https://vimeo.com/105856766
To download Professor Chang’s testimony to the Department of Interior when they held public hearings throughout the Hawaiian Islands click here.
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Weblog of the acting government of the Hawaiian Kingdom presently operating within the occupied State of the Hawaiian Islands.
All of us following this substantial debate for some time are aware that the fundamental flaw in the US Claim is that a joint resolution can only apply within the jurisdiction of its own territory, in this case, the United States, and that it is not the equivalent of a treaty. But what is overlooked, I think, is that EVEN IF there had been an actual treaty the transfer in 1898 would have been illegitimate. The reason is that, as acknowledged by President Grover Cleveland, the “Provisional Government” which renamed itself “The Republic of Hawai’i,” had at the time of its coming to power neither de jure nor de facto authority to govern, and was, as he put it “self proclaimed.” Even if one concedes that by 1898 it held de facto control, it still lacked je jure authority to conclude a treaty! So our pro-sovereignty case is strengthened even more by the recognition that the “Republic of Hawai’i, like the purported Joint Resolution, had NO AUTHORITY to enter into such agreements, and ought to be considered null and void, like a forged power of attorney giving criminals the “right” to sell your property!
Imua, onipa’a, lokahi, and aloha to all in this national liberation struggle!
I love your reiteration and reestablishment of the facts it really has brought more clarity to me. I have heard this before but not in the way that have explained it. I am writing it down in my journal as a reminder Mahalo Nui!!!
Thank you very much Pualani! If you want to know more of my perspective, you can: find at Native Books at Ala Moana my recently published book, Liberate Hawai’i ! that uses Keanu’s deep research to explain to Americans (and for Hawaiian activists to use a s a tool to reach newcomers to the sovereignty issue) what this national liberation movement is all about! Keanu earlier posted info about it on this blog.
Thank You for posting a downloadable version of Professor Chang’s testimony.
I did both, gave my oral testimony in Lahaina and wrote a longer version and mailed it in. Also, in abridged form, sent in a letter to the Editor of the Lahaina News. I
Sending your testimony to the media was a great move.
I’m proud o you, Keahi. More people should follow your example. People need to hear from other people as does the governments involved on different levels. Keep up the great work you do. That’s part of educating and reaching out to others; giving out the facts.
I do believe a very strong case can be made at the UN, that the USA pioneered the “regime change” M.O. with the charade of a nominal “local” revolutionary committee–backed by the full might of the US Military–effecting a subsequent NeoColonialist rule. Ever since 1893, the USA regime has repeated this formula over the entire Globe. A full presentation of Hawai’i’s case in a full international forum such as the UN will draw overwhelming support from many nations(especially from Asia, Africa and Latin America). This is an excellent opportunity that should not be missed. Peace & Imua!
Right on!
This is a wake up call for those who are in favor of the 70 million dollar federal funding ( 3:15-4:05 ) it is a mere drop in the bucket, compared to the 14 billion that came in by way of tourism.
http://www.kitv.com/money/2013-another-record-year-for-hawaii-tourism/24205086
Imagine if that annual revenue was deposited in the treasury of the reinstated Hawaiian government! Think of big wage increases and elimination of many taxes for citizens. Imagine worker owned and run hotels as cooperatives! THIS is how we can expand the sovereignty movement consciousness to other ethnic groups in Hawai’i.