DOES THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM STILL EXIST?
Yes, despite outward appearances, according to established international standards, the lawful, sovereign entity, the Hawaiian Kingdom does exist.
Over the centuries, certain criteria have developed regarding the nature and character of nations, so that once a nation has been lawfully established, it is extremely difficult to extinguish.
There are only two ways a nation can be extinguished - 1) Conquest - involving the military defeat and subjugation of its people, along with the physical seizure of its territory by the victor; or 2) Consent - the un-coerced, free-will choice of its people to surrender and merge their nation’s sovereignty to another.
Even the unconditional surrender of Japan and Germany after World War II, did not extinguish their sovereignty. They became occupied states but still retained their national identity. They were still Japan and Germany and the occupying forces administered and enforced the laws of Japan and Germany respectively.
Even the incorporation of Eastern European states into the Soviet Union after World War II did not extinguish their sovereignty.
Despite complete domination by the USSR during the “cold war,” when the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990ʻs states like Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Czechoslovakia reemerged as sovereign and independent countries in continuity.
In the case of Hawai`i, after the illegal seizure and annexation, the status of the Hawaiian people (referring to nationals, not aboriginals) remained inviolate.
Neither a vote or plebiscite was ever conducted to gain the consent of the Hawaiian people to dissolve their country, the Hawaiian Kingdom. At no time did the Hawaiian Kingdom or Hawaiian nationals surrender their sovereignty or consent to a merger with the United States.
On the contrary, there was fiercely vociferous opposition to the initial seizure and both efforts at annexation, as evidenced by the massive petitions and the prodigious protests in the press.
The Hawaiian Kingdom continues to exist. It did not expire. It survives even having been buried alive under the layers of US deception and fraud.
