Richard Crockatt is concerned with cultural and ideological aspects of the Cold War, and with the light they throw on early post-war US foreign relations. Whereas Lucas concentrates on covert behaviour and agency, however, Crockatt's attention is directed towards public – indeed highly publicized – discourse and its meanings. Similarly, whereas Lucas is interested in the execution of state-sponsored American designs, primarily on Europe, Crockatt investigates the historical writings of one individual, the British writer Arnold Toynbee, and in particular the meaning of their popularity and influence in the United States. For Crockatt, the seemingly-incongruous trans-Atlantic reception accorded Toynbee's post-war publications, in particular the abridged edition of his A Study of History (1947), offers a distinctive insight into not only American ideological and cultural values but also the ways in which they informed foreign policy formulation or reception. Crockatt's chapter has something in common with earlier, full-length investigations of the multiple relationships between American culture, ideology and diplomacy, notably Michael Hunt's Ideology and US Foreign Policy (1982) and Anders Stephanson's Manifest Destiny (1995). By focusing on one writer, however, Crockatt addresses the less-thoroughly studied intellectual dimensions of the Cold War. Need college essay editing help? Our college essay editors are professional! Order college essay editing services at our site! Plagiarism-free editing! In narrowing his chronological horizon, meanwhile, he provides a concrete example of how, why and to what extent current events and circumstances may prompt the conscription of long-standing ideological formulae and archetypal discursive tropes on behalf of immediate cultural needs and political interests.Crockatt argues, the process is best understood at two distinct but related levels. The immediate attention paid to, and the popularity of, the abridged A Study of History he relates on the one hand to the timing of its publication: a moment of crisis and transition symbolized by the promulgation of the Truman Doctrine. Tapping into public anxieties concerning the future of western, or at least American, civilization, Toynbee's reading of the rise and fall of civilizations in terms of a challenge-and-response formula appealed to the public and its leaders as an interpretive framework capable of explaining the nature of the crisis. It also facilitated their justification of the nation's response, soon to be formulated for policy-makers around George Kennan's concept of containment. Sufficiently grand to accommodate Truman's own hyperbolic rendering of the problems of Greece and Turkey, Crockatt suggests, Toynbee's Study had both the range to be promoted as an ideological alternative to Karl Marx's version of historical change and the hermeneutics to serve as a political weapon in the hands of such a celebrated ex-Communist as Time magazine editor Whittaker Chambers. Toynbee, in this sense, found himself nominated for the role senior Kennedy and Johnson advisor Walt Rostow a decade and more later would hope to play.
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One problem confronted by scholars has involved the delimitation and classification of the subject matter. A field of study whose edges are multiple and diffuse (shading off into intelligence and diplomatic history in some directions, social psychology and public opinion in others, cultural history and media studies in yet more), its focal points range from the geographical to the temporal, the institutional to the thematic. We provide essay editing service for those students who want to obtain an A+ on their essays. Essay editing of the reliable academic quality. True, political warfare may be identified in terms of certain shared forms and purposes: covert marriages between state and private agencies, typically, with closely related, if by no means identical, sets of ideological, commercial, political and cultural objectives. Yet its concrete manifestations vary sufficiently widely – a coup in Tehran, a radio station in Berlin, a foundation seminar in Washington – that the relevant scholarship is often classified under different categories. Meanwhile, its contexts and consequences (identified by such concepts as ‘Americanization’ or ‘Coca-Colonization’) are often so symbiotically related to it, in institutional, ideological and commercial terms, that the interpretive frameworks and methodologies capable of illuminating political warfare vary considerably: from the cultural and ideological to the political, economic, ‘national security’ or bureaucratic.Yet it is precisely these kinds of difficulties that, according to Lucas, make studies of political warfare so potentially fruitful. In common with other students of Cold War history, Lucas argues that a scholarly division currently exists. On the one hand are those works which stress the conflict's diplomatic, economic, military and political dimensions, typically privileging the state and emphasizing questions of geopolitics and national security (which he sees as the dominant complex of ‘diplomatic’ approaches). On the other are those studies which focus on such things as ethnicity, race, gender and the media in relation to the Cold War, works which for some critics attend less to agency or causation than context and discourse (in his view a marginalized, ‘cultural’ set of approaches developed in more recent years). By focusing on the ways in which during the 1940s and 1950s a public–private alliance came into being, motivated ideologically and committed to harnessing the nation's cultural resources to the prosecution of the Cold War and the propagation of American beliefs and values, Lucas suggests that such a division can be overcome. Professional essay writers provide professional essay writing services. Online essay writer is working 24/7 to help with writing your challenging assignments! As a consequence, a better understanding can be achieved of the nature of US foreign policy formulation and implementation during these years. Using two case studies and drawing on a wide range of newly researched public and private papers, Lucas illuminates significant but little-known contours of the Cold War, and helps bridge some of the gaps between the recent work of scholars in adjacent areas. Placing his findings within a broad interpretive framework, moreover, he retains a concern for culture and strategy, gender as well as politics, and ideology no less than institutions.
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Please send this out far and wide. We need to show our strong opposition! Also sign the peitition on FREE HAWAII site.The next 7 Generations will surely thank you. Donna------------------------------------On line petition against the Akaka Bill:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/18932009/petition.html-----------------------------------
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KAU INOA...PLACE YOUR NAME...WHAT IS THE MASTER PLAN? please read carefully.Aloha aina,attached is a PDF of the official Hawaii Maoli form to remove your name from Kau Inoa.. I think now, if you call Hawaii Maoli, they are reluctant to give it to you.. Either way, you can always remove your name by sending them a letter requesting removal.. The form though, makes it a little more convenient.To me, one of the things that clearly stands out about Kau Inoa is that for a long time OHA always said that Kau Inoa has nothing to do them, that it was a separate thing, they did not have access to the data base and yada yada yada..Then suddenly in July of 2006, OHA is on the front page announcing their Ho'ohuli Lahui Aloha Nation plan and saying something to the effect that the voters or citizen base will come from the Kau Inoa data base, So now its the opposite, OHA is clearly tied to the data base and is going to use it for "their" Nation building plan.My question is that since no one who signed up with Kau Inoa prior to this nation building announcement had any clear knowledge that OHA would use their name specifically for their own agenda, were they mislead or even deceived?The Kau Inoa enrollment form does have a box you can check that says:I HEREBY DECLARE MY INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROCESS TO CREATE A NATIVE HAWAIIAN GOVERNING ENTITY AND TO BE INCLUDED ON AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC LIST. (*I wonder how many of them are checked)But contrast this with (from the Hawaii Maoli website):What is OHA's role?The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ role in this process is as a facilitator only, providing funding and logistical help. OHA’s leadership intends to support, not direct, this community-driven effort.It doesn't say, "I authorize OHA to use my name specifically for THEIR nation building plan."Also, don't forget, some language from the OHA/Hawaii Maoli contract that clearly states that OHA has full and complete access to the database:Who owns the Kau Inoa database? Does OHA have access to the database?According to the grant contract 1867 between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaii Maoli, thegrant states:“OHA desires full and complete electronic access to all such data Grantee (Hawaii Maoli) hasdiligently collected, compiled, and maintained to date as well as to all future data Grantee shall collect,compile and maintain.”I believe that there's other language that says that OHA actually owns the Data base.And of course the whole thing just reeks of western politics and propaganda, selling out, buying out, enticing, targeting, freebies, quick processing etc..If you gotta do that to build your nation, something is wrong.Our people need information and education, not free T-shirts.Anyway, IF, I had signed up for Kau Inoa, this would be enough reason for me to Ho'ohemo Inoa - take my name off!Or as the now popular T-shirt says, "Unkau I Noa.." Feel free to share the attached form.--------------------------------KAU INOA INFO. OF IMPORTANCE....The Hawaiian Governance Small Grants Program was developed to support the Kau Inoaregistration process. The Hawaiian Governance Small Grants Program (HGSGP) awards:• 1/2 day rate of $150• Full day rate of $300• Hourly rate of $40 Or• Special Event 1/2 day rate $25• Special Event full-day rate $500 Or• $1.00 per completed registration formOn the U.S. Continent the Pay Scale for Mainland Hawaiian Civic Clubs is below. Why is thecompensation for the Hawaiian Governance Small Grants Program (Kau Inoa) grants programdifferent depending on residency.• $3.00 per Kau Inoa registration up to 999• $5.00 per Kau Inoa registration from 1,000 to 1,500• $10.00 per Kau Inoa registration beginning with $1,501• Up to $80,000 per year . Although the above pertains to the HGSGP awards to support the Kau Inoaregistration process, the example grants below are issued by the Administrator under the façade ofHGSGP. These HGSGP awards were unreported and in addition to the Administrative Grants awardedthrough GSPD funds located in the Department previously known as Planning, Research, Evaluations,and Grants. Within OHA, these funds are referred to as the Administrator’s reserved or slushfunds, which are estimated to exceed $400,000.• AOHCC (O‘ahu Council) - $5,000 (05/25/04)• JACL - $10,000 (06/02/04)• CNHA - $20,000 (06/02/04)• SCHAA - $15,000 (06/03/04)• AOHCC - $23,000 (06/12/04)• Mainland Council of AOHCC - $7,764.82 (06/13/04)• CNHA - $4,750 (08/18/04)• AOHCC - $8,210 (091604)• AOHCC (O‘ahu Council) - $24,500 (01/20/05)• KS - $11,125 (0204/05)• Moku O Kaleponi, Inc. - $25,000 (04/05/05)• Hawai‘i Maoli - $24,072 (06/15/05)• AOHCC (O‘ahu Council) - $22,200 (06/15/05)• Moku O Kaleponi, Inc. - $25,000 (12/12/05)• AOHCC (O‘ahu Council) - $10,000 (02/14/06)• Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival - $5,000 (06/27/06)• AOHCC (Mainland Council) - $3,500 (01/31/07)• AOHCC - $20,000 (2007)• AOHCC - $2,000 (2007)• Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival - $18,000 (04/30/07)OHA’s questionable relationship with Hawai‘i Maoli.Hawai‘i Maoli applied for two grants through GSPD. The grants were removed from the GSPD process(personally selected by Administration) and funded through Hawaiian Governance Small GrantsProgram:• $9,440 on 06/08/07 (Kamehameha Statue Lei Draping Ceremony)• $9,100 on 06/08/07 (Annual Lei Draping Ceremony - King Kamehameha Statue in Washington DC)Hawai‘i Maoli received a $25,000 grant from OHA’s Economic Development Department to sponsorOHA’s Economic Conference. Hawai‘i Maoli accepted the $25,000 knowing that they would retain$5,000 and return $20,000 to OHA. By doing so (filtering the monies), OHA named Hawai‘i Maoli as asponsor of their Economic Conference. Hawai‘i Maoli received two grants from the EducationDepartment cost center, after $650,000 was moved from “Services on a Fee Basis” to “Grants in Aid.”“Service on a Fee Basis” funds were approved by the Board of Trustee for specific purposes, not“Grants in Aid.”The grants are:• Ku‘u Kilohana Aloha in the amount of $20,000• Manaleo in the amount of $70,000 Grants were not subject to the GSPD process. These grants wereallegedly written (Keith Kalani Akana) and approved by Education Department staff.1) Please describe the compensation associated with the Kau Inoa small grants program.Option One: OHA to pay approved costs directlyOption Two: Grantee to pay approved costs and seek reimbursement from OHAOption Pay Scales:½ day rate of $150Full-day rate of $300Hourly rate of $40 for (date and time)Special Event ½ day rate $250Special Event Full-day rate $5002) Can you please give examples of past activities associated with each pay scale?3) Does the compensation for the Kau Inoa small grants program vary depending on residency?• On the U.S. Continent the following is the Pay Scale:• Currently, Mainland Hawaiian Civic Club(s) receive:• $3.00 per Kau Inoa registration up to 999• $5.00 per Kau Inoa registration from 1,000 to 1,500• $10.00 per Kau Inoa registration, beginning with 1,501• Up to $80,000 per year4) Why is there a difference in Pay Scales, between Hawaii and the U.S. Continent? Where is theparody, understanding that the majority of Native Hawaiians reside in Hawaii?5) Who owns the Kau Inoa database? Does OHA have access to the database?According to the grant contract 1867 between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaii Maoli, thegrant states:“OHA desires full and complete electronic access to all such data Grantee (Hawaii Maoli) hasdiligently collected, compiled, and maintained to date as well as to all future data Grantee shall collect,compile and maintain.”6) If an individual registers for Kau Inoa will their contact information be used to disseminateinformation on the Akaka Bill?According to the June 12th (2007), Hawaiian Recognition: Live Call-in TV Show hosted by BrickwoodGaluteria, Aulani Apoliona (Haunani Apoliona’s younger sister who is a Lead Advocate in the HawaiianGovernance Department at OHA), during the closing remarks held up a Kau Inoa bumper sticker andencouraged all Native Hawaiians to register for Kau Inoa – so they (those who registered for Kau Inoa)may be contacted. – It appears that registering for Kau Inoa means that you support the Akaka Bill,according to Haunani Apoliona. – As she did associate Kau Inoa and the Akaka Bill through her actions.7) What is the cost associated with the Kau Inoa merchandise?Office of Hawaiian Affairs most recently expended:• an estimated $105,000 to $110,000 on a 10 month supply of Kau Inoa t-shirts• an estimated $20,000 to $25,000 on Kau Inoa bumper stickers, pens, luggage tags, banners,mail, stickers, baseball caps, and wristbands• an estimated $170,000 to $175,000 on Kau Inoa registration packets (forms, letterheards,brochures, envelopes), which includes the Hooulu Lahui Aloha newsletter and Kau Inoa (event)postcards.8) How much has Hawaii Maoli been paid to maintain the Kau Inoa repository?According to Contract 1867 between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaii Maoli, compensationis estimated at $611,028 from October 6, 2005 to present – 2 years and 2 months. Furthermore,according to contract 1867: “continually provide OHA full and complete electronic access to any andall data compiled, collected and maintained”9) Unpublished Kau Inoa Grants (see attached). Theses funds are:• Designated as discretionary funds for the Administrator (the Administrator’s slush funds);• Beyond funds designated under the OHA Community Grants Programs (Board of TrusteeInitiatives and Administrative Grants);• Not reported to the Trustees;• Not reported in OHA’s Grants Annual Reports;• Allows Administrator to make multiple awards to specific agencies and organizations that havealready received funds through OHA’s Community Grants Program. Awards in duplicate;• Allows the Administrator to release funds to agencies and organizations on the continent,which is not permissible under the OHA Community Grants Program;• Used to buy favors from agencies and organizations. For example, requesting agencies andorganizations to support Kau Inoa and testify on OHA’s behalf to support their LegislativeInitiatives; and• Approved by the BOT under the guise of the Hawaiian Governance Small Grants Program,grants awarded for operating a Kau Inoa registration booth or other such efforts.-----------------------------------------To: UNKAUINOA YOU NAME...GO TO FREE HAWAII. I will try to put the unkauinoa form up soon.
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I am who I am, they cannot change that. Even if written, it means nothing unless it's in my heart. The blood that my heart pumps is true, and true I remain to that blood.He Hawaii Au (I am Hawaii)我漢語 (I am Chinese)Siak Filipino (I am Filipino)The Akaka Bill can't tell us who we areLeave a comment sharing who you are.
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For my friends and family who like KNOW;I am at #68 here: http://stopakakapetition.comI do not place my name to anything unless I strongly believe in it.I don't give a rip what other people think of me. The only exception is that I only care what MY kupuna think of me. Das it!Which reminds me when dealing with people in my field you will not last if you are weak and/or weak minded. Only the strong stay standing. The industry itself is tough. So are your competitors so you basically have to deal with competition within the industry as well as with your colleagues. It is tough but oops! I am still standing.Well don't forget to place your name there.I will break it down:Akaka Bill = "Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" = "Native Hawaiian (Title thus) Land Reorganization Act"When WE lose OUR land WE lose OUR roots.It's important to get ones opposition to the Akaka Bill in WRITING. Digital (i.e. online -- with 0s and 1s) is fine.Or... if that doesn't make sense... without our kupuna we are nothing. Without our mo'opuna WE will be NOTHING.Therefore say No to the Akaka Bill and sign the PETITION :PLatahs!
Aloha,Its a friendly reminder of the LAWFUL HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT will be at SANDY BEACH on Juyl 17 -19, 2009. I will be there with my 'ohana camping and swimming too. I must admit I'm not a beach going kanaka, but for my kids, I modify my own schedule.It is about family and spending time to learn more about the LAWFUL HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT. A questions was posed to me if I was ready as a Hawaiian National. My response is YES!I spend most of my life in search of my own self identity. I'm glad I've reached that point and I learn more about my self everyday. Personal and professional development starts with YOU no matter what subject. It is about learning about what anything and everything that will impact you and your 'ohana.Take the time to learn about standing up for your kupuna! I'm proud my tutu, KEAAPOI HAINA did exactly that when she signed the Ku'e Peition. She live a long life an dhappy that I'm here today. For without her and other kupuna, the life of a KANAKA MAOLI would have ended withe diseases that came in along with other pilikia.I will be taking my reserach with me as I look at ways to tie in research of international laws too!namaka'eha
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I truly believe the emphasis of what I shared is about knowing yourself and feeling comfortable with regard to knwoing your own ethnic identity. Given the historical analysis of what occurred to Kanaka Maoli, it is not their fault since the missionaries arrived to Hawaii in the 1840's. Many documents have revealed the true intentions of taking of the Hawaiian Islands and the Apology Bill has replied to those events that led up to it.I'm disappointed of what has transpired like many others may feel, however my research focuses on improving academic achievement. I just read a journal yesterday of other countries who parallel to Hawaii. Nonetheless, it is our KULEANA to imrpove as a nation, eveyone is responsible to KOKUA.Read to your children daily and give them the tools to develop skills to read and write effectively. Be part of the solution. Talk story and ask your keik what the story was about, who are the characters (people, animal, etc), where is the setting (where is the story taking place), when is it happening (day or night, year, etc.), what is the moral of the story (what is the author trying to say), why is it important to know this and how can he or she connect to the mo'olelo (story). Perhaps your keik visted the Bishop Museum and heard about Kamehameha and the book makes reference to him being born and cared by Naole. There are many ways to skin a "cat" similar to imrpoving reading comprehension.Our children need to understand what is being read and I can share without shame the kumu that I had did none of this when I was in elementary. On the other hand, I have made this a lifetime commitment to addressing academic concerns an implemeniting solutions too.Imua to all and read to your keiki. Help each one building a stronger foundation in literacy. Our kupuna did it, we can too! Don't allow someone else to keep you from learning. Historically, the dominant culture did it and you allowed yourself to phase throught it. No more of this...BE AKAMAI.My daughter thanks me everyday and I can't stop her from reading daily. I love it. The trips to the library is priceless! That is my way of giving something precious to my children. Cool air is FREE! Hahahaha.Have a nice day!namaka'eha
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Posted by Pono Kealoha on July 13, 2009 at 10:30am
Aloha Mr. Thayer LindauerMy reply to your recent letter of rejection for funding is pasted below in red.Hanalei Colleado ~ Pu'uhonua 'o 'Iao ---------- Original Message ---------- From: thayer lindauer To: "Hanalei Colleado ~ Pu'uhonua 'o 'Iao" Cc: Richard Figuroa , Trent Francke , tricia Rice Subject: Re: "Funding Request"/FullOn Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:03:20 -0700 Aloha Mr Colleado The FullOn Joint Venture Expenditures Committee has met and reviewed your Film Project. While everyone on the Committee likes the film, your funding request has been tabled until completion of the Kingdom of Hawai'i elections in August. The reasons are varied, as follows 1. All our attention and funding is now directed solely to the coming elections, until they are completed on Sept 15th when the Honolulu League of Women Voters will announce the election results.FullOn Holdings CEO Richard Figueroa & International Marketing Attorney Ted Lindauer & associates gave strong impression to all of the wealth of resources that were at there disposal as if to have access to unlimited supply of funds to make it’s (FullOn Holdings Inc), vision for a free Hawaii a reality. It made my request for 50k look like mere pocket change.What Happened? 2. Even if the film could be widely distributed in Hawai'i before or during the August elections the film's recounting of the plight of Native Hawaiians due to the U.S. occupation, such a distribution would not materially aid in the election process as the film's messages are well known to most Kanaka who will be voting.The intent of the documentary film “Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty” was never meant to be used as a catalyst to promote the ideas & agendas of FullOn Venture Expenditures Committee.It’s intent was & still IS to platform the voices of Hawaii’s people to a world wide audience within the Continental United States as well as to ALL nations of the world including Ko Hawaii Pae ‘Aina. 3. The film's message is best directed to persons in the U.S. post elections but to be effective in shaping U. S. public opinion would need to be widely distributed in the U.S., something we can discuss and work on with you.Distribution of said documentary across the Continental United State IS the target as it IS hoped that the end result would be to influence U.S. public opinion by simply producing the evidence of the crime via “The Voices Of Hawaii‘s People“. “WE ARE THE EVIDENCE, NOT DA CRIME”, (Skippy Ioane). 4. As a post election message-ie after the Kingdom's government has been restored and the Kingdom's government is working to restore its governance over the Hawaiian Archipelago, the film needs to have additional footage regarding the restoration of the Kingdom's government.and its quest for governance.We appreciate your suggestions. However, FullOn Holding was asked ONLY that it provide funding to a finished product of which expresses the heart & soul of Hawaii’s people & NOT any one particular groups process of how we may achieve “our nations” (Kingdom Of Hawaii) goals. 5. It is felt that the film is too long to carry its message effectively as a film like this only holds the audience's attention if not over 18 minutes in length.We currently have a 3min. & 18min. Version. Of which has proved to be very instrumental in creating a great anticipation for one to desire to see the full length version.Does this suffice? 6. The film appears to be a hoped for profitable enterprise. Not a problem but the Committee has raised the question as to the ways, if any, the cause of the Kingdom would financially benefit from the necessary wide distribution and resultant profitability.As is the obvious, everything cost something! At this point over a million dollars has already been invested into the production of said documentary. The bulk of it derived from the producers personal funds of which may I add is currently tapped out. Not your problem though!The mention of this is not intended to garner sympathy but merely to show that the document er Catherine Bauknight has put blood, sweat & tears & sacrificed all in the hopes ke akua would burden the heart of One with the means of fulfilling His good pleasure by having the “Voices Of The People Which IS The Voice Of God” amplified to a world wide audience on a grandeur platform.It was Mr Richard Figueroa & his business associates (your self included) that had of its own volition, stepped to the plate & publicly flaunted funds in such a way as if begging for someone to call it in of which I took the liberty to do so!For the record. Pasifika Foundation has been designated to be the recipients of a portion of any eventual future proceeds this documentary film may potentially generate. Please feel free to contact me . FullOn Holdings believes that if items No's. 3-6 can be resolved the film can play an important role in furthering the ultimate goal being funded by FullOn, that of reestablishing the Kingdom's governance over the Hawaiian ArchipelagoThere will be no need for further dialog on said matter. The contents of this your first to my third e-mail is an obvious effort to explain & disqualify your public commitment towards heavens burden over a nation of which you were called on. As mentioned in my previous e-mail. This matter of the heart IS in the court room of the Creator.I call heaven & earth to record. BY YOUR WORD YOU ARE JUSTIFIED, BY YOUR WORD YOU ARE CONDEMNED!!!Hanalei Colleado ~ Pu’uhonua ‘o ‘Iao Sincerely, Thayer C. Lindauer General Counsel to FullOn Holdings, Inc.
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Bellows Demonstration on Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_sw2NsUKLI&feature=player_embedded---------------------------A proposed resolution claims the Air Force no longer needs 400 acresand should give it upBy Kaylee NoborikawaPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 12, 2009Some Waimanalo residents are calling for the U.S. Air Force to returnabout 400 acres from Bellows Air Force Station because the land isbeing used for recreation rather than critical military purposes."I'm asking the neighborhood board to adopt a resolution which asksfor the return (of the land), and I expect the neighborhood board totransfer that resolution to Congress, our senators, and PresidentObama," said Joseph Ryan, a former member of the WaimanaloNeighborhood Board and a Waimanalo resident since the 1960s.Ryan drafted the resolution after receiving an environmentalassessment in March by the U.S. Air Force which wants to construct atBellows 48 vacation rentals, a nine-hole disc golf course, acommunity activity center, a car wash, a water park, a resort pool,and a nine-hole par-3 golf course.Ryan said his action is not related to the military's closing ofBellows to the public for a month recently. The popular beach andcamping area was closed because of misuse and vandalism, militaryofficials had said. It was reopened over the July 4th weekend.According to Ryan, the state should get the land, which wasappropriated by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917, since the militaryis no longer using it for its original military purpose.A total of 1,510 acres of ceded land was appropriated in thepresidential executive order, but in 1999, about 1,100 acres weretransferred to the U.S. Marine Corps, according to the Corps."When the Air Force decided by its EA to use the base forrecreational services, they made the decision that this is no longercritical defense purposes. Recreation is a collateral purpose. Itdoesn't support the primary mission," said Ryan.The military responded by saying that although the primary mission isrecreation, the Armed Forces continue to train on the land. Hickam's15th Security Forces Squadron, U.S. Marine Corps security forces, andthe Honolulu Police Department use Bellows for training, includingbuilding clearing, hostage negotiation training, and robbery response."Bellows continues to fill key roles in troop recreation andtraining," said Capt. Christy Stravolo of the Pacific Air ForcesPublic Affairs. "One of the key priorities of the Air Force Chief ofStaff is airman morale and readiness. Bellows contributes to thispriority every day."The Bellows Air Force Station offers cabins, camping sites, and otherrecreational activities for military retirees, soldiers in thereserve/guard, active military members, and U.S. Department ofDefense civilians. According to Stravolo, 500,000 visitors useBellows' facilities every year."Troops can't afford the expensive commercial establishments, sohere's a chance they have to relax with their families at a veryreasonable price. The fees they charge are quite a bit less thanWaikiki," said Gen. Robert Lee.Lee is in charge of the Army National Guard at Bellows and trainsnewly promoted sergeants on unit tactics."I think we can work it out with the community. We allow theWaimanalo Neighborhood Board to use our facility for their meetings;I believe we can work out a good solution," Lee said.MEETINGThe Waimanalo Neighborhood Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow atWaimanalo Public Library to discuss the recreational use of land atBellows Air Force Station. Public testimony is welcome.Source: http://www.starbull etin.com/ news/20090712_Board_ asked_to_ seek_Bellows_ land.html__._,_.___
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The momentum to stop the Akaka bill, US federal legislation which would legitimize the illegal US takeover and occupation of Hawai`i, continues to grow.Now, there’s not one but two petitions online for you to sign to make known your opposition to this bill.Last week we told you about StopAkakaPetition.com. You can also sign the other online petition here.We urge you to take a moment and sign both. Here’s why – two different petitions were combined successfully to kill the proposed annexation treaty of Hawai`i before the US Senate back in 1897.If they could do it then, we can certainly honor those patriots by following in their footsteps and do it now.Please be sure to pass the word on to all your `ohana, your family, and your friends so they may sign too.It’s an easy way to do your part today for a Free Hawai`i.We’ve got some great examples this week of those who stepped forward to do their part and more on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future.MONDAY, July 13th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53“Fish Out Of Water – A Visit With Andre Perez”You’ll be as riveted as us as Andre describes his experiences visiting inside prison, and what it was like working with Hawaiian inmates, including a surprise he could have never imagined – coming face to face with a convict who committed a crime against his own family – and who turned out to be his cousin. Watch It Here.MONDAY, July 13th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, July 17th At 5:30 PM –Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53THURSDAY, July 16th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, July 17th At 8:30 AM -Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52“Can Of Worms – A Visit With Chris Kauwe”Long-time Kaua`i resident Chris Kauwe is never one to leave something alone that needs resolving, whether it’s fish-pond preservation or stopping the Superferry. A cultural activist, practitioner and accomplished media producer, Chris thinks nothing of opening a can of worms and diving straight in. You’ll see what we mean - and become hooked on his message yourself. Watch It Here.SATURDAY, July 18th At 8:00 PM –O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53“Hawai`i The Fake State - A Visit With Leon Siu”The history books are wrong. Hawai`i is not part of the US according to Leon Siu, who reveals why more people every day are awakening to realize one simple fact – Hawai`i's annexation to the US and subsequent statehood vote were both fake. How can this be? The truth is out there - Watch It Here.Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.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.And for news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.Read more…
To all:Please go to this petition after reading it here...and read the comments by people from all walks of life and all ethnicities. It is a real education. If you agree with the sentiments below...please sign, and then send out to your email lists. The Free Hawaii petition is also a good one to sign...both are good as both say NO to the Akaka Bill.I'm not sure why, but for some, this didn't work by clicking on the link. Just type in what you see and it should work. Sorry, but that is the best I can do.mahalo....Donna---------------------------------On line petition against the Akaka Bill:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/18932009/petition.html----------------------------------To: U.S. CongressWe, the undersigned Kānaka Maoli (indigenous Hawaiians) kupuna (elders), kumu (educators), and representatives address this communication to U.S. Congresspersons on behalf of our people and nation, as well as of other Hawaiian Kingdom heirs. At our invitation, a number of our kako‘o (supporters) have also added their names to this letter. Our primary purpose for contacting you is to solemnly inform you of our categorical opposition to the proposed legislation now before the U.S. Senate and House that is entitled The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, which is commonly referred to as the "Akaka Bill," and to urge you to vote against it.This legislation, first introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2000, and now confusingly existing, purposefully we believe, in six versions (S. 381; S. 708; S. 2314, H.R. 862; H.R. 1711, H.R. 2314), proposes that the U.S. Government recognize a "Native Hawaiian Government" that is to be certified by the U.S. Department of the Interior in conformity with U.S. federal law and practice regarding Native American tribal nations.We reject this Akaka Bill for weighty reasons. To begin with, the historical harm the United States first committed in Hawai’i in 1893 brought down, not a "Native Hawaiian Government", but the government of the independent State of Hawai‘i composed of Kanaka Maoli as well as non-Kanaka Maoli subjects. Consequently, the Kanaka Maoli people and other Hawaiian Kingdom heirs have, since that time, accumulated fundamental political and other claims against the United States under international law that the United States must recognize rather than hope to dispel via the enactment of this Bill.Indeed, in our view, the passage of this Bill would constitute nothing less than a second illegal denial of our Kanaka Maoli people’s right to self-determination and the Kingdom heirs’ right to sovereignty. The first outrage, we note, has already been formally admitted by the U.S. Congress in its Apology Resolution of 1993 which, furthermore, pledged to right that original wrong. Not only does the Akaka Bill not follow through on that pledge, it in fact attempts to sabotage the rightful return of our people to our status prior to 1893-98 by imposing on us a colonial U.S. "wardship" that is anchored in the U.S. judicial doctrine of the plenary power of Congress over Native American nations.Moreover, we submit that Hawai‘i’s Congressional delegation is now trying to ram through the Akaka Bill in the U.S. Congress before the latter can inform itself fully of the vehement and ever-growing opposition to the Bill in Hawai‘i among Kanaka Maoli, other Kingdom heirs, as well as kako‘o. We use the term "ram through" advisedly because, among other things, the delegation has held but ONE 5-day hearing, back in 2000, on the Bill since its inception, and only on the single island of O‘ahu. Moreover, while the video record of that lone hearing shows overwhelming opposition to the Bill, the delegation reported quite the opposite to Congress.In 1993, our Hawai‘i International People’s Tribunal—composed of world human rights leaders, including three eminent U.S. law professors—heard evidence on our main islands and found the following U.S. actions to be violations of international law: its intervention in the 1893 overthrow of our independent government; its 1898 annexation and military occupation of our homeland; its conduct of the fraudulent 1959 Hawai‘i statehood vote; and its ongoing seizure of our national lands with resulting ethnocidal effect on our people. These findings have been widely disseminated and embraced in our homeland.That same year, the U.S. Apology Resolution (103d Congress Joint Resolution 19, P.L. 103-150, November 28, 1993) was signed by President William Clinton in 1993. The Apology acknowledges the role of U.S. Minister John Stevens and of the U.S. military in the overthrow of our Queen Lili‘uokalani in 1893 in direct contravention of bilateral treaties then binding on the United States and the Hawaiian Kingdom. The Resolution further recognizes that "the indigenous Hawaiian people never directly relinquished their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people or over their national lands to the United States, either through their monarchy or through a plebiscite or referendum." Moreover, it pledges the United States to acknowledge the ramifications of the 1893 overthrow so as to identify a basis for reconciliation between the U.S. government and the Kanaka Maoli people. Shamefully, the Akaka Bill moves in a direction opposite to that pledge.The Bill arrogantly attempts to unilaterally characterize the historical transgressions of the United States against our people and kingdom, and to unilaterally specify their remedy. We insist otherwise. U.S. crimes against our Kanaka Maoli people and other Kingdom heirs from 1893 on require, for their redress, that a mechanism composed of U.S. agents and wholly independent representatives of Kanaka Maoli and Kingdom heirs be bilaterally set up by the United States and us to make findings of fact and conclusions of international law that could serve as a road-map for the resolution of the political and legal issues now outstanding between our two parties.In the meantime, we respectfully request that you oppose all versions of the Akaka Bill.Sincerely,The Undersigned
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The way I see it...nobody is on Abercrombie's page...and he will have more than "hiccups" if he force feeds Congress this plate full of deceitful fodder. He will find he has few friends...especially those who helped to get him to Congress in the first place...Liberal Democrats. Shame on you Abercrombie. Your statement of..."Now that they have allowed the State of Hawaii to sell ceeded lands, we wil have a huge revenue stream"...will come back to haunt you. Count on seeing that page.------------------Abercrombie postpones Akaka Bill hearing to regroup with President, SenatorsJul 10, 2009 - 01:24 PM | By Jarrett Keohokalole | The Hawaii IndependentUnder advisement from his Senate counterparts, Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, postponed Thursday’s hearing on the Akaka Bill before the House Natural Resources Committee in expectation of a long awaited showdown over the bill in the Senate.Abercrombie decided to take another week or two to confer with Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, and President Barrack Obama’s administration before pursuing further action in the House, according to Abercrombie spokesman Dave Helfert.“This just gives us a chance to pull back and make sure everybody is on the same page,” Helfert said.Akaka has had little trouble advancing the highly controversial bill in the House, where it twice passed before stalling in the Senate. But with the Democrats holding a sizable majority in the Senate and a promise from President Obama to sign the bill, Rep Abercrombie is making sure the latest best-chance to pass the Akaka bill is not wasted in the House.“We want the White House to be with us all the way through,” he said “We want to make sure that there aren’t any questions or differences or anything else.”Any potential hiccups on the House side could be a potential embarrassment for Abercrombie, who is eyeing a 2010 gubernatorial run and has previously said he is confident the bill would pass this year.“We want the White House to be with us all the way through,” he said “We want to make sure that there aren’t any questions or differences or anything else.”Opponents of the bill in the House were glad to learn that the hearing was postponed, noting that they were still waiting for the White House to take a firm stance on the bill.At issue is whether the Obama-led Department of Justice will distance itself from the stance it took under the Bush Administration. Under Bush, the Department of Justice raised expressed “deep reservations” about granting recognition to an entity that is race-based.Ranking minority member of the Natural Resources Committee Rep. Doc Hastings, R-WA, said in a statement that he would like movement on the Akaka Bill to stop until they have heard from the White House.“I would hope that a markup of this bill can be held off until such time as all members of the Committee are well-acquainted with the Administration’s views and recommendations,” he said.While campaigning for President, Obama expressed that he would sign the bill if it passed both sides of Congress.Sen. Akaka is expected to bring the bill before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs before Congress goes on recess in August. In all previous attempts, the bill has failed to pass through the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
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I tried to copy and past the american flag upside down in the photo, but couldn't. You'll just have to imagine it.Donna------------------AP – This photo provided by Susan Willems taken July 5, 2009 shows an American flag being flown upside down, …Play Video Iraq Video:Minn. Guard Troops Depart Cottage Grove For Iraq WCCO Minneapolis Play Video Iraq Video:US criticised for damage to Babylon BBC Play Video Iraq Video:Air Force Major Thanks Local Doctors WBZ Boston By ROBERT IMRIE, Associated Press Writer Robert Imrie, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jul 10, 2:44 pm ETWAUSAU, Wis. – An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it — an Iraq war veteran — claims the officers trespassed and stole his property.A day after the parade, police returned the flag and the man's protest — over a liquor license — continued.The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin is considering legal action against the village of Crivitz for violating Vito Congine Jr.'s' First Amendment rights, Executive Director Chris Ahmuty said."It is not often that you see something this blatant," Ahmuty said.In mid-June, Congine, 46, began flying the flag upside down — an accepted way to signal distress — outside the restaurant he wants to open in Crivitz, a village of about 1,000 people some 65 miles north of Green Bay.He said his distress is likely bankruptcy because the village board refused to grant him a liquor license after he spent nearly $200,000 to buy and remodel a downtown building for an Italian supper club.Congine's upside-down-flag represents distress to him; to others in town, it represents disrespect of the flag.Hours before a Fourth of July parade, four police officers went to Congine's property and removed the flag under the advice of Marinette County District Attorney Allen Brey.Neighbor Steven Klein watched in disbelief."I said, 'What are you doing?' Klein said. "They said, 'It is none of your business.'"The next day, police returned the flag.Brey declined comment Friday.Marinette County Sheriff Jim Kanikula said it was not illegal to fly the flag upside down but people were upset and it was the Fourth of July."It is illegal to cause a disruption," he said.The parade went on without any problems, Kanikula said.Village President John Deschane, 60, an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, said many people in town believe it's disrespectful to fly the flag upside down."If he wants to protest, let him protest but find a different way to do it," Deschane said.Congine, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq in 2004, said he intends to keep flying the flag upside down."It is pretty bad when I go and fight a tyrannical government somewhere else," Congine said, "and then I come home to find it right here at my front door."
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As you read this, remember that these attorneys were trained within the American System of Law, which is NOT the end all in terms of International Justice. Historically, as we all know, laws are MADE and laws are BROKEN. The Indigenous American Indians were Nations...not just tribes and under US law...all treaties were broken, and to this day...little justice was served. My Dad who was tranined as a attorney but decided against practicing law..."Because American Law is a matter of agreement only...and not based on REAL justice. Special interest groups are able to get laws made and rarely do they serve the majority and the best interest of ALL." With that in mind, look at American law within that context. Laws change, but JUSTICE does not.Donna-------------------Testimony Of The Native Hawaiian Bar Association Before The House CommitteeOn Natural Resources On The Akaka Bill, HR 2314, The Native HawaiianGovernment Reorganization ActJune 11, 2009.Our major concerns with H.R. 2314 are as follows:Role of the U.S. Department of DefenseThe exclusion of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as it relates to theOffice for Native Hawaiian Relations and the Native Hawaiian InteragencyCoordinating Group (ICG) in section 5 (c) and section 6 (e) is unnecessary.First, the provisions contain no mandatory or onerous requirements for DOD.For the Native Hawaiian ICG, the President has the authority to designatewhich federal officials comprise the ICG.Second, DOD already interfaces with the Hawaiian community under a multitudeof federal laws, regulations, policies, and processes closely affiliatedwith DOI, including the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the Hawaiian HomeLands Recovery Act, the Native American Graves Protection and RepatriationAct, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the National EnvironmentalPolicy Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act, to name a few.Most recently in September 2008, the DOD invited the Hawaiian community toreview and comment on a draft DOD Native Hawaiian OrganizationalConsultation Protocol. The protocol is expected to provide guidance to DODcivilian and military personnel who are required to consult with NativeHawaiian organizations in accordance with the requirements of federal laws,regulations, and policies. During its outreach to the Hawaiian community,DOD worked closely with the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs in its efforts.DOD's draft protocol proposes language in its preamble recognizing thatNative Hawaiians have a unique heritage and the distinction of beingindigenous peoples that have maintained a rich tradition and culturedeveloped over generations.Lastly, the participation of federal agencies, including DOD, is a commonpractice and beneficial to the overall federal relationship with variouscommunities in our nation. Recent examples include the Interagency Group onInsular Areas (IGIA) and the Interagency Working Group on Asian Americansand Pacific Islanders (IWG). The IGIA provides advice on the establishmentor implementation of federal policies concerning American Samoa, Guam theU.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.The IWG provides advice on improving access to federal opportunities forAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders. DOD participates in both interagencygroups.Role of the U.S. Department of JusticeThe bill should include the provision in previous versions of the Akaka billauthorizing the designation of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)representative to assist the Interior Department¹s Office for NativeHawaiian Relations in the implementation and protection of the rights ofNative Hawaiians and their political, legal, and trust relationship with theUnited States, and upon the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government,the implementation and protection of the rights of the Native Hawaiiangovernment and its political, legal, and trust relationship with the UnitedStates.Given the history of federal treatment toward Native Hawaiians, includingthe inconsistency in its federal policy on self-determination and federalprograms, it is important to clarify that DOJ has a mandatory role tosafeguard the rights of Native Hawaiians in the federal-Native Hawaiianrelationship.Claims and Sovereignty ImmunityWe believe it is unnecessary and premature to include provisions on claimsand sovereign immunity prior to federal recognition of a Native HawaiianGovernment and recommend that these provisions under section 8(c) be takenout of the bill. Such provisions could be contemplated during implementationlegislation after federal recognition is conferred and negotiations betweenthe Native Hawaiian Governing Entity and the State of HawaiŒi and FederalGovernment are completed.The bill¹s provisions on claims and federal sovereign immunity appear to beoverly broad and may prohibit lawsuits by individual Native Hawaiians forclaims that could be pursued by any other member of the general population.For instance, under section 8(c)(2)(B), the Federal Government not onlyretains sovereign immunity but revokes any preexisting waiver of sovereignimmunity including waivers under the Administrative Procedures Act and theQuiet Title Act. Moreover, this revocation appears to apply to claims ofindividual Native Hawaiians, not just possible claims of the Native Hawaiiangoverning entity. Thus, a Native Hawaiian who owns land next to a FederalGovernment facility and wishes to bring a quiet title action within theapplicable 12-year statute of limitations against the United States toclarify boundaries would be foreclosed from doing so, but any other personin similar circumstances could bring such an action. Under a literal readingof the provision, this would be the result whether or not the NativeHawaiian lived in HawaiŒi or the property was located in HawaiŒi.The negative impacts of this provision are also amplified in section8(c)(2)(C) by applying the prohibition to ³claims of a similar nature andclaims arising out of the same nucleus of operative facts[.]² The provisiongoes on to state that such claims would be rendered nonjusticiable whenbrought by any plaintiff ³other than the Federal Government.² This provisionthus creates the situation in which only the Federal Government can bringclaims against itself surely an anomalous result and one that cannot havebeen purposefully intended.The federal sovereign immunity provisions also raise strong Equal Protectionconcerns in prohibiting claims by Native Hawaiians in situations whereothers could bring claims. They also create an extraordinarily unusualcircumstance in which Native Hawaiians are barred from bringing an actionand allowing only the Federal Government to bring an action against itself.ConclusionIn summary, we look forward to further discussions on the concerns raised inour testimony and will continue to review other areas of the bill, includingthe issues of state sovereign immunity and civil and criminal jurisdiction.Self-determination is a critical issue for our Hawaiian community. We wishto participate in this process and continue the progress made with ourFederal Government since the enactment into law of the 1993 ApologyResolution (P.L. 103-150) and the reconciliation efforts previouslyinitiated by the Departments of Interior and Justice and reflected in their2000 report ³From Mauka to Makai: The River of Justice Must Flow Freely.²
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Kehaulani Kauanui helped a group of us put up an on-line petition against the Akaka Bill...please read and sign asap, as it is now being heard in Congress and time is of the essence. Also send out as far and wide as possible. We will be sending it to Congress in 10 days...and need as many signatures as possible.mahalo ....Donna----------------------------Oppose the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009Petition to U.S. Congress:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/18932009/petition.htmlPLEASE FORWARD IT WIDELY!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------To: U.S. CongressWe, the undersigned Kānaka Maoli (indigenous Hawaiians) kupuna (elders), kumu (educators), and representatives address this communication to U.S. Congresspersons on behalf of our people and nation, as well as of other Hawaiian Kingdom heirs. At our invitation, a number of our kako‘o (supporters) have also added their names to this letter. Our primary purpose for contacting you is to solemnly inform you of our categorical opposition to the proposed legislation now before the U.S. Senate and House that is entitled The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, which is commonly referred to as the "Akaka Bill," and to urge you to vote against it.This legislation, first introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2000, and now confusingly existing, purposefully we believe, in six versions (S. 381; S. 708; S. 2314, H.R. 862; H.R. 1711, H.R. 2314), proposes that the U.S. Government recognize a "Native Hawaiian Government" that is to be certified by the U.S. Department of the Interior in conformity with U.S. federal law and practice regarding Native American tribal nations.We reject this Akaka Bill for weighty reasons. To begin with, the historical harm the United States first committed in Hawai’i in 1893 brought down, not a "Native Hawaiian Government", but the government of the independent State of Hawai‘i composed of Kanaka Maoli as well as non-Kanaka Maoli subjects. Consequently, the Kanaka Maoli people and other Hawaiian Kingdom heirs have, since that time, accumulated fundamental political and other claims against the United States under international law that the United States must recognize rather than hope to dispel via the enactment of this Bill.Indeed, in our view, the passage of this Bill would constitute nothing less than a second illegal denial of our Kanaka Maoli people’s right to self-determination and the Kingdom heirs’ right to sovereignty. The first outrage, we note, has already been formally admitted by the U.S. Congress in its Apology Resolution of 1993 which, furthermore, pledged to right that original wrong. Not only does the Akaka Bill not follow through on that pledge, it in fact attempts to sabotage the rightful return of our people to our status prior to 1893-98 by imposing on us a colonial U.S. "wardship" that is anchored in the U.S. judicial doctrine of the plenary power of Congress over Native American nations.Moreover, we submit that Hawai‘i’s Congressional delegation is now trying to ram through the Akaka Bill in the U.S. Congress before the latter can inform itself fully of the vehement and ever-growing opposition to the Bill in Hawai‘i among Kanaka Maoli, other Kingdom heirs, as well as kako‘o. We use the term "ram through" advisedly because, among other things, the delegation has held but ONE 5-day hearing, back in 2000, on the Bill since its inception, and only on the single island of O‘ahu. Moreover, while the video record of that lone hearing shows overwhelming opposition to the Bill, the delegation reported quite the opposite to Congress.In 1993, our Hawai‘i International People’s Tribunal—composed of world human rights leaders, including three eminent U.S. law professors—heard evidence on our main islands and found the following U.S. actions to be violations of international law: its intervention in the 1893 overthrow of our independent government; its 1898 annexation and military occupation of our homeland; its conduct of the fraudulent 1959 Hawai‘i statehood vote; and its ongoing seizure of our national lands with resulting ethnocidal effect on our people. These findings have been widely disseminated and embraced in our homeland.That same year, the U.S. Apology Resolution (103d Congress Joint Resolution 19, P.L. 103-150, November 28, 1993) was signed by President William Clinton in 1993. The Apology acknowledges the role of U.S. Minister John Stevens and of the U.S. military in the overthrow of our Queen Lili‘uokalani in 1893 in direct contravention of bilateral treaties then binding on the United States and the Hawaiian Kingdom. The Resolution further recognizes that "the indigenous Hawaiian people never directly relinquished their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people or over their national lands to the United States, either through their monarchy or through a plebiscite or referendum." Moreover, it pledges the United States to acknowledge the ramifications of the 1893 overthrow so as to identify a basis for reconciliation between the U.S. government and the Kanaka Maoli people. Shamefully, the Akaka Bill moves in a direction opposite to that pledge.The Bill arrogantly attempts to unilaterally characterize the historical transgressions of the United States against our people and kingdom, and to unilaterally specify their remedy. We insist otherwise. U.S. crimes against our Kanaka Maoli people and other Kingdom heirs from 1893 on require, for their redress, that a mechanism composed of U.S. agents and wholly independent representatives of Kanaka Maoli and Kingdom heirs be bilaterally set up by the United States and us to make findings of fact and conclusions of international law that could serve as a road-map for the resolution of the political and legal issues now outstanding between our two parties.In the meantime, we respectfully request that you oppose all versions of the Akaka Bill.Sincerely,The Undersigned
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July 9, 2009 - Honolulu AdvertiserWASHINGTON — A House panel has postponed a key vote on legislation known as the Akaka bill, which would create a process for Native Hawaiian self-governance.......The vote postponement follows some written criticisms of the bill by prominent members of the Native Hawaiian legal community.In a four-page analysis of the legislation sent to the Natural Resources Committee, the Native Hawaiian Bar Association voiced concern that some provisions would grant the federal government too much immunity against potential claims by Native Hawaiians, especially for land.......At stake ultimately — in addition to the political future of the Native Hawaiians — is control over some 1.8 million acres of land that many Native Hawaiians believe was taken illegally in the United States' annexation of Hawai`i in 1898.Approval of the Akaka bill in the Natural Resources Committee would send the bill to the full House for a vote. The Senate has not acted on the bill yet....Read more…
