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KANAKA MAOLI OPEN LETTER TO BARACK OBAMA

Posted by Free Hawai`i on January 1, 2009 at 8:34pm
We, the undersigned Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) kupuna (elder spokespersons), write this Open Letter to you on behalf of many in our Kanaka Maoli nation who are indigenous to these islands in which you were born, to welcome you home, with your Chicago `ohana (family), for a well-deserved nanea (rest and relaxation).......we Kanaka Maoli appeal to you, Mr. President-elect, to join with us in constituting a high-level Kanaka Maoli-US Commission, composed of recognized experts from our two nations, as well as from the international community, to review the ramifications of the injuries done to our Kanaka Maoli nation and people by the U.S. since 1893, and continuing through the 2000 introduction of the unacceptable Akaka Bill, with a view to proposing pono (just) and honorable remedies without which there can be no reconciliation....Read The Entire Letter
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2009

Posted by Ululani on January 1, 2009 at 10:30am
For my family and friends who like KNOW:For 2009:I plan to continue to learn everything that I possibly can about land... even though some people wanna suck the life out of the land.I would like to pay for college tuition and law school tuition for some POOR oiwi... because I was so poor some people do not know how poor I was nor can they imagine how poor I was.I would like to overlook my distaste for what I perceive as SOME arrogance and do SOME good in the way of helping to pay tuition for a few POOR oiwi to attend UH-Manoa. Hopefully my kupuna will help me work on this one because arrogance repulses me so it is difficult for me to overlook arrogance. With their help I will try not to be so blunt and try not to let the little arrogance get in the way (LOL) I will TRY.... I will continue to bow down to my kupuna. It is EXTREMELY difficult to raise funds on my own... but as much as some people SUCK THE LIFE OUT OF THE LAND... land also gives LIFE. Need I say more???? LOL(In 2008 I was busy due to this. In 2009 it's gonna get worse LOL)Ironically I live along a lake albeit a man-made lake in a modest home that my husband and I bought for $123,700 :) I also work the Clearwater Beach area and will continue to do so. I will continue to go to Clearwater Beach often. Wanting to be close to the water. Always. For those of you who really like KNOW... I go to the beach when my head hurts with complex topics which... amazingly... I UNDERSTAND LMAO I will continue to be near WATER because water (like LAND) IS life too....I will also continue NOT to care that some people criticize MY LOOKS and/or MY BODY LMAOBefore I die I would like to donate to MY CAUSES... not after. I want to KNOW. I do not want to NOT know LOL....I was once consumed with getting out of poverty. Later I was consumed with being able to walk again (LOL) Then I was consumed with graduating from college. Lately I am consumed with donating to MY causes before I make. What are my causes??? LOL The language and the PEOPLE das what.I will also continue to use my "professional" picture. The one that I flipped 180 degrees to epitomize that the Hawaiian World is diametrically opposed to the Haole World... in that I think that the Haole World is more RUDE LOL I plan to keep that ka ona in there.Don't judge a book by its cover... because you may not know what lies beneath the superficial and/or may not see the core just because *you* don't want to see the core or because *you* fail to see the core...My niece Mehana o kala tells me that I sound like Yoda LOL....I will also continue to try to hanai/adopt as many oiwi kids as I possibly can... but that is not just my goal for 2009. It's my goal to infinity LOLAnyway hope my family and friends and EVERYONE who has the IWI has a wonderful 2009 and continues to SURVIVE.Love y'all!Latahs!


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FREE HAWAI`I TV - "SAVE HAWAIIAN STOLEN LANDS!"

Posted by Free Hawai`i on December 30, 2008 at 10:56pm
FREEHAWAII.INFO PRESENTSFREE HAWAI`I TVTHE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK "SAVE HAWAIIAN STOLEN LANDS!" Last Friday's Protest Was A SuccessBut Do We Stop Now?What Three Things Are Critical Next?Watch & Discover What You Can Do To Help Save Hawaiian Stolen Lands
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New stamp to celebrate 50 years of statehood

Posted by Pono Kealoha on December 30, 2008 at 9:30am
New stamp to celebrate 50 years of statehoodStamp.jpgTHIS IS Hewa , Continual Propaganda by USA of Culturecide & GenocideToward the Kanaka Maoli ,OUR ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED and PUPPET RULED SOVEREIGN " NEUTRAL" NATION and Sovereignty SINCE 1843 !:by Shoving the False 50th so called statehood up our Okole's and Down OUR THOATS !with PUSHING this USA STAMP and USA QUARTER " BOTH LIES" By the CONTROLLED MEDIA AND THE BRAINWASHED SHEEPLE THAT DONT USE THEIR BRAINS FOR CRITICAL THINKING.
HonoluluAdvertiser.com

December 30, 2008

New stamp to celebrate 50 years of statehood

Commemorative issues also will mark Alaska's 50th, Oregon's 150th

Associated Press

The 50th anniversary of Hawai'i statehood will be celebrated in 2009 with a new stamp from the Postal Service.

The stamp shows a surfer and canoe paddlers riding a wave.

Other scheduled stamps in 2009 include:

  • Statehood anniversary stamps for Alaska's 50th and Oregon's 150th.

  • A two-stamp series of early moments in television. Included in that series will be Lucy and Ethel as they lose their struggle with a chocolate assembly line from the show "I Love Lucy," and Joe Friday of "Dragnet" demanding "just the facts" with a penetrating gaze.

  • Lunar New Year, marking the Year of the Ox, starting Jan. 26.

  • Edgar Allen Poe, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the poet and fiction writer.

  • Abraham Lincoln, also born in 1809, will be honored on four commemorative stamps.

  • Wedding Cake and Wedding Rings, for sending invitations.

  • Comedian Bob Hope is recalled for a life devoted to making people laugh, especially his efforts to visit and entertain men and women in uniform, starting in the early 1940s and continuing through the Persian Gulf War five decades later.

  • Nature of America: Kelp Forest, the latest in a series featuring plant and animal communities.

Most of the commemorative stamps are priced at 42 cents, the first-class letter rate. However, a rate increase is scheduled in May, and the size of the increase will depend on the consumer price index. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081230/NEWS01/812300325/-1/localnewsfront

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Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom

Posted by Pomaikaiokalani on December 29, 2008 at 7:53am
ALOHA Kakou, e Hawaii,On Saturday, January 17, 2009 is the 116th anniversary of the overthrow of the lawful government of the Hawaiian Kingdom.Ilioulaokalani is calling for All Hawaiian to Stand Together as One. Join us in its KU I KA PONO March thru Waikiki with a Rally at Queen Kapiolani Park.Never in the history of modern day Hawaii, has the civil rights of Hawaiians have been so threaten as they are by Governor Lingle.It is now our duty to the future of our people to Stand as One People. Especially those of us who have been in the movement for the rights of our people.For me, those years have been for over 50 years. The only regret that I have is that I don't have another 50 years to devote to the Independence of Hawaii.The Hawaiian Kingdom, our nation is out there. It is an Occupied Nation. An Occupied nation that calls to us to go home to her. To give her life. To have her be once more a nation of the Free World of Nations. Not as an Occupied Nation.115 years of Justice Delayed is Justice Denied. Enough is Enough.KU I KA PONO Jan. 17, 2009 Waikiki, Queen Kapiolani Park
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KOANI FOUNDATION CEDED LANDS PROTEST STATEMENT

Posted by Free Hawai`i on December 28, 2008 at 9:17pm
The so-called ceded lands are really only one thing - stolen lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom which was illegally overthrown over one hundred years ago and is still occupied by the U.S. to this very day.We stand solidly opposed to any action by the so-called state of Hawai`i or the Office Of Hawaiian Affairs which would attempt to take, trade, dispose or sell these lands since they are not theirs to begin with.The ceded lands belong to Hawai`i Nationals - descendants of citizens of the Hawaiian Kingdom and their loyalists.There is no deal or negotiation which would be legitimate other than the return of our nation which includes all the `aina (land) not just some of it.The plea by the fake state of Hawai`i to the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the ceded lands theirs is both illegitimate and an outrage.We call upon Governor Linda Lingle and Attorney General Mark Bennett to immediately and permanently withdraw this case.Their desire that the U.S. Supremem Court declare the ceded lands theirs based on the Newlands Resolution is simply an attempt to legitimize a theft.The U.S. Department of Justice itself declared the Newlands Resolution as less than legitimate during the Reagan administration in 1988, when they stated, “It is therefore unclear which constitutional power congress exercised when it acquired Hawai`i by joint resolution. Accordingly, it is doubtful that the acquisition of Hawai`i can serve as an appropriate assertion of authority.”Likewise the Koani Foundation opposes the Akaka bill or federal recognition in any form since Hawai`i has never been a part of the U.S. to begin with, nor have Hawaiians ever relinquished their rights according to both international and U.S. public law 103-150, otherwise known as the Apology bill.We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters here today, as well as those across Hawai`i and the world who could not be here in person in opposing a ceded lands deal.We call for the return of our stolen lands and a Free Hawai`i.
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CEDED LANDS PROTEST JUST THE BEGINNING ON VOICES OF TRUTH – ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I’S FUTURE

Posted by Free Hawai`i on December 28, 2008 at 9:00am
Mahalo to all who showed up throughout Hawai`i Friday to express their outrage regarding Governor Lingle’s plan to seize and sell off stolen Hawaiian Kingdom national lands.Like any battle, a fight is comprised of rounds, and there are more to go.Don’t miss Free Hawai`i TV this coming Wednesday to find out the three most important things you can do right now to help win the next round.What does Hawaiian activist Skippy Ioane say we should do with ceded lands? Catch our visit with him and find out this week here on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.MONDAY, December 29th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53SATURDAY, January 3rd At 8:00 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53“Vanity & Insanity – A Visit With Skippy Ioane”You never know what’s going to happen around Hawai`i Island activist and Hui Pu founder Skippy Ioane. Thrown off the steps of `Iolani Palace during our interview when he attempts to claim it as sovereign territory, Skippy offers his own unique insights about the illegal overthrow and US occupation, and tells us the single most important thing we can do today with ceded lands. Watch It Here.MONDAY, December 29th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, January 2nd At 5:30 PM - Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53THURSDAY, January 1st At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, January 2nd At 8:30 AM – Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52“Enough For Tomorrow – A Visit With Foster Ampong”What do future economic realities say about Hawai`i? Will there be enough for everyone or will you be one of many left out? Hear what Foster says about creating a sustainable future in Hawai`i that includes everyone. 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.You can watch Voices Of Truth anytime on the web.And for news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.
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State Court Correct In Protecting Ceded Lands

Posted by Pomaikaiokalani on December 28, 2008 at 8:26am
December 28, 2008 Honolulu AdvertiserState Court Correct In Protecting Ceded LandsBy Jon M. Van Dyke and Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzieIn January 2008, our Hawai'i Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, authored by Chief Justice Ronald Moon, holding that the state is prohibited from selling or transferring any of the 1.2 million acres of "ceded" lands until the unrelinquished claims of Native Hawaiians to those lands have been resolved through the political process.Gov. Linda Lingle's administration has criticized this decision and has sought review from the United States Supreme Court, but its criticism and those of others have missed a crucial element of the decision — the state's trust duty to administer the ceded lands for the benefit of both Native Hawaiians and the general public.The "ceded" lands are those lands that had been the Crown Lands and Government Lands during the Kingdom of Hawai'i and were later "ceded" by the Republic of Hawai'i to the United States as part of the 1898 annexation. These lands were never added to the public lands of the United States and have always been held in trust. In the 1959 Statehood Admission Act, the state accepted responsibility for administering the ceded lands for five trust purposes, including "the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians." The Admission Act required the lands to be managed and disposed of "in such manner as the constitution and laws" of the state of Hawai'i may provide.In 1978, the people of Hawai'i amended the state Constitution to state clearly that these lands were to be held as a public trust for two trust beneficiaries — Native Hawaiians and the general public.Although much attention has been focused on the Hawai'i Supreme Court's interpretation of the 1993 Congressional Apology Resolution, it is really the court's reliance on Hawai'i trust law that led to its ultimate conclusion. In examining relevant law — including the Admission Act, the state Constitution, and earlier Hawai'i cases — our Supreme Court found that the state of Hawai'i has a fiduciary duty to Native Hawaiians in relation to the ceded lands. The court said that "the state, as trustee, must adhere to high fiduciary duties normally owed by a trustee to its beneficiaries." These duties include, the court explained, "the obligation that the trustee deal impartially when there is more than one beneficiary."The Hawai'i Supreme Court found that the facts recounted in the Apology Resolution and similar state legislation put the state, as trustee of the ceded lands, on notice that Native Hawaiians have unresolved claims to the ceded lands. The court concluded that although the Apology Resolution and similar state legislation do not require that ceded lands be turned over to the Native Hawaiian people, they do recognize that Native Hawaiians have unrelinquished claims to the lands. Thus, transfer of the ceded lands by the state to third parties would amount to a breach of trust by favoring the interests of one beneficiary — the general public — over the interests of the other beneficiary — Native Hawaiians.In this light, the Hawai'i Court's determination that "the Apology Resolution and related state legislation, give rise to the state's fiduciary duty to preserve the corpus of the public lands trust, specifically, the ceded lands, until such time as the unrelinquished claims of the Native Hawaiians have been resolved," makes absolute sense.In deciding whether an injunction was appropriate, the court stated: "Obviously, without an injunction, any ceded lands alienated from the public lands trust will be lost and will not be available for the future reconciliation efforts." Importantly, the court recognized that monetary compensation in lieu of the lands themselves would be inadequate given the inextricable link between Native Hawaiians and their land. The court thus called for a moratorium on the transfer of these lands "pending final resolution of Native Hawaiian claims through the political process." (Emphasis added.) Similar moratoria have been issued in Alaska while the claims of Alaska natives were being sorted out, in New Zealand while a process to resolve the Maori claims was being established, and in Arizona to protect lands claimed by the Pueblo Indians.Recently, the Lingle administration filed its brief in the U. S. Supreme Court which argues that Native Hawaiians have no legal claim to the ceded lands. This position is inconsistent with the Apology Resolution, similar state legislation, and the proposed Akaka Bill, all of which recognize that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i was illegal and that the Native Hawaiian people have unresolved claims to the lands. The administration has also incorrectly asserted that the Hawai'i Supreme Court found that the state does not have good title to the ceded lands. In fact, the opinion expressly stayed away from that issue and explained that "the issue of Native Hawaiian title to the ceded lands will be addressed through the political process."Clearly, our Supreme Court looked at both the legal and equitable issues involved in this case and sought to strike a balance. Although it declined to rule on the ultimate claims of Native Hawaiians to the ceded lands, the court has protected the lands from dissipation until a political resolution can be achieved. As the court stated:"In this case, Congress, the Hawai'i state Legislature, the parties, and the trial court all recognize (1) the cultural importance of the land to Native Hawaiians, (2) that the ceded lands were illegally taken from the Native Hawaiian monarchy, (3) that future reconciliation between the state and the Native Hawaiian people is contemplated, and (4) once any ceded lands are alienated from the public land trust, they will be gone forever."The Hawai'i Supreme Court's decision is firmly based on Hawai'i's Constitution, statutes and case law, and our state's highest court correctly interpreted Hawai'i trust law to reach both a legally correct and morally just decision.Jon M. Van Dyke teaches constitutional law and international law at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law and is the author of "Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai'i?" Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie is an assistant professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law, where she teaches Native Hawaiian Law courses and is the author of the "Native Hawaiian Rights Handbook." In their private capacities, Van Dyke and MacKenzie are part of the team of lawyers representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the State v. OHA case now pending before the United States Supreme Court. They wrote this commentary for The Advertiser.KU I KA PONO Jan. 17, 2009 Waikiki, Queen Kapiolani Park
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Invitation to the Ha 'i' olelo Poni Ho'olaule'a KINGS COMMEMORATIVE BALL FOR THE FIRST HAWAIIAN PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.

Posted by Anela Kamakawiwo'ole on December 28, 2008 at 7:30am
Just a reminder for those on Big Island. The Kings Commemorative Inaugural Ball is being held at the Kamehameha Beach Hotel in Kailua Kona on January 20, 2009. Special room rates available for honored guests to the Ball. Tickets $100. You can get the tickets and information by logging onto this link: http://kingdomhawaii.com/index.php?module=Website&action=ProductDetails&content=5 or through me at: anelabo2@gmail.com. Cocktails 5-6 p.m. Elegant Luau Dinner 6-8 p.m. Inauguration 7-9 p.m. Entertainment, Music, Hula, Photographer on board for your special photos at the Ball, and Dancing from 9-11p.m. Commemorative Invitation to Obama given to all honored guests suitable for framing for first 300 ticket holders. This is for a non profit fundraiser, so NO tax added! Hurry, reserve your tickets as they are imited. Come join us for this all Hawaiian historical classic evening. Dress in you finest Holoku'u and be a part of this event. Aloha Nui, Anela (808) 322-0790 anelabo2@gmail.com
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HAWAI`I NATIONAL PATRIOTS SAY "NO!" TO SALE OF STOLEN LANDS

Posted by Free Hawai`i on December 26, 2008 at 11:00pm
HAWAI`I NATIONAL PATRIOTS SAY "NO!" TO SALE OF STOLEN LANDSAbout 100 people from various Native Hawaiian groups rallied in front of the state Capitol yesterday to demonstrate their objection to Gov. Linda Lingle's position on ceded lands, those lands that belonged to the Hawaiian government and were taken over at the 1898 overthrow.
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AFTER PAO'O.....NOW TO MAHUKONA - protesting & requesting an overturn of the COUNTY PLANNING DEPT

Posted by HALE O KEAWE-A-HEULU aka: NAIHE on December 26, 2008 at 9:00pm
In my past blogs I've provided information of maps here in our North Kohala District so those who are not familiar with Mahukona you may reference it to my past blog posts regarding maps. Deadline to be in by 12/27/08 for the first information provided below so this letter was e-mailed and faxed to both the Hilo and Kona offices. The last two documents followed later as indicated on the documents.You won't find this information in the newspapers it's been a long fight community organizations here in Kohala have had on Mahukona. No matter how many times a name changes with the owner or project, it doesn't make the issue change and laws must be abided by so we all continue the fight.We are joining KAKO'O in the efforts they have already started with their attorneys on environmental issues.Here are some of the required documents which are required to file in our County of Hawaii:081227_Maikai_Kamakani_Mahukona_lttr[1].doc As provided by myself.081228_Maikai_Pet_Intervention_BOA_MHK.docx As provided by our V.P.081228_Maikai_affidavit_Mahukona.docx As provided by our V.P.Just keeping everyone up to speed on this...Aloha, Stephanie
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Gathering on Firday, Dec. 26 @ 8:30AM at the Ahu on the gournds of Iolani Palace.

Posted by Pono Kealoha on December 25, 2008 at 8:41pm
ALOHA Kakou, e Hawaii,zom5.gifKU'E SEIZED LANDS "NO SUCH THING AS CEDED " WITH OUT A TREATY!GET IT STAIGHT !IDEAS FOR SIGNSNO AKAKA BILL!SEIZED NOT CEDED!116 of ILLEGAL OCCUPATIONWHERE'S OUR FREEDOM?The Hawaiian Indpendence Alliance is calling for a Gathering on Firday, Dec. 26 @ 8:30AM at the Ahu on the gournds of Iolani Palace. HIA suuports the efforts of others to bar the State of Hawaii from selling seized (so called ceded) lands. However, the Alliance believes that the message of those opposing the sale of seized ladnds does not go far enough. HIA will gather to share a larger message in support of Hawaiian Independence and in opposition to federal recogniton.Wear Red Shirts in Solidarity!We're calling for a picket from 10 am - 4pm on Friday, Dec. 26, 2009 on Beretania St. Fronting Washington Place and the State Capitol to bring awareness to Lingle's im-moral claim that the state has the right to sell and/or transfer Hawaiian ceded lands.Please join us with your signs, family and friends...We'd like to get a few hundred people out to picket. We're hoping to draw media attention while Obama is here for his vacation..and urge him not to meet with her..Make your signs over the holiday..bring it down on Dec. 26th to Beretania St. fronting Washington Place and the side of her hale...Save it for the march and rally on Jan 17th, 2009 through Waikiki to Kapi'olani ParkProtect Hawaiian LandsStop Stealing our LandShame on LingleShame on AionaMahalo nui loa!Vicky Takamine
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A MESSAGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Posted by Free Hawai`i on December 24, 2008 at 7:17pm
"Like a child in mother's arms we believed in you.You came in big ships with guns. You gave us gifts of metal and accepted our aloha.You said our religion was wrong.We shared aloha, our wahine, too.We look around and see our people landless, homeless, struggling to give aloha.You sell the land you stole.What have you done to our people's soul?Our children have grown.We see that you have greed for more than you need.We pray to Akua for justice for what you have done to our mother, these islands, her arms in the sea.America, set us free.Like a child in mother's arms we believed in you."Riki Torres-PestanaPaia, Hawai`i
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Happy Thoughts

Posted by Pono Kealoha on December 24, 2008 at 6:16pm
While some children wake up to Presents under a tree decked out with Lights...Others wake up to body parts of family members while their home is burnt to the ground...Did you get what you wanted for Xams at the exspense of someone else?Control3.jpgXmas2.jpgclonepeace2.gif
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