Posts from ‘May, 2008’

Judge Burns, super-delegate! Obama, Statehood History and UNGAR 1514
Great stories often evolve into myth while perpetuating its heroes and icons, and (retired) Judge James Burn’s win as a super-delegate restores relevance and vibrancy to the statehood story. As Hawaii approaches it’s 50th year of Statehood, Obama winning the Democratic ticket or the presidency [...]

Having just stumbled upon this, what is the history of this resolution?  What ever happened to it? Where did it go?
http://capitol.hawaii.gov/session2001/status/SR98.asp
Report Title:
Native Hawaiian Sovereignty; Urging Federal Action and Support go to original

THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

98

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION
requesting the united states government and the united nations to review the actions taken [...]

Go to original Reinstated Hawaiian Kingdom on Trial
Henry Noa’s Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii possible solution
April 22, 2008
The Maui County courthouse was an unusual sight on Friday, April 4, 2008. A crowd had gathered to be present for the last day of testimony and closing arguments in the case of the “Kaho’olawe Three” - perhaps the [...]

Go to Julian Aguon’s blog
U.N. Secretary-General Declares Decolonisation ‘Incomplete’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared that “the monumental task (of decolonisation) is as yet complete.” In a message read on his behalf to a Pacific intergovernmental meeting of the Special Committee on Decolonisation which convened in Bandung, Indonesia from 15th to 17th May, the Secretary-General [...]

Since the April Statehood Commission meeting was cancelled due to no quorum, it was nice seeing the commission again– new room, State Capitol 325. Walter Dods was also there. He hadnʻt been to a commission meeting since the first official public meeting in January. During the first meeting, when I first presented [...]

Well the exciting event is for the most part over. The theater doors have been shut, and the moment when a restored Monarchy was performed in public is, for the time being, over. Here are the Honolulu Advertiser stories that I’ve been culling to be looked at for those who remain interested in this [...]

Saturday 17 May 2008. Go to Original. Democracy in America Is a Series of Narrow Escapes, and We May Be Running Out of Luck By Bill Moyers. CommonDreams.org
The following is an excerpt from Bill Moyers’ new book, “Moyers on Democracy.”
Democracy in America is a series of narrow escapes, and we may be running out of [...]

The issue of Hawaiʻi and statehood may not be resolved anytime soon. On the one hand, Congressional records and the international community recognizes that Hawaiʻi is a state of the United States, while on the other hand, activistʻs claims of not recognizing Hawaiʻi as a state is not simply hyperbole. Is this Orwellian newspeak, [...]

Royal societies say actions of group not pono in sacred place
By Lynda Arakawa, Advertiser Staff Writer, go to original story. A group representing the four Hawaiian royal societies yesterday publicly criticized the actions of a Hawaiian sovereignty group that has been occupying the ‘Iolani Palace grounds.
‘Aha Hipu’u said while it supports Hawaiians’ right of [...]

Advertiser Staff, go to original story. Four Hawaiian royal societies today issued a statement denouncing the actions of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government, a Hawaiian sovereignty group that has been occupying part of the ‘Iolani Palace grounds since April 30.
‘Aha Hipu’u, which includes the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, ‘Ahahui Ka’ahumanu, Hale O Na Ali’i O [...]