KE AUPUNI UPDATE - JULY 2020
Keeping in touch and updated on activities regarding the restoration of Ke Aupuni o Hawai`i, the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono.
Why Celebrations Are Important
Next week Friday, we will be celebrating Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea - Sovereignty Restoration Day! This has been celebrated in the Hawaiian Kingdom since July 31, 1843, the day King Kamehameha III was restored by Admiral Richard Thomas of the British Royal Navy, to his rightful position as the ruling King of the Hawaiian Islands. Four months later, on November 28, 1843, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France issued a joint proclamation formally recognizing the Hawaiian Kingdom as an equal, sovereign state. The United States followed suit shortly after. The day of the joint proclamation is known as Lā Kuʻokoʻa – Independence Day. This year is the 177th Anniversary Celebration of both of those momentous events in the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Why do we celebrate these as holidays? Because those events, Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea and Lā Kuʻokoʻa, put the Hawaiian Kingdom on the global map with the elite status of a sovereign, independent nation-state, on par with the most powerful nations in the world. It is this sovereign status that endures until today. Even though it was obscured and suppressed by the United States and nearly forgotten (out of sight, out of mind) for a hundred years, that sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom was never extinguished… the Hawaiian Kingdom is still sovereign.
The celebrations of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea and Lā Kuʻokoʻa and other holidays of the kingdom are not only reminders of events past, they serve as proof and affirmations that, standing on those firm foundations, the Hawaiian Kingdom lives today.
This is where we live today... In this living legacy from our kūpuna. The more we embrace the reality that we live in the Hawaiian Kingdom; the more we celebrate each day as another exciting day in the Hawaiian Kingdom; the more we fix our eyes on building this nation into a place where our children and their children can live and thrive; we confront, challenge and overthrow the myth of Hawaii being part of America.
That’s why celebrations are important. To assist in resetting our minds to the reality and the potential of the living Hawaiian Kingdom, we are planning a broad-based, virtual and real, Celebration of the Hawaiian Kingdom...
Ua Ola ke Ea – Sovereignty Lives
Celebrating the Hawaiian Kingdom – Past, Present and Future
The initial announcement will be made July 31, 2020… La Hoʻihoʻi Ea...
Kick-off date: September 2, 2020 Queen Liliʻuokalani’s Birthday...
If you are (or if you know of someone who is) interested in helping facilitate any aspect of “Ua Ola ke Ea,” please contact: info@HawaiianKingdom.net
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Please join the ku’e action to rename McKinley High School and to remove the offensive statue - https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/restore-original-name
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The campaign to Free Hawaii continues to grow ... as soon as this pandemic subsides, we expect significant movement in gaining support from the global community. Your kokua is vital to this effort...
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Your kōkua, large or small, is much appreciated and will help greatly to move this work forward.
To contribute, go to GoFundMe.com/FreeHawaii
To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, clerical help, etc...) email us at Info@HawaiianKingdom.net
Also...
Check out the great FREE HAWAII products you can purchase HERE
All proceeds go to help the cause.
Mahalo Nui Loa!
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Malama Pono,
Leon Siu
Hawaiian National
