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The Honolulu Advertiser - Letters to the Editor
Thursday, November 11, 2004
One of the key points most often overlooked is the fact that Bernice Pauahi's people were Hawaiians and not Americans.
With the issue of the unlawful belligerent occupation by the United States of Hawai'i, this is still a major point of contention, and the United States is
governed by the laws of occupation.
The people's plebiscite was held in 1897, called the Ku'e Protest Petitions, and they rebuked the U.S. invasion and were against annexation.
The United States could not take the Islands through treaty and decided to do it through its own internal resolution against the people's wishes.
The United States continued to violate international law by passing the illegitimate Statehood Organic Act, voted on by Americans and not by Hawai'i subjects.
There was no international body to oversee the elections, and the choice avoided independence for our lawful nation.
These are facts most U.S. citizens are not aware of. We want the
United States to get out of our country.
David M.K. Inciong
Pearl City
