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Posted on Maui news poll blog...Fri, March 12, 2010 9:31:26 AM by a "Progressive Resident" -
Interesting that 2 people didn't even know they were parties to the lawsuit against Sol. And here's the bio on the lawyer who is suing Sol FOR FREE:
Kenneth R. Kupchak is a Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, and has served on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry. His bio goes on to say he represents developers against counties when counties zoning against them.
Hmmm....starting to all make sense. Sol is a strong advocate for following zoning and this guy who is suing him (for free) represents developers who fight zoning.
I wonder who is REALLY paying to sue Sol?
Interesting that 2 people didn't even know they were parties to the lawsuit against Sol. And here's the bio on the lawyer who is suing Sol FOR FREE:
Kenneth R. Kupchak is a Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, and has served on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry. His bio goes on to say he represents developers against counties when counties zoning against them.
Hmmm....starting to all make sense. Sol is a strong advocate for following zoning and this guy who is suing him (for free) represents developers who fight zoning.
I wonder who is REALLY paying to sue Sol?
Viewpoint by Sol. P. Kaho'ohalahala
February 23, 2010
POB 630044
444 Fraser Ave.
Lāna'i City, Lāna'i
pili_sol@yahoo.com
(808) 463-9550
Over the past seventeen months, I have been the subject of more than thirty Maui News articles. I have been accused by a handful of disgruntled voters of not living on Lāna'i. This newspaper has assisted in serving as my judge and jury--even urging me in an editorial to resign from elected office. I stand as an example of how any law-abiding individual can be subjected to harassing lawsuits, gossip and innuendo.
For the record, I live on Lāna'i. This place is the core of who I am. Lāna'i is now and will forever
be my home. I was born on Lāna'i and grew up here. My family has seen seven generations on
this island. Over the course of a lifetime, I have explored every inch of this place; I know it
intimately. As a young man, I worked on the plantation. After leaving to go to university, I came home to Lāna'i.
My wife and I made a home on Lāna'i and our children were born here. As social and economic
change swept through our island, I became increasingly involved with community groups and
organizations. Ultimately, I decided to enter public service. Campaigning and holding public office meant spending many nights away from my family, something that was not easy. Such is the reality shared by legislators and council members from outer islands and rural areas; we must leave our homes to serve our districts, to convene, and to campaign.
Through two terms on the Maui County Council and two terms in the State Legislature, I
represented Lāna'i, as well as the surrounding “canoe district” of Moloka'i, parts of Maui,
Kaho'olawe, and Kalaupapa. I later accepted a position with the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve
Commission (KIRC) and moved to Maui to work in KIRC’s Wailuku office.
In 2008, with critical economic challenges facing our islands, and at the urging of several friends and family members, I decided to run for Lāna'i seat on the Maui County Council. Before officially entering the race, I openly discussed my voter status with the County Clerk. I explained that during my entire life I had lived and voted on Lāna'i, but that I had changed my residence and voter registration to Lāhaina for three years while working at KIRC. I informed the Clerk that I would be moving back to our family home on Lāna'i, the same home where my family had lived for decades. After consulting the County Charter and the State Constitution, the Clerk accepted my new voter registration and assured me that I met all of the legal residency requirements for candidates.
In October of 2008, after it was clear that I had won the primary election, an unhappy group of
complainants contacted the County Clerk, challenging my residency and demanding that my
name be removed from the ballot. Among the group were two of my opponents, along with a
handful of their supporters and a campaign manager. Ironically, also among the group pointing
the finger and questioning my residency were newcomers to the island, as well as part-time
residents. With accusations that have traveled up to the Hawai'i Supreme Court, the group has
filed several legal assaults aimed at depriving me of my residency status in order to remove me
from office.
As a native Hawaiian, and more specifically. a native Lāna'ian, my worldview is closely aligned with my ancestral home and culture. It has been profoundly painful to my family and me to have the very foundations of my identity attacked in such a callous manner--and all for the political vindictiveness. That a group would attempt to dispossess me, or any person, of one's innate cultural foundation is deeply distressing, and the implications are infinitely more disturbing than the outcome of a political contest. Try to imagine what it would feel like to be stripped of your ancestral heritage and home for purely political purposes.
Lāna'i is my home and one day, it will be where my bones are laid to rest. Meanwhile, my focus
remains on the work of the council. This council term requires that my planning committee
complete the Maui County General Policy Plan by March 2010, and the Maui Island Plan by
October 2010. Beyond that, the council must deliberate and adopt a balanced FY2011 county
budget by June 2010. I will continue to work tirelessly for the people of Lāna'i and Maui County
until the last day of my term.
February 23, 2010
POB 630044
444 Fraser Ave.
Lāna'i City, Lāna'i
pili_sol@yahoo.com
(808) 463-9550
Over the past seventeen months, I have been the subject of more than thirty Maui News articles. I have been accused by a handful of disgruntled voters of not living on Lāna'i. This newspaper has assisted in serving as my judge and jury--even urging me in an editorial to resign from elected office. I stand as an example of how any law-abiding individual can be subjected to harassing lawsuits, gossip and innuendo.
For the record, I live on Lāna'i. This place is the core of who I am. Lāna'i is now and will forever
be my home. I was born on Lāna'i and grew up here. My family has seen seven generations on
this island. Over the course of a lifetime, I have explored every inch of this place; I know it
intimately. As a young man, I worked on the plantation. After leaving to go to university, I came home to Lāna'i.
My wife and I made a home on Lāna'i and our children were born here. As social and economic
change swept through our island, I became increasingly involved with community groups and
organizations. Ultimately, I decided to enter public service. Campaigning and holding public office meant spending many nights away from my family, something that was not easy. Such is the reality shared by legislators and council members from outer islands and rural areas; we must leave our homes to serve our districts, to convene, and to campaign.
Through two terms on the Maui County Council and two terms in the State Legislature, I
represented Lāna'i, as well as the surrounding “canoe district” of Moloka'i, parts of Maui,
Kaho'olawe, and Kalaupapa. I later accepted a position with the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve
Commission (KIRC) and moved to Maui to work in KIRC’s Wailuku office.
In 2008, with critical economic challenges facing our islands, and at the urging of several friends and family members, I decided to run for Lāna'i seat on the Maui County Council. Before officially entering the race, I openly discussed my voter status with the County Clerk. I explained that during my entire life I had lived and voted on Lāna'i, but that I had changed my residence and voter registration to Lāhaina for three years while working at KIRC. I informed the Clerk that I would be moving back to our family home on Lāna'i, the same home where my family had lived for decades. After consulting the County Charter and the State Constitution, the Clerk accepted my new voter registration and assured me that I met all of the legal residency requirements for candidates.
In October of 2008, after it was clear that I had won the primary election, an unhappy group of
complainants contacted the County Clerk, challenging my residency and demanding that my
name be removed from the ballot. Among the group were two of my opponents, along with a
handful of their supporters and a campaign manager. Ironically, also among the group pointing
the finger and questioning my residency were newcomers to the island, as well as part-time
residents. With accusations that have traveled up to the Hawai'i Supreme Court, the group has
filed several legal assaults aimed at depriving me of my residency status in order to remove me
from office.
As a native Hawaiian, and more specifically. a native Lāna'ian, my worldview is closely aligned with my ancestral home and culture. It has been profoundly painful to my family and me to have the very foundations of my identity attacked in such a callous manner--and all for the political vindictiveness. That a group would attempt to dispossess me, or any person, of one's innate cultural foundation is deeply distressing, and the implications are infinitely more disturbing than the outcome of a political contest. Try to imagine what it would feel like to be stripped of your ancestral heritage and home for purely political purposes.
Lāna'i is my home and one day, it will be where my bones are laid to rest. Meanwhile, my focus
remains on the work of the council. This council term requires that my planning committee
complete the Maui County General Policy Plan by March 2010, and the Maui Island Plan by
October 2010. Beyond that, the council must deliberate and adopt a balanced FY2011 county
budget by June 2010. I will continue to work tirelessly for the people of Lāna'i and Maui County
until the last day of my term.
Join in on this live broadcast discussion pertaining to the "Continuity of the Monarchy," which is the last crucial and critical peice needed in helping us "Restore the Hawaiian Kingdom," once and for all. Just go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hawaii-tv to join in right now!
Aloha no,
"Kaleo"
Hawai'i TV Live
Director/Producer/Host/Moderator
Direct: 808.489.7065
Fax: 808.454.5221
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http://www.hawaiitvblog.com
THE KAKA BILL IS FULL OF KUKAE = HEWAMarch 13, 2010
Native Hawaiian government may become reality
By MARK NIESSE
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
Their kingdom long ago overthrown, Native Hawaiians seeking redress are closer than they've ever been to reclaiming a piece of Hawaii.
Native Hawaiians are the last remaining indigenous group in the United Statesthat hasn't been allowed to establish their own government, a rightalready extended to Alaska Natives and 564 Native American tribes.
With a final vote pending in the U.S. Senate and Hawaii-born President Barack Obama on their side, the nation's 400,000 Native Hawaiians could earn federalrecognition as soon as this month — and the land, money and power thatcomes with it. They measure passed the U.S. House last month.
Many Native Hawaiians believe this process could help right the wrongsperpetuated since their kingdom was overthrown in 1893. The also pointto the hundreds of thousands who died from diseases spread by foreignexplorers before the kingdom fell.
Native Hawaiians never fully assimilated after the first Europeans arrived in 1778: They earn less money, live shorter lives, get sent toprison more often and are more likely to end up homeless than otherethnicities, said Clyde Namuo, CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the state-funded agency founded to improve the conditions of Native Hawaiians.
"It's about correcting the injustice," Namuo said. "When you look veryclosely at the numbers — prison, health, wealth, education — we are notat the level that our colonizers are at."
However, just what Native Hawaiians would receive if the federal recognition measurepasses Congress is uncertain. The bill sets up negotiations between anew Native Hawaiian government, the state of Hawaii and the federalgovernment, but it doesn't specify what resources Native Hawaiianswould receive.
Namuo said he hopes the lives of Native Hawaiians would be improved if they had more control of their own destiny.
A disproportionate share of Native Hawaiians find themselves homeless,huddled beneath plastic tarps in beach camps or living in shelters.Native Hawaiians make up 28 percent of the state's homeless whoreceived outreach services, while accounting for about 20 percent ofthe population, according to last year's report by the University of Hawaii Center on the Family.
"It's been far too long for the Hawaiian people to be suffering," said BertBeaman, a Hawaiian who lives at Keaau Beach Park. "Whatever Hawaiianscan get, get it and be grateful."
Opponents of the legislation say it would give Native Hawaiians special treatment at the expense ofother taxpayers. One study commissioned by a group opposed to a NativeHawaiian government predicted it would cost $343 million a year in losttax revenue if 25 percent of the state's lands were transferred.
"It is not the role of government to try and make up for past wrongs," saidJamie Story, president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, whichpromotes free markets and small government.
Supporters view the proposal as a way to provide reconciliation to the Hawaiian people thatwas urged in the 1993 Apology Resolution, in which Congressacknowledged the United States' role in the Hawaiian Kingdom'soverthrow 100 years earlier.
They hope Native Hawaiians could eventually get greater access to affordable housing, their ownculturally focused education system, health centers and full-time jobsthat would include teaching hula or Hawaiian language if the bill passes.
"Things would get better for Hawaiians," said Jade Danner, vice president ofthe Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement. "When Native Hawaiians aretruly empowered to make their own decisions, it's not that we'll makebetter decisions than anybody else. It's that we know our communitiesand we know what will work."
Others are skeptical, including some of the homeless, who wonder whether any of these changes would help them.
"I don't think it's going to be enough. Even if we get money, the homelessstill need more help after living on the beach for so long," said AliceGreenwood, who lives in transitional housing.
The amount of money and land at stake could be substantial.
About $338 million is held in trust for Native Hawaiians by the Office ofHawaiian Affairs. In addition, University of Hawaii law professor JonVan Dyke, who wrote "Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawaii?", said aHawaiian government should receive about 1 million acres — about 20percent of the state's land mass that was once monarchy property.
How the trust money and land would be used is a big question, said KaulanaPark, chairman of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which provideshousing to Native Hawaiians on former kingdom lands.
"Where that goes nobody knows, whether it's housing, economic development or health," Park said. "The first hurdle is to get it passed."
A majority of Native Hawaiians favor this process of federal recognition,Namuo said. But it is opposed by pro-independence groups who want theHawaiian kingdom restored.
About 109,000 Native Hawaiians have registered for Kau Inoa, a signature drive run by the Office ofHawaiian Affairs to establish a list of voters who would be eligiblefor elections associated with a Native Hawaiian government entity.
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, said the legislationcould reach the Senate floor this month, but because of other nationalpriorities, Akaka's goal is to get the vote by August.
"This is the moment of truth," said Van Dyke. "I'm optimistic that we're going to see it passed, andthen it will be exciting to see what happens," Van Dyke said.
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, a large sign posted on a fence in the town of Waianae located on the Leeward Coast area of Honolulu on the island of Oahu voices it's displeasure with the United States government. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Alice Greenwood is shown in Honolulu. Greenwood used to live on the beach is currently living inthe Ulu Ke Kukui Transitional Shelter located in Waianae on the LeewardCoast area of Honolulu on the island of Oahu Tuesday, March 9, 2010.Greenwood said "I don't think it's going to be enough. Even if we getmoney, the homeless still need more help after living on the beach forso long." (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Bert Beaman is shown in Honolulu. Beaman is a Hawaiian, homeless and lives with his wife at Keaau BeachPark which is located in Makaha on the Leeward Coast area of Honoluluon the island of Oahu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Alice Greenwood is seen in Honolulu, Hawaii. Greenwood used to live on the beach is currentlyliving in the Ulu Ke Kukui Transitional Shelter located in Waianae onthe Leeward Coast area of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. (APPhoto/Eugene Tanner)
The United States acquired Hawai`i through force.
Queen Liliu`okalani, Hawai`i's last Queen, was deposed on January 17, 1893, by a group of American businessmen supported by the United States Navy and Marine Corps and diplomatic representatives.
Sovereignty of Hawai`i was allegedly transferred to the US on August 12, 1898 during ceremonies at `Iolani Palace in Honolulu, on the island of O`ahu.
Hawai`i allegedly became a US territory in 1900.
On November 23, 1993, The United States apologized for illegally overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawai`i, and recognized the inherent sovereignty and right of self-determination of native islanders.
Needless to say, a lot of shady events took place between January 17,1893 and August 21, 1959.
Hawaiian sovereignty is a hot issue in the islands to this day and likely will be for as long as the United States flag flies over Hawai`i.
History Clearly Shows The Hawaiian Nation Wasn't Annexed It Was Stolen
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Iolani Palace Adds Tours On Mondays
'Iolani Palace on Friday announced it will be open for tours an additional day each week to meet growing demand.
The palace now will be open on Mondays, in addition to Tuesdays through Saturdays.
It will continue to be closed on Sundays except for Kama'aina Sundays on the first Sunday of the month, when admission is free for those with a valid state ID.
A record 80,362 people visited 'Iolani Palace last year, a 4.5 percent increase over 2008.
Palace officials said last year's ticket revenue of more than $930,000 was the highest since the historic landmark reopened for public tours in 1978.
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I get Google Alerts about everything written about the Akaka Bill so that I can use long key tailwords for SEO. So far for "Republicans Akaka Bill" and "Democrats Akaka Bill" my website www.StopTheAkakaBill.com is on the first page of Google. Even for some of the images but I know that when senators' aides look up the Akaka Bill they use Google or Bing. Right now I loving how the website is on the first page of Google for "Republicans Akaka Bill" LOL Oh and when someone leaves comments I screen them and if they are nasty ones I just ignore them LOL
For "akaka bill" it shows up on the first page sometimes but is on the second page. One of my goals is to get it on the first page.
That is why I post so much there repeating the same things over and over and over again LOL
BTW someone mentioned that I should change the terminology. It should be clear that it is not meant for adults.
BTW it is usually Haole men who have a problem with the Akaka Bill not because it does Hawaiians wrong but because they see it as a loss of something that is NOT theirs. Some men I tell you LOL
ANYWAY I notice though that some websites are flooding the Google spiders and only a few of our websites that are against the Akaka Bill exist but they exist nonetheless LOL
The Cato Institute has a budget of about $26 million versus my blog which costs me about $20 total.
Well here this is an odd piece:
It's called "Akaka Bill steals sovereignty."
Sometimes it's difficult to choose what to post about. That one did not make the cut because while it is against the Akaka Bill too statements like
"The Akaka Bill forces the native Hawaiian people to accept a final defeat at the hands of America."
Means little to me because I do not accept nor will I be defeated. That is why some people act like they know but they don't know. Other Hawaiians whom I know who are against the Akaka Bill think the
same way too.
BTW alot of people tell me things. Especially about other people.
It is an honor that they trust me. And yes they do watch then tell me what they think LOL
I invite them to watch though I do have videos for my work but not for Hawaiian issues.
One person who shall remain nameless because I no mention everyone who tells me everything some things I really no like know LOL but he told me that I speak and can relate well to Haole people so he was hoping I would start making videos about my mana'o about Hawaiian issues. I have a Youtube channel for Hawaiian issues. I have had it since 2006 but I only have one video and it's about setbacks. Exciting!
I think that people like Pono, Ehu, and Kaleo do a great job. I like what they are doing and hope that they continue because WHEN Hawaiians are visible... so are our kupuna. I don't like it when Hawaiians are censored even though some people censor other Hawaiians and yes I will and do say something about it LOL I would like to see oiwi women though not those who criticize and disparage ali'i in an attempt to try to elevate themselves. That is why I wish for some of the kapu of days gone by because when people disparaged an ali'i they would be killed. I actually like that which surprises some people because 1) I look Haole and 2) I sound Haole LOL However looks are deceiving but lately I see some Haole people disparage ali'i and a few Hawaiians say disparaging things about ali'i. This would not be an issue with the kapu and problematic people would no longer be problematic.
I bought a Creative Vado but it's for my work. Oh yeah I need to repost how to create videos for those who do not have a new Mac like how Kalani does LOL
E malama pono.
Latahs!
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