a neutral, non violent, friendly nation recognized first by Russia, then the others.
With today's US national tensions e.g. political, cultural, racial, financial-class, etc. your offense and insult reeks of hate and racism.
Your premise are based not on facts, but instead on notions and unwarranted fears.
You cannot cite one instance where the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement has committed a violent act. Your assumptions are baseless.
I suspect in large part your mentality and attitude are closer to those of the foreigners who built sugar and pineapple plantations that sprung up throughout the Hawaiian Islands in the 1800's.
These corporate-people diverted our waters, destroyed (literally) the sustainable-lifestyle of Hawai`i and economically enslaved an entire working population of non-whites becoming dependent on the Plantation Barons-government politicians (post 1893) of those days.
Or perhaps Mr Curtis, it may well be you and your co-authors will do anything including blaming the Hawaiian Sovereginty Movement for your own country's economic and societal failings.
Let me be clear. The Hawaiian sovereignty movement is non-violent and peaceful, seeking justice and freedom under the rule of law.
Foster Ampong
Wailuku, Maui
From the StarAdvertiser
Synopsis: The Hawaiian language community has been a fast-growing sector of the constituency that gubernatorial candidates would be wise to heed.
Read more:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/kauakukalahale/20100828_kula_ia_na_moho.html#axzz0yTEjnTPa
KEPAKEMAPA 5, HAUOLI LA HANAU QUEEN LILIUOKALANI
"It shall be the duty of the Minister of the Interior to watch over the great interests of agriculture and to do all in his power to promote its improvement, by the collection and distribution of seeds and plants, and by every other means within the score of his department."
-Section 251, Hawaiian Kingdom Civil Code, Article IV-of internal improvements. December 31st 1864.
".... much of the present wealth of the islands, is owing to the seeds, roots, and plants introduced by that one man. In my opinion, it may be fairly questioned if there existed on these islands, or exists at present, any man to whom the Hawaiian people are generally so much indebted."
-Robert Crichton Willie, Hawaiian Kingdom Minister of Foreign Affairs under King Kamehameha III, on Manini (Don Francisco De Paula) as per the transactions of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society, Vol. 1, by Henry M. Whitney, Hawai'i Government Press 1850.
"If I have control over my seeds, I control my food and my families nutrition. Without seeds a farm is like a house without light"
-Chandramma Molikeri a small farmer in Andrhra Pradesh, Southern India, 2010.
After WW2, the same chemical processes that were used to produce nerve gases and explosives were employed in creating synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. The coupling of hybrids and chemical inputs led to a major increase in crop yields known as "The Green Revolution" the flip-side being runoff from synthetic fertilizers polluting groundwater, rivers, and lakes. Pesticides killing wildlife leading to another syndrome known as "The Silent Spring." The 'aina becoming prone to erosion, and plants grown in monoculture presenting an easy target for pests.
In the past decade or so, three giant chemical companies have taken control of close to half of the World's commercial crop-seed market. They are namely Monsanto, DuPont, and Bayer. There is a good deal of information here on Maoliworld on GM and Monsanto including videos if you do a search. By 2005 Monsanto was the largest conventional seed merchant in the World, additionally almost all GM crops Worldwide contained Monsanto genetic traits. Between 1996 and 1998 Monsanto spent some $6 billion on buying up seed companies Globally. In 1999 DuPont paid $7.7 billion for the World's largest seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred. The World's top six agrochemical manufacturers are also seed-industry giants, sales of one promote sales of the other. The top three seed companies control almost half of all patented seeds, which accounts for 82% of the World's seed market. However, commercial seed markets do not dominate the World as yet, Monsanto's seeds occupy 87% of the total area devoted to genetically engineered seeds Worldwide.
Since records began, some 600 plant species have probably become extinct, have you noticed a dwindling in your sighting of butterflies since your childhood? Or a lessening of the fragrance from flowers? You will perhaps be surprised to read that:
-90% of fruit and vegetable varieties over in the U.S. have disappeared in the last century.
-75% of India's rice crop is planted with just a dozen varieties, yet once there were 30,000.
-90% of the 10,000 wheat varieties grown in China over a century ago have disappeared.
You can find out some interesting statistics at this website: www.etcgroup.org Back in November 2008 they published an important report titled: "Who owns nature? Corporate power and the final frontier in the commodification of life." Available by clicking here: http://www.etcgroup.org/upload/publication/707/01/etc_won_report_final_color.pdf
Some 97% of all land plants are seed bearing. The smallest seeds are those of the orchid, just 1 gram may contain more than a million. On the opposite side of the scale the largest seeds are those of the Seychelles nut which can weigh up to 20 kilos. The oldest seed found intact as living was that of a sacred lotus which was was discovered back in 1995 from a lake bed in Manchuria, China carbon dating revealed it at over 1,200 years. According to this thought provoking website on seeds an even older Judean date palm seed carbon dated to about 2,000 years old was found in Masada, Israel and germinated successfully in 2005. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/seed
In parts of Africa seeds are preserved by mixing them with ashes which absorbs moisture, and dry chilli peppers which repel insects. Here are a couple of sites on the Sovereignty of Seeds:
www.hawaiiseed.org/ (Locally Ko Hawai'i Pae 'Aina).
www.seedsavers.org.nz (Down in Aotearoa).
www.savingourseed.org (Over in the United States).
www.seeds.ca Seeds of Diversity, (Up in Canada).
www.seedsavers.net (Down in Australia).
High up in Arctic Norway, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has duplicate samples of seeds from genebanks Worldwide in case of large scale regional or Global crisis. It contains more than 10,000 seed samples from more than 2,000 cultivars of 300 different species. The seeds are kept sealed at -18 degrees C. (-0 degrees F.).
This website contains a gold mine of local Hawaiiana, from ancient Ahupu'a to a timeline of history:
Professor Richard Dawkins himself a lover of the evolution of seeds and plants has devoted this site to the just causes of science and reason:
This American based website has a free e-mail sign-up daily newsletter and an excellent resource for mana'o:
This website by the U.K. based "New Scientist Magazine" is a good source for reputable scientific information. According to a recent article by Dorothy Rowe none of us can see reality. We have to construct it from our interpretation from what we perceive, tempered by experience. As a consequence, each each of us exists in a World of our own meaning, constantly at risk of being shattered by inconvenient facts. If we acknowledge them, they can destroy our sense of self. So, to ensure that we will not be overwhelmed by the uncertainty in living in a World we can never truly know, we shut them out by lying to ourselves. Though it may challenge our sense of self, we are forced to accept that our acquaintances can lie to themselves as our opponents can, the site also has a free e-mail sign-up newsletter:
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On this special day when H.R.H. Queen Lili'uokalani is honored let us recall the flowers which were secretly concealed in newspapers during her illegal confinement and delivered to her by way of gift from her people no ka mea...... kaulana na pua o Hawai'i.
-Onipa'a.
What - 9/2/1838 – 9/2/2010 - Queen Lili`uokalani's 172nd Birthday
When - Today 6PM – 7:30PM
Where - `Iolani Palace Grounds, Honolulu At The `Ahu
For More Information - kaluamoku@yahoo.com - (808) 783-2313
It is September 2nd on the East Coast.
Happy birthday to Queen Lili'uokalani. Happy birthday to one of the strongest women ever and a role model to many!
My inoa kupuna is Ululani which is one of her ancestresses on her MATERNAL side.
Happyhappy birthday to the Queen!
Long live the HAWAIIAN KINGDOM. By the way I was in Delaware and Philadelphia. I was in downtown Wilmington, Delaware on August 22nd, two days after they strong armed the people and made Hawai'i a "state" and continue to call it the "State of Hawai'i" except the treaty of annexation was not ratified.
BTW Delaware is the first state. He hoailona.
Was on the Market Street bridge where Harriet Tubman helped free 300+ slaves by hiding them near that bridge. There is a park named after her. It's called the Tubman Garrett River Front Park named in honor of Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett who helped free slaves in Delaware despite her having a bounty on her head:
It is an AMAZING place... where Harriet Tubman, her name, efforts, and contributions to society are respected and HONORED.
Unfortunately some people bring disgrace to Queen Lili'uokalani's name, efforts, AND contributions to her people. Some disparage her name when she is not here to defend herself. Today is her birthday. Those people should take today to shut up. If it wasn't for the queen... we would not be there so please take the time today to shut the hell up. Oh and those who say they are a servant to Queen Lili'uokalani... then turn around and act like assholes to another Hawaiian or other Hawaiians. Tsaaa!!! Rip... no lip!!!
Happy birthday to the HONORABLE Queen Lili'uokalani who did the best she could under extreme duress!!! She was ahead of her time having gotten HER STORY in writing http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/liliuokalani/hawaii/hawaii.html An amazingly brilliant and STRONG HAWAIIAN woman. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Thank you for the gift of life.
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Aloha!
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