An opinion published by the State of Hawai‘i Lieutenant Governor’s Office’s Office of Information Practices (OIP) dated November 7, 2014, concluded that the Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs violated the Sunshine Law. Willful violation of the Sunshine Law is a misdemeanor. Hawai‘i misdemeanors are crimes that carry a maximum sentence of no more than one year imprisonment and a fine not exceeding $2,000, and removal from the Board. The opinion was authored by OIP Staff Attorney, Jennifer Z. Brooks.
The opinion stems from a letter by OHA CEO Dr. Kamana‘opono Crabbe to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry requesting answers to the following questions.
• First, does the Hawaiian Kingdom, as a sovereign independent State, continue to exist as a subject of international law?
• Second, if the Hawaiian Kingdom continues to exist, do the sole-executive agreements bind the United States today?
• Third, if the Hawaiian Kingdom continues to exist and the sole-executive agreements are binding on the United States, what effect would such a conclusion have on United States domestic legislation, such as the Hawai‘i Statehood Act, 73 Stat. 4, and Act 195?
• Fourth, if the Hawaiian Kingdom continues to exist and the sole-executive agreements are binding on the United States, have the members of the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, Trustees and staff of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs incurred criminal liability under international law?”
After the letter was sent, the OHA Trustees lashed out at Dr. Crabbe and sought to terminate him for simply asking the questions. This action prompted massive support for Dr. Crabbe amongst the Hawaiian community, which ultimately led to the investigation by the OIP.
This could very well be an opportunity for redress in the form of a class action suit on behalf of the Hawaiian Kingdom citizen nationals. The OHA advisory consultants, consisting of a Judge and Governor erred in their advice, thus absolving the US State Department and Secretary John Kerry of answering the question of showing us a Treaty of Annexation thereby relieving the H/K citizen nationals of a 121years of Oppression and Abuse. I feel OHA for the most part has aided and abetted this continued misery.
There you go…put that on the OHA agenda to discuss and see where it goes…the requests could be endless…issues such as; prisons, taxes, land use, minerals, waters, people, diabetes, homelessness, joblessness, GMO, education, training programs, fishing, farming, healing centers are just the tip of the iceberg of things OHA could do to address for our people’s needs and get it resolved.
Does anyone know if there is an impeachment rule for OHA’s Chairperson Colette Machado? It appears she’s imcompetent and knowingly violated the law.
I mean incompetent.
Send the swap team in for the arrest and lock’em all up!
So who would decide whether the board members would lose their position?
IMO this is just another example of , or reason why, “State of Hawaii” agencies such as OHA, or DHHL cannot be a viable asset for us and our goal which is US de-occupation and restoration of our government which in my opinion looks like restoration has already started. so…. we just need them to leave. And take their bogus federal and state agencies, laws, politicians and military that they have created back with them to their own territory in N. America. Sorry I’m getting away from the point which is any entity affiliated with the State , is part of the U.S. right? So correct me if I am wrong but aren’t we trying to separate from them? Mahalo for any ones mana’o on this. Onipa’a !!
“So correct me if I am wrong but aren’t we trying to separate from them?”
You mean is Hawaii trying to separate from the United States? No. Hawaii’s is not trying to separate from the U.S. because we are not legally part of the United States in the first place. If Hawaii was legally a part of the United States, there would be a treaty of cession and there be no argument against that. And this blog would also not exist as well haha! If there was a treaty of cession, then separation or the proper term “secession” would apply to Hawaii. In this case, it does not because Hawaii is occupied territory. Some people would confuse “Occupation” and “Colonization” as the same thing. In International Law, it is not; they are not synonymous.
Continue to educate yourself Lonokapu. You’re getting there! That’s my best advice to you. And the most wise thing that anyone can do is to educate themselves of Hawaii’s legal history.
Aloha
Mahalo Iolani for your mana”o. Will do. Aloha.
Yes; you are right on the kinipopo about State of Hawai’i being part of the facade United States Inc.
United States of America is officially United States Inc. operated as a legal corporation.
It is lead by public servants of various positions high and low; that lack integrity to honestly do what is pono for ALL people.
There are a few good people who choose to do right as Dr. Crabbe attempted to do in clarity of truth being brought forth. Along with many others behind the scene working hard to correct this injustice done to the Nation of Hawai’i. However as you can see darkness/ignorance appears to prevail by the old tactics to divide and conqueror.
Keeping people blinded by nonsense battles of division by race, blood quantities, color, financial statistic, education, political difference, etc.
The systems greatest and most successful tool to use in keeping people blinded to the truth (TRUTH will set you FREE) is DECEPTION by means of our school system through the use of books they created for us to use filled with incomplete and FALSE history, their media (radio programs, t.v. stations, newspapers, etc.) owned and operated by that 1% of billionaires (watch THRIVE the movement on YouTube) with their agenda of a New World Order (NWO) for their benefit.
Our only hope is for the Nation of Hawai’i to be rightfully restored and be a people that acknowledges the ALMIGHTY CREATOR as LORD (owner) of Heaven (invisible realm) and earth (physical realm).
Not a religion; for religion also divides and pits one another against themselves. Religion will keep you focus on your works (self-righteousness, self-efforts etc.)
Recognize we come from a KINGDOM where JESUS CHRIST reigns as KING of Kings, and LORD of lords. We are a people taken out of the Kingdom of darkness (unawareness/unlearned) and brought forth into HIS KINGDOM of light (awareness, learned, enlighten).
Jesus (Son of man through physical realm of birth on earth) Christ (Son of God; Spirit being of spiritual realm Heaven) completed redemptive work on the cross through his death and resurrection allows us access to HIS throne of GRACE by faith believing and accepting Jesus Christ as SAVIOR.
The tactics of the enemy has NEVER changed…if it’s origin or goal is to steal, kill and destroy peoples lives then it comes from the destroyer Satan himself (Lucifer, morning star, prince of the air, murderer from the beginning, father of lies).
Jesus Christ came that we would have LIFE and have it more abundantly, ALL who are weary can come to HIM and he will not cast you out. He is not willingly that any should perish but would come to repentance (go back to your higher calling by the renewing of your MIND).
UNITY in LOVE is ALMIGHTY GOD’S conquering tool.
shalom & aloha,
K. Ana
Aloha Lonokapu, “…any entity affiliated with the State , is part of the U.S. right?…” That is not totally true. When the insurgents overthrew the HK gov’t they did not get rid of all the HK gov’t entities or offices and start over. They kept them in place and made the employees sign new oathes of office or alligance to the new gov’t. That’s how they kept things running with the least amount of disruption to the system. Think of the HK gov’t as a bus and all the rows of seats are it’s many offices. They simply car jacked the gov’t structure (bus) and put their own driver behind the wheel. Later they just tweaked it as time and technology progressed. You know, like adding custom rims and tires to the bus. Now, in order for a smooth transition to take place, the same thing must happen. We take back the bus and put our driver behind the wheel and then we can “pimp our ride” to our specifications. True, certain agencies and politicians will need to be terminated but a smooth transition is the best way to do it. MHO