Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono.
The Irony Of 176 Years Of Independence
It was a world-changing event. On November 28, 1843, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France formally recognized the Hawaiian Kingdom, a tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, as a sovereign country. It was an historical breakthrough. A game-changer.
The proclamation by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France meant the Hawaiian Kingdom was accepted and would be henceforth supported as an equal sovereign by the two most prominent members of the exclusively European club of sovereign Christian nations informally known as “the family of nations.”
The Hawaiian Kingdom being identified as a sovereign Christian nation meant European powers could not invoke the dreaded centuries-old “Doctrine of Discovery” to colonize the Hawaiian Islands… something the European powers were doing throughout the Pacific (and around the world) at that time.
The Hawaiian Kingdom was able to pry open the door to the exclusive European club of sovereigns (“the family of nations”), not only for the Hawaiian Kingdom to enter, but for others to follow a century later.
The supreme irony is, the Hawaiian Kingdom, the first non-Eurocentric nation to be recognized as an equal sovereign state; the nation that paved the way for well over a hundred present-day United Nations members; the nation that never engaged in any hostile act toward anyone… is today struggling against a massive U.S.-led conspiracy denying that the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists!
The good news is that we are again blazing the way in the international arena and as we stand up (Kūʻe) the lāhui here on our ʻāina, we are proclaiming we are still here. We, aloha ʻāina, are the living proof of that sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom that was recognized 177 years ago!
Celebrate Lā Kuʻokoʻa
Lā Kuʻokoʻa – November 28 – is the most important holiday of the Hawaiian Kingdom. That was the day in 1843 – 177 years ago – that the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France issued a joint proclamation recognizing the Hawaiian Kingdom as a sovereign nation.
There are numerous celebrations occurring all over the nation. Search social media or google to find events near you to attend. Because this year, the 28th falls on the American Thanksgiving Day, most of the Lā Kuʻokoʻa events will be before or after the 28th.
But hereʻs what you can do on the 28th... Your Thanksgiving gathering would be an ideal opportunity to share with your ʻohana and friends about Lā Kuʻokoʻa! As you gather to give thanks for the many blessings, tell your ʻohana about the historic achievement of our awesome King Kamehameha III and the emissaries he sent on this amazing mission to the opposite side of the globe
Hawaiʻi loa kū like kākou! All Hawaiʻi stand together!
NOTE - The next few months is critical to triggering a breakthrough at the UN. Your kokua is needed to move us forward! Imua!
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Malama pono,
Leon Siu
Hawaiian National
