THE LAWFUL GOVERNMENT OF HAWAI'I HAS RETURNED FROM EXILE.
A nationalist initiative is underway in Hawai'i. Prior to its unlawful overthrow by insurrectionishts in January of 1893, the Kingdom of Hawai'i enjoyed its station as free and independent country. Queen Lili'uokalani, the head of state at the time of the coup d'etat, issued her formal letter of protest to United States President Grover Cleveland, whose foreign minister to Hawai'i extended recognition to the provisional government of the insurrectionists. By protesting in writing, the Queen preserved in international law the right of the Kanaka Maoli (Aboriginal Hawaiians) to reclaim independence for their nation.
In 1993, Hawaiian nationalists received what they wanted from the U.S. government for a whole century: a written confession. On November 23, 1993, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed a resolution authorized by both houses of the U.S. Congress: United States Public Law 103-150, A Joint Resolution to Offer an Apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Within its text is this admission:
"...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;"Using the Queen's Protest Letter and the U.S. Confession, private individuals of Kanaka Maoli ancestry from across the island chain convened on March 13, 1999 on the island of O'ahu to return their true and lawful government from its century-long exile. In accordance with the long-dormant constitution of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, they filled the high offices of the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
This government of volunteers conducted a citizenship drive, extending the offer to naturalize to this nation to all residents of the Hawaiian Islands. On Saturday, November 6, 1999, the eligible voters within all twenty-four voting districts selected the individuals they wanted to serve them in the House of Representatives and the House of Nobles. Since being sworn in on January 15, 2000, this elected legislature has held fifteen governmental conventions, continued its citizenship drive, conducted an international campaign of public notice, and updated the national constitution for the first time in 113 years.
The immediate goal of this re-emerging nation is to notify the general public and the private sector of its intent to exercise its national rights. Our ranks continue to grow. Progress proceeds at an exponential rate. Shortly, the world will be re-introduced to the peaceful nation known as the Kingdom of Hawai'i
Download: US Public Law 103-150.pdf
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