Friday, January 07, 2005

LAW EXPERT FRANCIS BOYLE URGES NATIVES TO TAKE BACK HAWAI'I

West Hawai'i Today - December 30, 2004

By Carolyn Lucas - West Hawaii Today

International law expert Francis Boyle walked hastily into Kona Outdoor Circle Wednesday morning. He was late by almost 30 minutes, but it didn't matter.

About 60 people waited patiently in their seats to hear his three-hour speech, "The Restoration of Hawaii's Independence."

Most favored the perspective of Nation of Hawaii and Hui Aloha Aina -- Na Wahine O Puna sponsors -- "He just makes sense."

Boyle said the United States conceded it unlawfully occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii and has done so for more than 111 years. That fact alone, he added, "gives the Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) the entitlement to restore their independent status as a sovereign nation state..."

Here's Where To Read The Entire Article -
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2004/12/30/local/local09.prt