UPDATE: The video has been updated to include questions of Dr. Keanu Sai from the Committee members after the presentation.
Dr. Keanu Sai’s presentation to the Maui County Council’s Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs, and Planning (DRIP) Committee on the update on the status of Hawai‘i under international law and accountability for war crimes on March 6, 2024. The video is produced by Kanaeokana.
Aloha Dr. Keanu Sai’s
I am for the restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii. I was invited by members of the oldest Christian Church in Hawaii to come and help with the Hippie Invasion in December of 1969 and arrived on 2/1/71. Mission was successful. From that time to this, now being 91, I have thought much about the restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii as per my web site: http://www.OhanaChurch.Life And have concluded that to re-establish the Kingdom we must be colorblind and we need our Creator’s guidance in securing loving hearts for the Kingdom’s Rule of and for righteousness as the Queen Kaʻahumanu’s Prayer, “Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka’Aina I Ka Pono O Iesu Christo” “The life of the land is perpetuated by the righteousness of Jesus Christ. And to restore any new Kingdom as per the Alii Elders of of the 10/8/1840 Constitution under King Kamehameha III Kekauluohi.
Hawaii’s 1840 Constitution continued: “It is therefore our fixed decree,
That no law shall be enacted which is at variance with the word of the Lord Jehovah, or at variance with the general spirit of His word. All laws of the Islands shall be in consistency with the general spirit of God’s law.
All men of every religion shall be protected in worshiping Jehovah, and serving Him, according to their own understanding, but no man shall ever be punished for neglect of God unless he injures his neighbor, or bring evil on the kingdom…
If we do this our Creator God will restore the Hawaiian Kingdom in righteousness or not at all. Psalm 2:4-12. Hawaii is the Uttermost part of the earth from Jerusalem. (Rod of Iron is the Church.) The Home Page of http://www.OhanaChurch.Life also includes some Island Prophesies that seem to fit nicely for Hawaii. And find a history of Hawaii in the links. Blessings, Ken< ( Rt. Rev. Dr. +N (Ken) Smith, ThD DD )
Please comply with current customary International Humanitarian Law in the occupied Hawaiian Kingdom. Hawaiian Nationals are experiencing unprecedented humanitarian right violations and people are being hurt.
I was searching for this, mahalo piha! I wonder what others opinions are on China in Kiribati and misinformation like this…https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/sanfrancisco/news/hawaii-only-united-states-state-not-covered-nato/
Does the fact that we are Federally insulated give us a false sense of security?
Aloha
I have a serious question, this is all very interesting, but isn’t there a serious misconception occurring, that the US Annexed the Kingdom of Hawai’i, when it in fact annexed the Republic of Hawai’i? I don’t understand the argument that the overthrow in 1893 was not valid, and that it was not a civil war/ domestic rebellion. Yes I know about the USS Boston, but I see the USS Boston event as a sub event to the rebellion more than the actually main event of the rebellion itself headed by the Committee of Safety. I see what happened akin to the French helping the Colonies of America in 1776, or the US helping the Libyan rebels in the more recent Libyan Civil war in 2011. Any help dispelling my misunderstand, or clarification on the stances of those that believe the kingdom of Hawaii is illegally occupied would be greatly appreciated and Thank you.
The involvement of the U.S. military in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom elevates the event beyond a domestic rebellion to an international act of war. By deploying the U.S.S. Boston and its marines, the United States provided material support to the insurgents, directly violating the Hawaiian Kingdom’s sovereignty under international law. This interference created conditions of occupation, not merely civil insurrection, as the foreign military presence enabled the Committee of Safety to seize control—an act they could not have achieved independently.
Under international law, a military occupation requires the establishment of a military government, which administers the occupied state’s laws without altering its institutions or sovereignty. Instead, the U.S. supported the illegal creation of a Provisional Government, effectively a puppet regime, and later claimed annexation through the Republic of Hawai‘i—a state that itself was illegitimate, as it stemmed from the unlawful overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Sovereignty remains intact during occupation. Therefore, the Hawaiian Kingdom remains the lawful state, even if its government was temporarily displaced. The U.S. lacked jurisdiction to alter the Hawaiian government or annex the islands, as recognized under customary international law. The appropriate legal outcome following Queen Liliʻuokalani’s conditional surrender should have been the administration of Hawaiian Kingdom laws under a temporary U.S. military government, not the dismantling of its institutions.
What’s next Dr Sai? Is it The Hague? Who can challenge their “So, what are you going to do about it?” comment? The Hague has no legal jurisdiction and I value it’s ‘court of public opinion’ status, but we need the judicial system to take this seriously. When and how will you get the full attention of the Kanaka on the islands? I hear from some who live there, that there is a dearth of information to rally and unite the lahui so far. Why is that? Is it time for the lahui to be influential, like those on Maui have been since the fires, at getting the Governor’s and the world’s attention!
Answers were greater than some questions. It’s time people think about who they are and how they have contributed to the usurpation of Hawaiian sovereignty. We have a kuleana to ourselves if not to anyone else, especially if you believe. You can either wait for Keanu and the council do their thing and pray and hope, and waste your energy on various fronts…or begin the exodus and repatriation via renouncing US citizenship. This is war, and if you suffering then it’s time you find your courage and purpose. America sold out to the bankers a long time ago. The longer you take to learn history, the longer you suffer the consequences of operating with “identities based in legal quicksand” as Dr. Kanalu Young stated.
Thank you, Dr. Keanu Sai, for your due diligence in service of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government. Words cannot describe how much I appreciate you and your team. Mahalo nui.
I live in Lahaina, Maui our family has been living here for many generations. So you can imagine the devastation and trauma that many of us has gone through.
My question is regarding EMINATE DOMAIN the Mayor and others are talking about, changing the Historical Sights of our Town and the many homes of long time families are all in question. To change the fabric of Lahaina town is to erase all the memories we once knew. Don’t they think we have lost enough is my thoughts? I would like Lahaina to be rebuilt as it was, regardless of rules and regulations that they impose on us. And keep Lahaina as it was so we can continue heal without losing our history out memories of our town.
The Gov. and others made plans of turning our town to a smart city, prior to the FIRE on 8/8/23. How coinvented…they must STOP!
The cleaning process has been going on and it’s a bittersweet experience. But one I do welcome. Many Federal Agencies from the US are involved in helping everyone, and I am thankful.
I have seen progress on your endeavors noted in Wikipedia: Illegal occupation of Hawaii in the search, which showed last edit was, 16 Feb. 2024 at the very bottom of the page. And Hawaiian Kingdom also in the search under Wikipedia last update, 5 April 2024. I was actually very surprised as I read the information that it resembled a lot of what I read over the years on your website. I knew something has changed in order to read this there. This is great news!
Thank you so much!
Much love and Aloha,
Tina FWF Blackburn.