CALL TO ACTION: SAVE HALOA, NO GMO KALO HEARING ON MARCH 19, 2008. MAJOR MILESTONE: WE GOT A HEARING!! Because of your dedication to protecting Haloa, Legislators felt the pressure to hear SB 958. Your words of aloha for Haloa are needed now to pass a 10-year moratorium on the genetic modification and patenting of all taro.
Here's how you can help for the March 19th hearing:
1. Submit Testimony Now: click here to go to KAHEA's virtual testimony table.
Your testimony should be in your own words, if can (legislators don't seem swayed by form letters).
Even better, if you are part of an organization or business that supports Kalo, then put your testimony on letterhead.
2. Call Rep. Clift Tsuji and the Agriculture Committee members (click here for phone numbers), tell them:
- thank you for holding a hearing on SB 958
- please do not delay decision-making on the bill
- the bill should protect all varieties of Kalo, not just Hawaiian varieties
- the moratorium must be at least 10 years or longer
3. Write a Letter to the Editor of your local paper or click here to send a letter to the two islands-wide daily papers.
....click here to learn more about how you can help!
A MUST READ: "Uncertain Peril" is a powerful reminder that what’s at stake right now is nothing less than the nature of the future.“If we want to save places, people, or plants, we have to remember their stories. In their stories are the details of their natural and social history and, most importantly, the meaning they have for our lives...The reason traditional cultures are so important to the world right now is that they still know how to remember their stories. ” - C.H. Cummings, chapter 10.
Airing all month long on Hawai‘i's public access cable networks:
"Islands at Risk: Genetic Engineering in Hawai‘i", a new film by the filmmakers who brought us Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege. To learn more, visit Na Maka ‘o ka ‘Aina.
Yet Another Victory Hawai‘i’s Fragile Environment!
Federal Court ruled in favor of KAHEA’s challenge to USDA’s failure to protect the environment from impacts of open field-testing of plants genetically engineered to produce pharmaceuticals.
On Aug. 10, 2006, Federal Court Judge Seabright held that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) violated both NEPA and the ESA by authorizing Monsanto, ProdiGene, Hawai'i Agriculture Research Center, and Garst Seed to field test crops genetically engineered to produce pharmaceuticals. Read the Court's Decision, get an overview of the case, and learn more: visit the Union of Concerned Scientists, read the executive summary to "A Growing Concern."
Appellants include KAHEA, Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth, and Pesticide Action Network North America.
Earthjustice senior attorney, Paul Achitoff argued the case. The judge will hold a hearing on August 22nd to determine further restrictions and conditions. Please attend and show support for strong protection.
News Coverage:
- Halt on all biotech permits sought (80k PDF) Honolulu Star-Bulletin August 23, 2006.
- USDA in trouble with courts relating to genetically modified pharmaceuticals on Molokai (132k PDF) Molokai Times August 16, 2006.
- Gene-Altered Crops Denounced (68k PDF) The Washington Post August 16, 2006.
- Permits for biopharming deserve strict standards (96k PDF) Honolulu Star Bulletin Op-Ed August 16, 2006.
- Ruling paves way for crop oversight (76k PDF) Honolulu Advertiser Op-Ed August 16, 2006.
- Ruling hailed by opponents of genetically altered crops (80k PDF) Honolulu Star Bulletin August 15, 2006.
- Ruling a slight setback for biopharm growers (100k PDF) Honolulu Advertiser August 15, 2006.
KAHEA is party to a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking comprehensive regulations and protection from the field testing of genetically modified organisms.
- Earthjustice wins lawsuit on public disclosure of field trials. (24k PDF) August 5, 2004.
- Government forced to disclose locations of test sites of biopharmaceutical crops (92k PDF) November 13, 2003
- State sued for refusing to disclose GMO test site information(88k PDF) Earthjustice Hawaii Records Lawsuit Press Release, July 23, 2003
- Case Outline and Notice to Sue (239k PDF) Center for food Safety, March 3, 2003
- USDA Issues Weak Biopharm Regulations (120k PDF) Center for Food Safety, March 3, 2003
- Citizen Petition to USDA on Biopharm Regulations (252k PDF)
Fact Sheet: Genetic Engineering in the Garden of Eden (60k PDF) Basic information about agricultural biotechnology for Hawai‘i by Claire Cummings.
Fact Sheet: Risks of Genetic Engineering (20k PDF)
Fact Sheet: What's wrong with Genetic Engineering? (11k PDF) Organic Consumers Assocation.
Fact Sheet: Biotechnology Policy Statement (12k PDF) Union of Concerned Scientist.
The Union of Concerned Scientists Urges the USDA and FDA to Implement a Zero Contamination Initiative on Bio-Pharm Crops Feb. 5, 2003
Manufacturing Drugs and Chemicals In Crops: Biopharming Poses New Threats to Consumers, Farmers, Food Companies and the Environment(1.3MB PDF) Friends of the Earth. Executive Summary (324k PDF)
TRESPASS A new comprehensive article on GMO's by Claire Cummings.
Paoakalani Declaration: a statement of self-determination issued by Kanaka Maoli cultural experts in response to the commercialization and misappropriation of traditional Hawaiian knowledge (SIZE) October 2003.
Bioprospecting /BioPiracy and Indigenous People (64k PDF) May 20, 2002.
Biotech_and Indigenous Peoples Occasional Papers (36k PDF) May 8, 2002.
Maori Point of View on Genetic Modification (25k PDF)
The Violence of Globalization (12k PDF) by Vandana ShivaNews
Genetic Traits Spread to Non-Engineered Papayas in Hawai'i September 10, 2004 (ENS) coverage of Hawai'i Genetic Engineering Action Network Press Conference on threats to papaya markets from GMO papayas.
Plenty Papaya Problems Scientists square off over how safe Hawaii's genetically modified papaya is for consumers by Alan D. McNarie, Hawai'i Island Journal
Fears grow with genetic crop secrecy Honolulu Advertiser, October 19, 2003
Both sides lose in genetic crop wars
Are there Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) in your lunch? Haleakala Times, October 15 - November 4, 2003
What's Wrong with Biotechnology in Hawai'i? (60k PDF) Op-Ed by Dr. Hector Valenzuela, UH Manoa Tropical Agriculture Hawaii Island Journal September 2003.
No paradise for pharming The Scientist, July 30, 2003
Diversa Will Mine Biodiversity in Hawai‘i (3k PDF) Environmental News Service June 11, 2002PLEASE CLICK
Four of 17 students at Highlands Intermediate School in Pearl City overcome by chemical odor were treated today at Kapi'olani Medical Center at Pali Momi.Honolulu Emergency Services spokesman Bryan Cheplic said three students were taken by ambulance in stable condition to the hospital while another student was transported to Pali Momi by a parent. A fifth student was treated at the school and released, said Cheplic.The other students complaining of breathing difficulties did not require treatment, according to Cheplic.The Honolulu Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Unit responded to the school, at 1460 Ho'olaulea St., at 1:30 p.m. The source of the odor was found to be a broken bottle of malathion at a Ho'omalimali Street residence, said HFD spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig. The school is located downwind from the residence, Seelig added.The incident was resolved by 2:20 p.m., said Seelig.
Please call Mayor Harry Kim at 961-8211, County Council members (Hoffman, Higa, Jacobson, Pilago, Ford, Naeole, Yagong, Ikeda, and Yoshimoto) at 961-8225 and your state representatives toll free at 974-4000 and urge them to speak out publicly to stop all live-fire and aerial bombings at the military's Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) located in the heart of Hawaii Island. Read more below. Speak up to protect the `aina. Mahalo.AN OPEN LETTER TO COUNTY OF HAWAII MAYOR HARRY KIMAloha Mayor Kim: March 3, 2008This is an urgent appeal for you to take immediate action to stop the spread of radiation contamination at the military's 133,000-acre Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) in the center of Hawaii Island. You are aware that on August 20, 2007, the Army confirmed the presence of radiation from weapons training at PTA. Presently, the full extent of the contamination is not known due to the massive size of the range, incomplete testing, and poor record-keeping by the military. Given the fact that all branches of the military have trained at PTA for more than 50 years, the history of the military lying on such things as secret nerve-gas testing in the Hilo watershed, and stonewalling other public concerns in Hawaii, it is reasonable to believe that the extent of radiation contamination at PTA is far more than we are being told.Currently, live-fire training by 2,000 Marines is taking place at PTA, including the use of big cannons. More live-fire training by the U.S. Army is planned following the Marines' training. Such actions risk spreading the radiation contamination at PTA.We urge you to speak out publicly and urge other elected officials and political candidates to join you in calling for the following action: All live-fire and aerial bombings of the entire Pohakuloa range should be immediately stopped until a thorough, objective and independent survey has been funded (via the military budget) and completed, in order to assure real public safety.Hawaii, is a rare jewel of the planet, a true paradise on earth, of unmatched natural beauty. And now it is being poisoned. Mayor Kim, this is your day in the sun. Please do the right thing for the people of Hawaii and for all the world. Speak out to stop this reckless endangering by the U.S. military. Some scientists say that radiation contamination is one of the major issues of our lifetime, one of the greatest challenges facing civilization today.We look forward to your positive actions. Mahalo and aloha..Jim Albertini, Daniel H.C. Li, Galen and L.V. Kelly, Paul W. Normann for Malu `Aina; Kale Gumapac for theKanaka Council (cc: elected officials and political candidates, news media)Vote Every Day: Take Direct Action!1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject war as a solution. 3. Defend civil liberties. 4. Oppose all discrimination: anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, etc. 5. Seek peace through justice in Hawai`i and around the world.Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB Ola`a (Kurtistown),Hawai`i 96760. Phone (808) 966-7622 Email ja@interpac.net http://www.malu-aina.orgHilo Peace Vigil leaflet (March 7,, 2008 - 338th week) - Friday 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office
APPOLGY BILL = "KUKAE" { BULLSH*T } = MORE DESTRUCTION OF OUR AINA & CULTURE !
"warrior skills."The U.S. military doesn't like to name its special operations troops for security reasons.Special ops soldiers = USA 's "SS" of of da BUSH REGIME ! = TERRORIST and HIT SQUAD'Z of da USA .
Posted on: Thursday, March 6, 2008Special ops soldiers honing skills in HawaiiBy William ColeAdvertiser Military WriterAt any given time, at least 50 Hawai'i-based troops are operating somewhere in the Pacific on training missions you normally don't hear about.But this week, members of the Hawai'i-based Special Operations Command Pacific are making a rare, semi-public appearance. About 150 personnel from the Camp Smith headquarters are in the field for combat shooting, survival training and inflatable boat beaching exercises near Iroquois Point.There's a six-mile hike today at Ka'ena Point; tomorrow, about 100 will be taking turns parachuting out of helicopters at Schofield Barracks."Being an operational headquarters, it's kind of hard to get out and do these kind of training events that we need to do," said Maj. Gen. Salvatore F. Cambria, unit commander. "So this is designed to pull the command away from headquarters, get them out in a field environment, and 'reblue' some of those basic warrior skills."Special Operations Command Pacific plans, coordinates and directs all special operations in the Pacific. Its personnel are often in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia; anywhere from 10 to 30 are deployed to the southern Philippines.Cambria has the ability to call on 800 to 2,000 U.S. troops, including Navy SEALs on Guam, and an Army Special Forces battalion and Air Force group on Okinawa.Cambria also has a Hawai'i-based headquarters of about 270. About 150 of the troops who are on-island are taking part in the exercise. Many of the rest are deployed.The training yesterday at Pu'uloa Training Facility brought together Army digital, Navy woodland, Air Force tiger stripe and Marine Corps camouflage uniforms.Military lawyers and satellite communications experts trained alongside SEALs and Army Green Berets. About 30 percent of the Special Operations Command Pacific headquarters are special operations forces.Navy SEALs also are assigned separately on O'ahu to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One at Pearl City Peninsula.IRAQ DEPLOYMENTThe training provided a glimpse into a force that shuns the limelight.The 33-year-old Special Forces major who is the officer in charge of planning the exercise was in Iraq from October of 2004 to July of 2005 as the commander of an Operational Detachment Alpha — a team of 12 soldiers.The U.S. military doesn't like to name its special operations troops for security reasons. In Iraq, the major worked with South Korean forces who in turn were working with Kurds in the northern city of Mosul.From March to November 2006, he was an Operational Detachment Alpha commander on Jolo in the southern Philippines and lived with Philippine soldiers and special operations counterparts — some of whom were killed on combat operations."It takes some adjustment from the tactical level in the weeds, to the (level) we operate here at SOCPAC," he said. "I didn't spend many days behind a computer, nor did many of these folks spend at a desk, so that took some getting used to."LAWYER TRAINS, TOOService members were working on three skill sets yesterday, including shooting a sidearm and M-16 at silhouette targets after doing 10 pushups.Navy Lt. Cmdr. Laurin Eskridge, 35, a staff judge advocate, or military lawyer, said with her position, she's normally required to only shoot annually."It can be a little nerve-wracking because everyone is watching you," Eskridge said after the shooting drill.She had previously deployed to Afghanistan, where she carried either a 9 mm pistol or an M-4 carbine.Within a thorny kiawe grove, other service members were creating concealment positions.Lt. Col. Erik Wong, who's with the Hawai'i Air National Guard but attached to Special Operations Command Pacific, was adding freshly cut branches to the concealment spot with another military member."Make sure the leaves are facing the right way," Wong said. Leaves that face the wrong way would be something that could be noticeable, he said."It's part of the philosophy of SOCPAC to train as we fight," said Wong, a 1977 Mid-Pacific Institute graduate. "This is a practical application of the skills we would be using in the real world."Cambria, the unit's commander, said he tries to schedule a day of range fire or parachute skills quarterly."But it's hard to get them all together in this environment," he said."Not only does it build warrior skills," Cambria added, "it really does a lot to build teamwork, because this is the command that will go forward under a standing joint task force orders and set up an operation should we be called upon."PHILIPPINE DUTYSpecial Operations Command Pacific's biggest operation right now is with Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines. About 500 U.S. service members are in the south of the country at any given time assisting the armed forces of the Philippines.In addition to about two dozen SOCPAC service members, about 30 Hawai'i National Guard soldiers are in the country providing security.The U.S. military builds roads, bridges and schools and works with the Philippine military to deter Muslim militants.Cambria said he doesn't expect the size of the special operations force in Hawai'i to grow because he said he has a great "reach-back" capability."Should I need more forces, I put in a request into Special Operations Command headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, and I ask for a particular set of forces. They provide those," Cambria said.There are about 50,000 active-duty and reserve special operations forces.Five Navy SEALs from Special Operations Command Pacific were assisting yesterday in inflatable boat launches on the beach.Air Force Master Sgt. Benjamin Rector, 33, who works in satellite communications, said the boat practice was a first for him. The Tennessee man also said it was fun."Something different," he said. "Little more teamwork. Getting out to meet everyone. Getting out of the cubicle and actually seeing people."A spent cartridge flies out of the ejection port of an M-16 as a service member with Special Operations Command Pacific trains with live rounds at Iroquois Point.
TV show to pay tribute to the late Aunty GenoaBy Wayne HaradaAdvertiser Staff WriterA tribute to the late Genoa Keawe, the First Lady of Hawaiian Song, will be part of Emme Tomimbang's "Emme's Island Moments Island Icons" TV special, airing at 9 p.m. March 7 and 3 p.m. March 29 on KHON2.Tomimbang, producer-host of an ongoing series of shows on Island personalities, had planned a retrospective special on Keawe last year, to document her nearly 70 years in entertainment, not expecting Keawe's death last Feb. 25.The biography has evolved into an homage to the noted falsetto singer, who will reflect on her long and colorful career as well as her influence on a generation or two of other performers.Guests on the show will include Kealoha Kalama, Frank Kawaikapuolani Hewett, Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, Natalie Kamau'u, Aunty Malia Craver and O'Brien Eselu who will reflect on Aunty Genoa's legacy.
Hawaii won't ban genetic coffeeUSA Today, 6 March 2008HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii won't ban genetically altered coffee, a decision that worries growers of the prized Kona coffee brand who want to keep it pure.State lawmakers shelved a bill Wednesday that would have prohibited growing genetically modified coffee in Hawaii until 2012. Instead, they want to order a study into the science, benefits and dangers of genetically enhanced crops.Coffee farmers worried that genetically modified coffee could contaminate expensive Kona blends, which are only grown on Hawaii's Big Island and exported worldwide."The fact that you're creating a 'frankenfood' is very scary. What will it do to my morning cup of coffee?" asked John Langenstein, sales manager for Koa Coffee Plantation.Coffee drinkers in Japan and parts of Europe wouldn't buy Kona coffee if it becomes mixed up with genetically changed coffee, causing it to lose its value and uniqueness, Langenstein.FIND MORE STORIES IN: Europe | Japan | Capitol | Oahu | Big Island | Senate Committee | Kona Coffee Cultural Festival | Technology CouncilOthers argue that genetically modified coffee poses little danger to Kona coffee because it would be grown on a different island and could benefit the economy.One company plans to begin planting a special kind of modified coffee on Oahu, likely early next year, that grows decaffeinated naturally."Our field trials would have absolutely no effect on Kona coffee, so it doesn't really make sense to ban field trials of transgenic coffee across the whole state," said John Stiles, chief executive officer for Integrated Coffee Technologies Inc. "We don't want to be known as the anti-technology state."Hawaii lawmakers won't even hear the proposal to impose a moratorium on genetically modified coffee.Instead, they'll form a task force to consider the merits of genetically modified coffee, labeling effectiveness and consumer education, said Sen. Jill Tokuda, chairwoman for the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs."We need more time to really examine these issues and understand all of the facts," said Tokuda, D-Kaneohe-Kailua. "When you have a moratorium on research, that sends a negative message out."A decaffeinated coffee bean could double Hawaii's overall coffee production, invigorate the agriculture industry and create new jobs, Tokuda said.Even though the genetically altered decaffeinated coffee would be grown on Oahu, far from the Big Island's Kona coffee fields, its seed could spread through human dispersal, said Una Greenaway, whose Kuaiwi Farm Kona Old Style coffee won the top prize at last year's annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival's cupping contest."We really need to protect our industry. If those plants come to Kona, we'd be in serious economic trouble," she said at the state Capitol, where she was joined by a few other coffee growers.Lisa Gibson, president of the Hawaii Science and Technology Council, said legislators should avoid passing laws limiting scientific study."It's a very slippery slope to begin legislating research," Gibson said. "If we're going to diversify out state, it needs to be based on knowledge."Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Mahalo:Nini'ane
OHA’s Mismanagement and Poor Judgment ContinuesMarch 5, 2008Posted to: http://ohalies.blogspot.comOn behalf of Administrator Clyde Namu‘o, Deputy Administrator of Beneficiary, Advocacy, and Empowerment Mona Bernardino announced on Monday, March 3, 2008 via email to OHA staff that she has been appointed the person in charge of the Grants Department, once known as Planning, Research, Evaluation, and Grants (PREG).The Planning, Research, Evaluation components of PREG have been assigned to Special Assistant to the Administrator Stanton Enomoto. OHA Chair Apoliona congratulated Bernardino and Enomoto via email from Washington D.C., upon receiving Bernardino’s email declaring her command of the Grants Department.Beneficiaries and the general public must be concerned that Namu‘o and Apoliona would strengthen Bernardino’s power in OHA, knowing that Bernardino was allegedly released as acting principal from Ka Waihona O Ka Na‘auao New Century Charter School, because she allegedly committed fraud.According to several individuals who reside in the community that Ka Waihona O Ka Na‘auao New Century Charter School serves, Bernardino allegedly approved and accepted on her own behalf an estimated dollar amount ranging from $150,000 to $160,000 beyond her approved salary in less than an estimated six months.Many Leeward Coast residents familiar with these allegations are patiently waiting for a formal complaint to be filed against Bernardino.Namu‘o and Apoliona continue to display mismanagement and poor judgment by giving more power to Bernardino over the dissemination of OHA’s trust funds through the Grants Department that will total an estimated 3.7 million dollars, essentially 10% of OHA’s total Board of Trustees approved operating budget for one fiscal year (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009).Bernardino’s record at Ka Waihona O Ka Na‘auao New Century Charter School and her questionable usage of the Hawaiian Governance Small Grants Program that disseminated an estimated $340,000 in unreported grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 to buy political and community favors for Administrator Namu‘o and Chair Apoliona, while serving as the Director of Hawaiian Governance, ought to cause grave concern to all those who care about the management of OHA’s public trust and expect a fair and impartial grant process.Beneficiaries and the greater public need to understand that Bernardino will subjectively operate the Grants Department according to the wishes of Administrator Namu‘o and Chair Apoliona, which will not align with the needs of the Hawaiian community, but align with their personal agenda that includes the passage of the Ceded Land Settlement and Akaka Bill.Furthermore, let it be known that grantees submitting favorable testimony in support of OHA’s agenda will most likely continue to receive grants, as Bernardino maintains a detailed list of all grantees that submitted testimony favorable to OHA’s agenda for Namu‘o and Apoliona to access and review.The time is now, beneficiaries and the greater public, we need to call for a fiscal and management audit of OHA. We must urge the Hawai‘i Legislature to hold all lands and revenues in receivership or escrow until such audits are completed.Otherwise, it will be business as usual at OHA – secret negotiations, million dollar contracts approved in executive sessions, misuse of company credit cards, unreported grants to buy political and community favors, first class travel and overnight stays at luxury resorts, nepotism, staff intimidation and bullying, unreported expenditures pertaining to OHA’s nation-building campaigns, grantee pressure and coercion, staff surveillance, administrative demands for personal loyalty – and the list goes on...on behalf of linda gomes
The world's largest marine protected area was established in 2006 after years of overwhelming public support for the strongest possible protections. Today, we need to follow through on this public victory, by continuing to stay engaged in the process to develop plans to protect this rare coral reef ecosystem. 
GUMALULANIDate: Mar 5, 2008 11:03 AMESS WHAT? MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE HILO DUMP AND IT WAS CLOSED AND HE HEARD WHY IT WAS CLOSED ON THE RADIO. THEY FOUND BOMBS AND AMONITION AT THE DUMP IN HILO!! THIS IS SO CRAZY, DON'T YOU THINK?MALULANIDate: Mar 5, 2008 11:03 AMUpdated at 10:53 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2008Hilo landfill closed after old military ammo foundAdvertiser StaffHILO, Hawai'i — County officials closed the Hilo landfill, transfer station and recycling center this morning after construction crews discovered old military ammunition at the site.Crews have been installing utilities near the transfer station as part of a larger project to construct a sort station to boost county recycling efforts.Neil Gyotoku, spokesman for county civil defense, said initial reports suggested a crew uncovered old .50-caliber machine gun rounds, but it was unclear whether other old ammo or explosives might also be at the site.Gyotoku said crews specializing in unexploded ordnance disposal are being called in from the Pohakuloa Training Area to dispose of the ordnance.The county landfill and the facilities round it are closed until further notice, he said.
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The answer to the question is yes. What is not told is that the various sovereignty/ National groups are like the various political parties within the USA. Each have their own agenda and platform yet they recognize themselves as citizens of their country. This is ongoing here in Hawaii as well.We know that the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists albeit under the unlawful belligerent occupation of the United States of America. Everyone wants to restart the Hawaiian Kingdom. This is good! The ipso facto State and the ipso facto Federal Government are afraid that we will. Thus, through the corporate medias and the seditous school systems, they have constantly belittled the Hawaii Nationals and obfuscate the issues and facts hoping we wouldn't wise up.Let's look at the pertinent facts:* The Kingdom of Hawaii was created by King Kamehameha and stylized to conform with the international related countries.* Kamehameha, Ka'ahumanu, and Vancouver became fast friends whereby the king pick the brains of the Englishman who was a great help in setting the king's course toward international recognition.* Armed with the knowledge Ka'ahumanu gained through this liason with Vancouver, after the King died and the missionaries arrived, she had done a coup d'etat to then become Kuhina Nui. She chose to use the missionaries and chiefs for her own agenda and continue to put the islands on par with the other known countries.* Kauikeaouli was counselled by the Queens who swayed the power of the Kingdom to keep it toward its goal. He, after his brother's reign, took charge of the Kingdom. He and his chiefs commissioned William Richards to instruct them according to the Wayland's book, Elements of Political Economy.* Hawaiians were quick learners and utlized their new-found knowledge on how to deal with foreign countries and develop theirs to conform with the powers of the world. In doing so, the King chose to reform his national government and give up his absolute rule to a constitutional monarchy.* In 1839 the Hawaiian Magna Carta was created and a constitution was promulgated. Treaties with other countries were ratified and subject to the supreme law of the land.* The French and the British signed a proclamation of recognizing the Independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a nation-state and it was the move to join the Family of Nations. The US followed suit and recognized the nation-state of Hawaii. Through the efforts of Hawaii's subsequent monarchs, over 25 treaties with countries around the world were secured and by 1893, there were over 96 consuls and legations throughout the world.* Kalakaua, succeeded in securing relations with countries around the world and the Kingdom became the richest per capita globally as well as one of the most modern. Hawaii actively participated internationally as part of the Family of Nations, predessessor of the League of Nations which evolved to the United Nations. Hawaii's status of neutrality was also recognized as that of Switzerland.* The USA was trying to find a way to control Hawaii or takeover the islands with the people voluntarily wanting to join it since 1826. Because of the fast actions of the King; the USA could not take it without the people's consent or it would set a precedent violating international laws. The covert actions of the USA began to spin.* US President Harrison and Secy of State James Blaine colluded with Lorrin Thurston to destabilze the Hawaiian Kingdom and conspired to have John L. Stevens to assist by creating a fake revolution without setting an international precedent. In 1887 the US Americans under Thurston and his cohorts staged a coupe, the first overt action to wrest the kingdom from the King and forced him to sign the Bayonet Constitution. It was done between the years that legislation was not in session. Thus, it was never ratified but implied.* Only Stevens and his troops and the Committee of Safety was aware of what was transpiring. On the steps of a government building, the proclamation was read under the protection of the US troops and immediately Stevens recognized the Committee of Safety's Provisional Government as the lawful government. They had never had control of the police station, government buildings, palace, and barracks. The troops remained to protect and secure the US puppet government.* The Queen surrendered to the USA rather than to those scurrilous US American complicitous traitors; with hopes that upon learning the truth, the USA would restore her to her throne and reinstate her government.*The Ku'e Petions were signed by over 96% of the multi-ethnic Hawaii Nationals in 1897; all loyal to the Queen and her government in protest of the invasion and against annexation. Annexation attempt twice failed in the US. Spanish-American war began and Mckinley opted for the Newlands Resolution to annex hawaii.* So we have the "bible-plow-rifle" in which the US gained control of Hawaii. A resolution is a domestic law which has no juridiction within another country. There was no treaty of annexation; hence, the annexation is illegal, null and void.* The US belligerent occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom is ongoing till today. The US has violated the laws of occupation and disregards Hawaii's neutrality. The Statehood act is another process greatly flawed and deemed null and void. The impropriety in the process is there was no international observance to validate the process; US Americans could vote; the question was to remain a territory or become a state and omitted the other choices. Only 22% of eligible voters cast their ballot and 94% of them voted for statehood.To summarize, the descendants of the original Hawaii Nationals are still Hawaii Nationals and the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists. The only logical consequence is total independence and the USA must de-occupy our country. OHA, an agency of the ipso facto State which is a part of the USA, is trying to comply and promote the Akaka Bill using the Kau Inoa census to support it. In the meantime, this US entity, wants to create a US puppet governing tribal entity to fit into the US system to appear as a nation within a nation by usurping the authority and jurisdiction of the existing Hawaiian Kingdom. History is repeating itself in the neo-provisional government OHA intends to establish and call it a restoration of which it isn't. When one owns the entire pie; why would one give it away to accept the crumbs in return? Knowing who you really are; empowers you.He Hawai'i au; a o 'oe?
