APRIL 30TH DAY OF PRAYER FOR HAWAIIAN NATION RESTORATION
Native Hawaiians & Churches Commemorate President Cleveland's 1894 Call To Recognize Illegal Overthrow Of Queen Lili'uokalani
HONOLULU - On April 30, 2006, a Day of Prayer for Hawaiian Restoration will be observed in churches, temples, heiau, and homes throughout the United States.
Organized by the Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center, the United Churches of Christ, and others, this event will focus on justice and reconciliation for Na Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and all people of Hawai`i and the United States of America.
In a February 1894 letter to the New York Sun, President Grover Cleveland selected April 30, 1894 as a national day of prayer to recognize the United State's role in the illegal overthrow of Hawaii's monarch Queen Lili´uokalani.
"Let my people humble themselves and repent for their injustice to my great and good sister Queen Lili´uokalani, and pray without distinction for color, for her speedy return to the throne," wrote Cleveland.
President Cleveland's call for prayer has become the inspiration for April 30th, 2006 - A National Day of Prayer for Hawaiian Restoration.
Organizers of the event consider the day of prayer as a time of reflection, hope, and spiritual renewal.
