Two Key Misconceptions Regarding Hawaii & Sovereignty
Excerpted from, "Who Shall Be Sovereign?" a book in progress by Leon Siu
Misconception #1 – Hawaii is a part of the United States
The truth is: the current government, the “STATE OF HAWAII,” (allegedly a part of the United States) resulted from a series of unlawful acts stemming from the 1893 unlawful overthrow of the recognized, peaceful, civil government of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The United States government has twice officially acknowledged (in 1893 and again in 1993) that its participation in the unlawful overthrow of a friendly, neutral nation was an unprovoked unlawful act of aggression. It violated international laws as well as U.S. laws, and of course, Hawaiian Kingdom laws.
In law, a current condition is not lawful if it resulted from an initially unlawful action. A government formed by an unlawful takeover is an unlawful government. Subsequently, in Hawaii, the various forms of “governments” (interim, provisional, republic, territorial, state) that derived from the initial unlawful overthrow of 1893, cannot be considered as lawful, even today, 112 years later.
To illustrate: Suppose someone stole your car, forged documents and sold it to someone else. Does that new “owner” own the car? Suppose the new “owner” then gave it to someone else. Does that new, new “owner” own the car? Now suppose the original thief confesses to the crime about how he unlawfully obtained (stole) the car. Who owns the car now? Is it the person most recently in possession of the car, or you, the person from whom it was initially stolen? Of course, according to common sense and common law, the answer is: You! Since the title of the car never lawfully changed hands to anyone else, you are still the lawful owner.
In a world of written constitutions and laws, the principle is the same whether it involves a car or a nation. Stolen property is stolen property. Something that is stolen is not the property of the final recipient, no matter how many times it may have changed hands, no matter how many “ownership” papers are created and no matter how insistent the final recipient is.
Although the Hawaiian Islands is currently “possessed” (occupied) by the United States, a look at the facts shows that at no time did lawful title to the Hawaiian Islands actually transfer from the Hawaiian Kingdom to the United States.
To continue the analogy, the thieves who stole the Hawaiian Kingdom “car” fenced it to the United States, who has been driving it as its own. When confronted about the legality of their possession, they begrudgingly let the noisiest native Hawaiian drive the car around the block once in awhile. These concessions are the native Hawaiian “entitlements.”
To continue the analogy, the thieves who stole the Hawaiian Kingdom “car” fenced it to the United States, who has been driving it as its own. When confronted about the legality of their possession, they begrudgingly let the noisiest native Hawaiian drive the car around the block once in awhile. These concessions are the native Hawaiian “entitlements.”
The U.S. and its puppet government, the State of Hawaii, have been masterfully playing a game of conceal and control. When things get a little too hot, they make patronizing concessions, “entitling” native Hawaiians to so-called “benefits.” When we grovel and beg for these benefits, we Hawaiians do two things: we debase ourselves, and worse yet, we concede the premise that the U.S.’ control of our nation and our people is lawful.
The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom violated the Hawaiian Constitution, the Law of Nations, and the U.S. Constitution. According to the governing principles embodied in those documents, the only lawful means to peacefully change a government is through the consent of the people. There was no consent of the people for the 1893 overthrow, nor for the 1893 establishment of a Provisional Government for Hawaii, nor for the 1894 Republic of Hawaii, nor for the 1898 Annexation to the U.S. (which, by the way, was not even ratified by the U.S. according to U.S. law). And finally, since the 1959 plebiscite for “statehood” did not conform to the criteria legally required by international law, the vote constituted fraud and thus, “the State of Hawaii” was never ratified!
Not only was the initial act of the overthrow unlawful, at every juncture, illegal and fraudulent methods were employed by the original thieves (and the United States) to conceal the fact that “title” had never lawfully changed hands. Therefore, since title had not changed hands, according to international law, the Hawaiian Islands are still under the jurisdiction of its last lawful government, Ke Aupuni o Hawaii Nei, the Hawaiian Kingdom.
International law also identifies the roles of the United States and the “STATE OF HAWAII.” According to international law, the United States’ presence in Hawaii can best be classified as a “belligerent occupation.” “Occupation” – because the U.S. is occupying Hawaii (a foreign country); and “belligerent” – because the U.S. is forcibly imposing its own laws on this foreign country. The “STATE OF HAWAII” is an illegal puppet government created by the United States in order to enforce U.S. law on Hawaiian soil.
Thus, even though outward appearances may seem peaceful and benevolent, below the surface, the Hawaiian Kingdom is technically under hostile military occupation by the United States. This can best be seen in the law-enforcement and judicial system of the State of Hawaii that routinely sets aside the U.S. Constitution and lawful procedures in order to suppress the political dissent of Hawaiian nationals.
To Be Continued...
