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For my ohana and hoaaloha.

Lately in the "news" the editors are claiming "Less Hawaiian blood OK for OHA's help, court rules."

The article can be seen here: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20100727_Less_Hawaiian_blood_OK_for_OHAs_help_court_rules.html?success

Except that is NOT what was in the complaint that was filed by the four plaintiffs and it was NOT what the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

The editors FAILED to post a direct link to the source. They do so PURPOSEFULLY to try to pit HAWAIIAN AGAINST HAWAIIAN.

Read it and see it with your own eyes:

http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/07/26/08-16704.pdf


The plaintiffs' contention is with A WRITTEN AGREEMENT by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, Pub. L. No. 67-34, 42 Stat. 108 (1921) (“HHCA”), created in the Hawaii Admission Act, Pub. L. No. 86-3, 73 Stat. 4 (1959) (“Admission Act”). They contend that the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (“OHA”), a Hawaii state agency that administers a portion of the public trust’s proceeds, breached their trust.

UNFORTUNATELY the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs stating:

"[14] We hold that, although § 5(f) permits Hawaii to impose further rules and restrictions on management of the
§ 5(f) trust, it does not require the state and its agents to abide by those rules and restrictions as a matter of federal law. Those alleged violations are actionable under state law, if at all. We therefore affirm the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the OHA trustees. The trustees have established as a matter of law that each of the challenged expenditures constitutes a “use” “for one or more of the [§ 5(f)] purposes” and that is sufficient to defeat plaintiffs’ § 1983 claim under federal law for breach of the § 5(f) trust."


They do NOT say ANYTHING ABOUT "LESS HAWAIIAN BLOOD."

The editors purposefully misinterpreted this opinion and trying to persuade people to hate on Hawaiians and to try to DIVIDE Hawaiians. Whatever you do... do NOT fall into their set up of MEDIA MANIPULATION.

I also happen to know the HONORABLE Patrick Kahawaiolaa of Keaukaha who is one of the plaintiffs and as usual you try to portray him as though he is a monster. The editors continue to lie about him. Aue! He believes in the KAKOU Concept. His own grandkids are of mixed ethnicities. Some of them are seen as "less than half Hawaiian" but the Hawaiian community sees them as HAWAIIAN. As usual the editors try to make it seem as though he does not want to INCLUDE those with "less Hawaiian blood." He has worked tirelessly for the Keaukaha Neighborhood Board even going up against the FAA who continue to HARASS Hawaiians in Keaukaha. Ever since I have known him... he has worked TIRELESSLY FOR ALL HAWAIIANS irrelevant of BLOOD QUANTUM!

This is the HONORABLE Patrick Kahawaiolaa of Keaukaha... IN Keaukaha. He's worked TIRELESSLY FOR ALL HAWAIIANS!!!





Some of what the plaintiffs asserted include:

Plaintiffs challenge four projects on which the OHA trustees have spent parts of
its 20-percent share of the § 5(f) trust’s proceeds.

1. The Akaka Bill. OHA used § 5(f) trust money to lobby
for and support the proposed Native Hawaiian Government
Reorganization Act of 2007, commonly referred to as the
“Akaka Bill” after Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, one of its
chief proponents. The Akaka Bill would create a process
through which the United States could recognize a governing
entity for Hawaii’s indigenous people. See Native Hawaiian
Government Reorganization Act of 2007, S. 310, 110th Cong.
(2007). The governing entity would have the power to establish
its own criteria for citizenship. Id. § 7(c)(2)(B)(iii)(I)(aa).
Initially, however, it would be governed by an “interim governing
council,” id. § 7(c)(2)(A), to be elected by “adult members
of the Native Hawaiian community who elect to
participate in the reorganization of the Native Hawaiian governing
entity and are certified to be Native Hawaiian,” id.
§ 7(c)(1)(A). For the purposes of the Akaka Bill, the term
“Native Hawaiian” includes (essentially) any direct descendant
of the indigenous people of Hawaii. Id. § 3(10). This definition
is broader than the class of “native Hawaiians” (like
plaintiffs) comprised only of individuals with “not less than
one-half part” indigenous Hawaiian lineage. See HHCA
§ 201(a).

The Akaka Bill would expressly empower both the United
States government and the State of Hawaii to negotiate and
enter agreements with the Native Hawaiian governing entity
regarding “the transfer of lands, natural resources, and other
assets, and the protection of existing rights related to such
lands or resources” and “the exercise of governmental authority
over any transferred lands, natural resources, and other
assets, including land use.” Akaka Bill § 8(b)(1)(A)-(B).
DAY v. APOLIONA 10693


2. Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (“NHLC”).
NHLC identifies itself as “a non-profit corporation that specializes
in Hawaiian land and Hawaiian rights issues.” OHA
used § 5(f) trust money to fund a contract with NHLC, under
which NHLC agrees to render a range of legal services
including “[a]ssertion and defense of quiet title actions,” protection
of water rights, “[p]reservation of Native Hawaiian
Land Trust entitlements” and preservation of traditional practices
and culturally significant places. The contract does not
restrict NHLC to providing legal services to “native Hawaiians.”
Its recitals explain that OHA “has established a program
whereby all Hawaiians can receive” certain legal
services and that “the program is intended to better the conditions
of all Hawaiians.” In addition, the contract defines “Hawaiian”
to include not only “native Hawaiians” under the
HHCA (like plaintiffs) but also any descendant of the aboriginal
peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands in 1778, without
regard to proportional ancestry.


3. Na Pua No’eau Education Program (“Na Pua”). Na
Pua identifies itself as “a Hawaiian Culture-based Education
Resource Center within the University of Hawaii . . . that provides
educational enrichment program activities to Hawaiian
children and their families.” OHA used § 5(f) trust money to
fund a contract with Na Pua. Na Pua does not appear to
restrict the services it provides under the contract to “native
Hawaiians” either generally or under the OHA contract.


4. Alu Like, Inc. Alu Like is a nonprofit service organization
that strives to help Hawaiians achieve social and economic
self-sufficiency by providing early childhood
education, services to the elderly, employment preparation
and training, library and genealogy services, specialized services
for at-risk youth and information and referral services.
OHA used § 5(f) trust money to fund a contract with Alu
Like. Alu Like does not appear to restrict its services to “native
Hawaiians” either generally or under the OHA contract.

Seen here
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/07/26/08-16704.pdf

Obviously some editors want to try to divide Hawaiians and try to divide people
and try to persuade them to hate on Hawaiians but feel free to read
their opinion DIRECTLY at this link


http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/07/26/08-16704.pdf

which of course the editors do not and did not provide.

Note that this is based on CONTRACTS that were already agreed upon in writing.

As usual the editors are trying to pit Hawaiian AGAINST Hawaiian. I ask that my ohana and hoaaloha do not fall for it.

First read the opinion yourself. Unfortunately in Hawai'i they have tried to "dumb down" reading comprehension skills because to keep us from reading they control our thinking.

UNITE AND CONQUER.

Eo!

P.S. I realize that there are spies both overt and covert who spy on us at Maoliworld as part of their Job Security Package with a variety of organizations... but the truth will always BE the truth. In my family my mother taught me to be truthful irrelevant if it was popular or not. One of my cousins on my paternal Maui side is Boyd Mossman too... but it's not on ME. It's on them. HULO!
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Less Hawaiian blood OK for OHA's help, court rules

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs won a key victory yesterday when a federal appeals court said it will uphold a decision that the agency may fund programs supporting those who have less than 50 percent native Hawaiian blood.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that OHA's trustees may spend money for several programs that benefit all Hawaiians, regardless of their blood quantum.

The court decision says OHA did not breach its trust with spending on native Hawaiian recognition lobbying, a program for gifted and talented native Hawaiian children called Na Pua Noeau, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. and Alu Like, which supports efforts assisting Hawaiians' social and economic self-sufficiency.

The lawsuit was filed by five native Hawaiians who said OHA should fund programs and services only for those with 50 percent or more of Hawaiian blood.

At issue in the lawsuit was about $28 million OHA receives annually from what are known as public trust lands revenues. The money is derived from the income and proceeds collected on the use of about 1.2 million acres now under the control of the state but which were once crown and government lands.

The attorney for the five men said language in both the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and the state Admission Act say funds are supposed to benefit those with at least 50 percent Hawaiian blood.

OHA argued that by providing benefits to all Hawaiians without regard to blood quantum, the agency is providing a benefit to those with 50 percent or more.

In her initial ruling in June 2008, U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway said the law gives OHA broad discretion on how to meet its mandates. The five who brought the case then appealed that decision, leading to yesterday's decision.

The case was originally filed in 2005 by Virgil Day, Josiah Hoohuli, Mel Hoomanawanui, Patrick Kahawaiolaa and Samuel Kealoha. After Mollway rejected the case in 2006, a panel of the 9th Circuit appeals court ordered her in August 2007 to hear the case.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

July 26, 2010

The White House Engages Native Hawaiians

Honolulu, Hawaii – The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders(WHIAAPI), established by President Obama through a Presidential ExecutiveOrder in October 2009, is reaching out to Native Hawaiians. Focused onconnecting community organizations to administration decision makers, theWHIAAPI is an incredible opportunity to work directly with some of the mostknowledgeable and genuine advocates of community work in the ObamaAdministration.

The Native Hawaiian Policy Center, administered by the Council for Native HawaiianAdvancement (CNHA) dedicated its July policy teleconference convening to thetopic of the WHIAAPI, and to share information with Native Hawaiian communityorganizations from across the state of Hawaii and theU.S.

“Making sure that our community is engaged and has the opportunity to become aware of theWhite House Initiative is important to us,” said Michelle Kauhane, CNHA boardmember and Policy Committee Chair. “This is truly an amazing initiative,which gives us a chance to directly share our challenges, solutions andexperiences we have developed as community organizations to better serve ourpeople.”

WHIAAPI is dedicated to increasing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) access andparticipation in federal programs and policies. Established at the WhiteHouse in 2009, the Initiative is comprised of two collaborativeentities: a Federal interagency working group co-chaired by theSecretaries of the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce, anda 20-member commission appointed by the President representing communityleaders from around the country.

“The July policy call was verypopular among our member organizations and partners,” said Robin PuananiDanner, CNHA President and CEO. “Our community leaders are clearlyinterested and what’s terrific is that our Native Hawaiian nonprofits havesome outstanding solutions to share with the WHIAAPI. It cannot beoverstated how much the WHIAAPI is able to advance the work of communitypractitioners.”

Discussions included a six-point plan for the next two years to be implemented by NativeHawaiian organizations in Hawaii and throughout the continent. As awhole, the plan presented specific and concrete objectives to work towardswith the WHIAAPI and the Obama Administration. During the call, TanyaJoshua, an associate at the WHIAAPI joined the call, readily answeredquestions and interacted with participants. She indicated that thepolicy memo produced by the Native Hawaiian Policy Center was one of the mostcomprehensive and impactful memos receivedby the WHIAAPI in providing a road map on how the initiative can supportNative Hawaiian priorities.

Joshua also extended her welcome to the Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders while in DCand expressed that every member of the Initiative is focused on inclusion,transparency and impact for communities.

To conclude the policy call, Kamaki Kanahele, Chairman of the Sovereign Councils of theHawaiian Homelands Assembly, gave a blessing for Joshua and the WHIAAPI’sExecutive Director Kiran Ahuja towards “strengthening our relations, ourresolve and partnerships to serve the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islandpeoples.

The Native Hawaiian Policy Center coordinates twelve policy calls throughout the yearheld on the first Friday of every month, as well as periodic summits andforums. “These monthly policy calls, along with our periodic policyforums, really serve to inform and engage our members without making itdifficult to participate,” Michelle Kauhane remarked. “Community leadersare able to participate on policy topics most important to them, and ourpolicy work at CNHA is guided by the work of our member organizations.”

The next policy call will be on Friday, August 6th to update members on theAnnual Native Hawaiian Convention happening in October, which will include aPacific Islanders Policy Forum scheduledfor October 14, 2010. CNHA is pleased to announce that the WHIAAPIExecutive Director Kiran Ahuja, Deputy Director Christina Lagdameo and TanyaJoshua have been invited and agreed to visit Hawaii to participate in dialoguesessions at the annual convention with numerous leaders attending theforum.

CNHA also invited a number of representatives from various federal agencies to attendconvention, which the WHIAAPI is actively working to support andencourage. Invitees include officials such as the U.S. Department ofAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary StevenChu and Administration for Native Americans Commissioner Lillian Sparks.More details will be provided on the August call.

For more information about the White House Initiative on AAPIs or CNHA’s Monthly PolicyCall Initiative, please call 808.596.8155 or e-mail policy@hawaiiancouncil.org. CNHAis a national network of Native Hawaiian Organizations, providing assistancein accessing capital and technical resources, and is a policy voice on issuesimportant to Native Hawaiian communities. Its mission is to enhance thewell-being of Hawaii through the cultural, economic, and community developmentof Native Hawaiians. For more information about CNHA please contact usat 808.596.8155, toll-free at 1.800.709.2642, by e-mail at info@hawaiiancouncil.org, or visit ourwebsite at www.hawaiiancouncil.org.

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Have You Read It?


Have You Had Input On It?


Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?

Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?

Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?

Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"

VISIT StopAkakaBill.com

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This last Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV we told you about four republican US senators Dan Inouye is courting to cross party lines and support the Akaka bill.

Without them he won’t have the 60 votes needed to get the Akaka bill passed.


A big mahalo to everyone who let us know you contacted these four to express your outrage and opposition to Inouye’s scheme.


But many of you also asked if there are any democratic senators that might be open to opposing the Akaka bill.


This coming Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV we’ll tell you about four democrats we’ve identified that might be willing to do just that – that is, if they hear from you as to why they should. Be sure and check it out.


Remember to also visit StopAkakaBill.com and FreeHawaii.info for all the latest news and updates.

Rickey Ortiz knows the importance of giving back. Having literally grown up in Waimea Valley, he now acts as a self- appointed caretaker seeking to return the area to its original purpose – sustaining native Hawaiians rather than as a tourist attraction. You can hear his remarkable story all this week on Hawai`i’s award winning
Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.

MONDAY, July 26th At 6:30 PM
Maui – Akaku, Channel 53

MONDAY, July 26th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, July 30th At 5:30 PM Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
THURSDAY, July 29th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, July 30th At 8:30 AM - Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
SATURDAY, July 31st At 8:00 PM O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53
Caring For The Land - A Visit With Rickey Ortiz"

Ancient Hawai`i had one of the most advanced land management systems in the world, with Konohiki acting as overseers of Hawai`i's precious land & natural resources. Rickey Ortiz is a modern day Konohiki of Waimea Valley on O`ahu's north shore where his family ties go back many generations. Don't miss our visit with Rickey in this place of breathtaking beauty. You'll see right away why he's so committed to protecting it for the ages
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SECRET DEBT SUNK HAWAI`I SUPERFERRY

The Hawai`i Superferry was sailing under a facade of success in the summer of 2008 — boasting of record ridership — but it had already begun to shortchange the state on its monthly fees, according to an Associated Press review of Department of Transportation records.

The company's inability to pay fully in July indicates it was in troubled waters nine months before the Hawai`i Supreme Court decision widely blamed for the ferry's closure came in March, 2009. The court overturned a state law that allowed the Superferry to operate while an environmental impact statement was being conducted.


Two months later, the $300 million Superferry — which had as its large ambition changing the way residents and visitors traveled between the state's four major islands — filed for bankruptcy.


Following months of low booking numbers, extensive legal wranglings and Kaua`i protesters who rode kayaks and surfboards to prevent the Superferry from landing, the ferry company ran out of money.


Neither the company nor the state had disclosed that the ferry service couldn't make its required payments until the the DOT released the Superferry's payment records at the AP's request.
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Kosovo independence not illegal, says UN court Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not break international law, top UN judges have ruled in a non-binding decision.

Kosovo independence not illegal, says UN court

Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not break international law, top UN judges have ruled in a non-binding decision.

The International Court of Justice rejected Serbian claims that the move had violated its territorial integrity.

Kosovo officials said all doubt about its status had now been removed, but Serbia’s president insisted Belgrade would never recognise the secession.

The US and many EU countries support independence; Russia is opposed.

Addressing the court in The Hague, ICJ president Hisashi Owada said international law contained “no applicable prohibition” of Kosovo’s declaration of independence.

“Accordingly, [the court] concludes that the declaration of independence on 17 February 2008 did not violate general international law,” he said.

Ten of the ICJ’s judges supported the opinion; four opposed it.

The US welcomed the ruling and urged European nations to unite behind it.

Analysis

This opinion will not change any facts on the ground. Kosovo will still regard itself as independent. Serbia will still want what it sees as its territory back.

But the decision will nonetheless have significant ramifications. There is nothing more sensitive in international affairs than sovereignty and borders.

If Kosovo’s independence is in accordance with international law, Moscow may ask, why shouldn’t Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s independence from Georgia be viewed in the same way?

Indeed, why shouldn’t other disputed border questions be revisited? Bosnia’s borders may be a case in point.

The implications go much wider and will make any country with separatist movements within its frontiers worry about the future.

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu called for wider international recognition for his state.

“The decision finally removes all doubts that countries which still do not recognise the republic of Kosovo could have,” he said.

He also urged Serbian President Boris Tadic to change his attitude towards Kosovo.

But Mr Tadic told reporters: “Serbia will never recognise the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo.”

The BBC’s Mark Lowen in Belgrade says it is unlikely that Serbia will soften its approach, but there will be increasing pressure from the international community for Serbia to drop its aim of fresh talks on Kosovo’s status.

Earlier, Nato commanders said the 10,000-strong peacekeeping force in Kosovo was ready to deal with any violence sparked by the ruling.

Serbian troops were driven out of Kosovo in 1999 after a Nato bombing campaign aimed at halting the violent repression of the province’s ethnic Albanians, who constituted 90% of its two million population.

Kosovo was then administered by the UN until February 2008, when its parliament voted to declare independence.

Damaging dispute

So far, 69 of the UN’s 192 member countries have recognised Kosovo as independent - they include the US, UK, neighbouring Albania and Croatia.

Those opposed include Russia, China and Bosnia. EU nations with separatist movements of their own - including Spain and Greece - have also not recognised Kosovo.

At the start of the deliberations last December, Serbia’s representatives argued that declaration of independence both challenged its sovereignty and undermined international law.

Kosovo’s representatives warned that any attempt to reverse its independence might spark further conflict.

Although non-binding, the court’s ruling is likely to provide a framework for diplomats to try to establish a working relationship between Serbia and Kosovo.

The dispute remains an obstacle to Serbia’s hopes of joining the EU, and has hindered Kosovo’s ability to attract foreign investment. Parts of northern Kosovo also remain tensely divided between ethnic Albanians and Serbs, and clashes occasionally erupt.

What is your reaction to the ruling? What implications will it have for other independence movements? Send us your comments using the form below.

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My Experience so for with Huna

I am drawn to Huna. The language is just beautiful, the traditions are breath taking. With more awareness of Huna being brought out through books and the internet, I decided to set out to learn more. I am a Medium, Spiritual Counselor, Animal Communicator. I am not Hawaiian. I am a Seeker, hungry for knowledge to expand my own awareness and consciousness. The more I learn about other spiritual practices and other traditions, the more I learn about myself as a spiritual being.

I am a victim of Huna fraud. Well, really I take full responsibility for my experience, so using the word victim here kind of goes against my Inner Being.

I ordered DVD's called KaHuna Secrets. I wanted to learn about Huna. That was my intention. But the DVD's were $397. I thought I'm being drawn to Huna, I will go ahead and order the DVD's.

Well, these DVD's, in my personal opinion, are a fraud. When a topic came up about Huna, the instructor said to get such and such book from Max Freedom Long. From what I could hear and understand on the DVD's, they were unprofessionally recorded and the picture and sound was atrocious, the instructor was basically teaching a formula of Huna and The Silva Method, and other energy methods that were not Huna. I've learned them from other trainings.

This is my opinion from my experience so far. The Instructor of this program (he is a white man) is a typical greedy American that takes, exploits and markets to take advantage and make the most money. (wow! judgmental lens coming into focus here!) But I'm not one to look through my judgmental lens. I like to think Ipractice non-judgment. But my treatment by this man that calls himself aReverend and a Huna teacher has brought out my judgmental lens. I don'tlike what I'm seeing in myself when I look through that lens.

Now that I've had that experience, can anyone suggest a teacher of unadulterated Huna? Is that even possible? Or was I delusional in thinking I can learn a beautiful sacred tradition?

I know that I had something to learn and there was something going on in me that brought this into my experience. Though, when I saw the picture of the instructor, a tiny thought came up that said, "He's not Hawaiian."

But wait, I've learned some amazing practices from the East from freely giving people that learned them from a teacher from the East. They were not white men. They were spiritual women. There's that judgment lens again.

Again, this is just my experience so far.
I would like to hear from some of you your reactions and your thoughts to my experience. Yes, I'm opening myself up here.

Aloha,
Denise
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FREE HAWAI`I TV - "THE 4 TO IMPLORE"

FREE HAWAI`I TVTHE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK"THE 4 TO IMPLORE" To Our Dismay It’s Now Republican Senators Dan Inouye Says He’ll Sway.If Not, Akaka Bill Support Will Come Up Short.Contact These Four Today & Express Your Dismay.It’s Now Up To You The Akaka Bill Isn’t Pushed Through.Watch This Video To Know What To Say To Make Your Actions Pay.Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
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‘Akahi nō au a heluhelu i ka mokuna kaumaha loa o ka puke ‘O Kamehameha V: Lot Kapuāiwa, ‘o ia ho‘i, ka mokuna e pili ana i ka ma‘i lēpela i Hawai‘i i ke kenekulia ‘umikūmāiwa a meka mo‘olelo o Pāpā Kamiano ho‘i i make i ka ma‘i lēpela i kona kōkua o nā kānakame kēlā ma‘i ma Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i.

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A Free Hawai`i would not be occupied by the US.

It is a sovereign state with dominion, the right to join the UN, and fly it's own flag.


On the other hand, under federal recognition and the Akaka bill, Hawai`i would technically become a "captured nation," meaning that international law could not prohibit US aggression and total extermination of its indigenous Hawaiian population.

Even worse, Native recognition would be conditional only after extinguishing Hawaiian Kingdom Citizenship political status (your right to exist.)


The Akaka bill would not grant full autonomous self-rule and would in fact destroy Hawaiian Kingdom territorial integrity which continues to exist right now, even as you read these words.


Why reject the Akaka bill for a Free Hawai`i ?


Independence is formal recognition of Hawai`i's territory and laws. It's subjects are not under US jurisdiction.

The Akaka bill means forever giving up all that and agreeing to being part of the US as wards of the US federal government.

The Hawaiian Kingdom still exists, has its own bill of rights, constitution and comprehensive laws.


Only by the assertion of our dominion and a Free Hawai`i can we protect our beloved homeland with international support.

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Waimea Valley on O`ahu’s north shore is a place of timeless beauty and historical significance.

In old Hawai`i it was home to a thriving community where, with its fertile lands, it sustained thousands of Hawaiians.

But today Waimea Valley, managed by the Office Of Hawaiian Affairs, is simply another picture postcard tourist stop.


And that’s where Rickey Ortiz comes in, whose family ties to Waimea Valley go back many generations.

As a Hawai`i Kingdom National, Rickey took it upon himself to act as Konohiki or overseer, in order to not only preserve his lineal ties and rights to the area, but restore the valley to its original purpose.

We think you be as fascinated as we were hearing Rickey’s relationship to this very special place and his plans for the future all this week on Hawai`i’s award winning
Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.

MONDAY, July 19th At 6:30 PM
Maui – Akaku, Channel 53

MONDAY, July 19th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, July 23rd At 5:30 PM Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
THURSDAY, July 22nd At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, July 23rd At 8:30 AM - Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
SATURDAY, July 24th At 8:00 PM O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53
Caring For The Land - A Visit With Rickey Ortiz"

Ancient Hawai`I had one of the most advanced land management systems in the world, with Konohiki acting as overseers of Hawai`i's precious land & natural resources. Rickey Ortiz is a modern day Konohiki of Waimea Valley on O`ahu's north shore where his family ties go back many generations. Don't miss our visit with Rickey in this place of breathtaking beauty. You'll see right away why he's so committed to protecting it for the ages
- Watch It Here

Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.

Voices Of Truth now airs in Cape Town, South Africa, Sweden and 28 cities across the US.
Check your local listings.

If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts.

Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal where you can watch Voices Of Truth anytime.

For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.

Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.
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More reason not to have them in Hawai'i. Please take the time to read this.TaneDate: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:47:48 -0400From: oca@mail.democracyinaction.orgTo: tane_1@msn.comSubject: Organic Bytes: Stopping Monsanto's MadnessStopping Monsanto's Madness#233, July 16, 2010Health, Justice and Sustainability Newsfrom the Organic Consumers AssociationEdited by Alexis Baden-Mayer and Ronnie CumminsIn this issue:History Lesson of the Week: How Monsanto Got Their Permit to Poison UsAlert of the Week: Tell Obama's FDA to Regulate, Not Cheerlead for Genetically Modified OrganismsResource of the Week: Four Simple Ways to Avoid GMOsVia Organica: Spreading the Biointensive Revolution in MexicoMillions Against Monsanto: Vote Monsanto into the Corporate Hall of ShameVictory of the Week: OCA's Coming Clean Campaign in the New York TimesVideos of the WeekRadio of the Week: Ronnie Cummins on GE SalmonLittle BytesConnect with us:Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Read Past Issues | OCA Homepage | DonateHistory of the WeekDan Quayle Couldn't Spell Potato, But He Made Sure They'd Be Genetically EngineeredHow Monsanto Got Their Permit to Poison UsOn May 26, 1992, George Bush's Vice-President, Dan Quayle, proclaimed the Bush administration's new policy on bioengineered food."The reforms we announce today will speed up and simplify the process of bringing better agricultural products, developed through biotech, to consumers, food processors and farmers," Mr. Quayle told a crowd of executives and reporters in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office Building. "We will ensure that biotech products will receive the same oversight as other products, instead of being hampered by unnecessary regulation.""We will not compromise safety one bit." Mr. Quayle told his audience.In the F.D.A.'s nearby offices, not everyone was so sure. Among them was Dr. Louis J. Pribyl, one of 17 government scientists working on a policy for genetically engineered food. Dr. Pribyl knew from studies that toxins could be unintentionally created when new genes were introduced into a plant's cells. But under the new edict, the government was dismissing that risk and any other possible risk as no different from those of conventionally derived food. That meant biotechnology companies would not need government approval to sell the foods they were developing.Dr. Pribyl, a microbiologist, was not alone at the agency. Dr. Gerald Guest, director of the center of veterinary medicine, wrote that he and other scientists at the center had concluded there was "ample scientific justification" to require tests and a government review of each genetically engineered food before it was sold.The scientists were displaying precisely the concerns that Monsanto executives from the 1980's had anticipated - and indeed had considered reasonable. But now, rather than trying to address those concerns, Monsanto, the industry and official Washington were dismissing them as the insignificant worries of the uninformed. Under the final F.D.A. policy that the White House helped usher in, the new foods would be tested only if companies did it. Labeling was ruled out as potentially misleading to the consumer, since it might suggest that there was reason for concern.-Excerpt from "Biotechnology Food: From the Lab to a Debacle," by Kurt Eichenwald, New York Times, January 25, 2001READ MOREAlert of the WeekTell Obama's FDA to Fix What Dan Quayle Got WrongIn 1992, Monsanto successfully lobbied President George H.W. Bush's administration to deregulate its controversial and untested technology of genetic engineering or genetic modification. Vice President Dan Quayle made the announcement, saying, "We will ensure that biotech products will receive the same oversight as other products, instead of being hampered by unnecessary regulation."The official policy is based on industry propaganda rather than peer-reviewed science; it claims that genetically engineered food, crops, and animals "substantially equivalent" to conventional food and crops. No safety testing or labels are required.The result is that genetically engineered foods are everywhere. Nobody knows that they're eating them, and there isn't any scientific research that could tell us what effect this is having on human health. Study after study indicating serious damage to animals fed GMOs have been downplayed or ignored. Links to human hazards, such as the genetically engineered L-tryptophan disaster of 1989, which killed scores of Americans and permanently injured thousands more, or experiments in 1999 in the UK by renowned scientist Arpad Pusztai, have been literally suppressed.The Truth in Labeling Coalition is trying to get President Obama to fix what Dan Quayle got wrong. TLC has submitted a citizen's petition to the Food and Drug Administration making the case that failing to label genetically engineered foods is a violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act which prohibits misleading consumers by failing to reveal facts that would affect their decision as to whether or not to buy a product.The Organic Consumers Association supports Congressman Kucinich's Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act, but an act of Congress isn't necessary to safety test and label genetically engineered foods. President Obama could simply direct the FDA to reverse the Monsanto Mandate forced on us by Bush-Quayle, and put an end to the idea that genetically engineered foods and crops are trustworthy and don't need to be labeled, as they are in the European Union.It shouldn't be that hard to get President Obama to do the right thing. On the presidential campaign trail in 2008, he went on record in support of mandatory labels for genetically engineered foods.Please support the Truth in Labeling Act's citizen petition by writing to President Obama and the FDA.Read the Citizen Petition & Take ActionResource of the Week4 Simple Ways to Avoid GMOs1. Buy organic - organic producers are not allowed to use GMOs2. Look for "Non-GMO" labels3. Avoid risky ingredients: corn, soy, vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and soybean), sugarbeet sugar4. Buy products listed in the Non-GMO Shopping GuideGuide & iPhone AppPLEASE DONATE!OCA Needs Your Help to Fight Monsanto and Spread the Organic RevolutionOCA and our growing network of organic consumers and farmers understand that we have a positive life-affirming solution for the global food, health, and climate crisis: organic food, farming, and ranching. But to fight Monsanto and Big Food and get out our all-important message we need your support. Please send us a tax-deductible donation today and we'll send you a free "Millions Against Monsanto" bumper sticker so you can help spread the word in your community. Please be sure to put 'sticker' in the comments field of your donation.Just Arrived! Millions Against Monsanto t-shirts! Organic and fair trade. This week any donation $200 and over will get a free t-shirt. Please specify your interest and size in the comments field. Help OCA and spread the word about the Millions Against Monsanto Campaign!PLEASE DONATEVia OrganicaSpreading the Biointensive Revolution in MexicoOCA and our affiliate in Mexico, Via Organica, believe that "biointensive" organic agriculture is the only way we're going to feed ourselves and feed the world in this emerging era of climate chaos, Peak Oil, and evermore scarce water. "Biointensive" is a cutting-edge method of organic farming and gardening, incorporating traditional methods, appropriate in both urban and rural settings, spearheaded by agronomist John Jeavons and the California-based organization, Ecology Action, which generates maximum yields on minimum areas of land, with a goal of long-term sustainability and soil improvement. Biointensive methods can produce between two and four times the number of vegetables and herbs per acre as traditional organic and chemical farming. As the world population grows, it is essential to find alternatives to the relatively low yields of conventional energy and chemical-intensive monoculture. Biointensive, like all organic agriculture, takes carbon dioxide from the air and stores it in the soil, does not rely on fossil fuels, and increases yields.Jennifer Ungamach, Via Organica's resident expert and a student of John Jeavons, will be holding English language, Biointensive Agriculture Workshop for three consecutive Saturdays beginning August 14 at the Via Organica farm school in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The course will also include an introduction to soil microbiology, compost tea brewing and clay pot irrigation.For more information please contact Jennifer at oficina@viaorganica.orgMillions Against MonsantoVote Monsanto Into the Corporate Hall of ShameIf there were a Corporate Hall of Shame, would Monsanto belong in it? Of course they would.Thankfully, there IS a Hall of Shame for abusive corporations, and now we can help make sure Monsanto is inducted.Corporate Accountability International, a membership organization that protects people through campaigns that challenge abusive corporations, is opening up voting to the public for their popular Corporate Hall of Shame.The Hall of Shame exposes some of the most abusive, manipulative and harmful corporations - and this year Monsanto is one of eight possible inductees.Voting is open now, so click here to vote to make sure Monsanto gets inducted.Corporate Accountability International will announce the three new inductees this fall, and having Monsanto included will add pressure to our own campaign work.Thanks for voting.Vote HereVictory of the WeekOCA's Coming Clean Campaign in the New York TimesThe New York Times covers the Organic Consumers Association's successful campaign to get Whole Foods Market to dump faux organic health & beauty products.Read MoreVideos of the WeekThe Food and Climate ConnectionWhat is simultaneously one of the greatest contributors to climate change and one of its greatest potential solutions? As you may know, it's how we farm and eat. Indeed, food and climate change are inextricably linked. The same global food system that is making us sick, increasing food insecurity, and polluting the environment is also contributing to climate change. Climate change, in turn, is contributing to rising rates of hunger and food insecurity. But the good news is all of us can be part of the solution.WatchThe Future of FoodLily Films is now streaming The Future of Food, the groundbreaking documentary by filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia on the industrial food system, genetic engineering, the patenting of life and farmers' rights, for free with no commercials on their website.WatchHands That FeedHands That Feed is a documentary film exploring the agricultural collapse in Haiti, its role in the post-earthquake food crisis, and the emerging grassroots development models that seek to restore Haiti's food supply and environment.WatchRadio of the WeekRonnie Cummins on Genetically Engineered SalmonIf the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first ever genetically-modified salmon, so-called "Frankenfish" could soon be coming to a plate near you. OCA Director Ronnie Cummins speaks with Uprising Radio in Los Angeles, CA about the dangers of GE frankenfish. Listen to the whole radio interview here.ListenLittle BytesThe Escalating Chemical War on Weeds - Profit Drive Of Monsanto And Other Chemical Companies BackfiresREAD MOREChez Sludge: How the Sewage Sludge Industry Bedded Alice WatersREAD MOREA Debate on Geoengineering: Vandana Shiva vs. Gwynne DyerREAD MOREProfit Drive Of Monsanto And Other Chemical Companies BackfiresREAD MORESafe Canning: BPA in Canning Lids and Canned FoodREAD MORELOCAL Your State NEWS OF THE WEEKYour State - Get Involved LocallyLearn more about OCA related action alerts and other news in Your State here.Join Your State discussion groups in our forum.Post events in Your State on our community calendar.Message from our SponsorsBecome an OCA Sponsor!Every issue of Organic Bytes now goes to 250,000 organic consumers with a thousand new subscribers each week. Please help us and your business by letting our subscribers know who you are and that you support the work of the OCA. 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