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.
Hau`oli Lā Kū`oko`a iā kakou
177 Years of Independence
This year, 2020 is the 177th anniversary of an historic moment… when the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands was recognized as a sovereign state — an equal among the major powers of the world.
In 1842, the young ruler of the Hawaiian Islands, King Kamehameha III sent a delegation of three men to the other side of the world on a vital mission: to secure assurances from the three major world powers at the time — the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of France and the United States of America — that they would respect, uphold and protect the sovereignty of the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands as an independent state.
The strategy worked… On November 28, 1843, at the Court of London, representatives of the British and French Governments signed an agreement, now called the Anglo-Franco Proclamation, that formally recognized the Sandwich Islands (the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands) as a sovereign, independent nation-state, making the Hawaiian Kingdom the first country to be accepted as an equal into the euro-centric Family of Nations… It also made the Hawaiian Islands immune to falling victim to colonialism.
King Kamehameha III declared that henceforth in the Kingdom, November 28 would be a National Holiday to be celebrated as Lā Kūʻokoʻa, Independence Day. And Lā Kūʻokoʻa was fervently celebrated up to the end of the 19th Century. About 30 years ago it was revived by Hawaiian patriots.
The Anglo-Franco Proclamation was followed by treaties with 40 or so other countries (including several with the USA). These treaties fortified the Hawaiian Kingdom’s standing as a sovereign country. But sadly, agreements such as treaties are only as good as the parties’ willingness to keep them.
Fifty years later... betrayed by the U.S.. On January 16, 1893, the U.S. completely violated its treaties with the Hawaiian Kingdom (along with various international laws) by landing fully-armed Marines in Honolulu to provide military backup for a small group of white-supremacist insurgents to seize the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Having joined in supporting treason, the U.S. continued its treachery by staging: the 1898 fake “Annexation”; the 1900 fake “Territory of Hawai`i”; and the current fake “State of Hawai`i”. Sadly, all the other countries abandoned their treaties of friendship, commerce and navigation with the Hawaiian Kingdom.
But, despite all those fake governments installed by the U.S. in Hawai`i, they could not extinguish or diminish or overcome the Sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom as affirmed by the Anglo-Franco Proclamation and the dozens of international treaties and agreements that followed. Thus, even though it may not look like it yet, the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists!
By celebrating Lā Kūʻokoʻa we remind ourselves that the Hawaiian Kingdom is still a sovereign country! It is through embracing and asserting this fact that we will ultimately prevail in restoring our beloved nation.
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The more we stand as a nation and assert the Hawaiian Kingdom is alive and kicking, the more obvious the U.S. false claim becomes and the sooner we will be a Free Hawaii.
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Please join the ku’e action to rename McKinley High School and to remove the offensive statue by signing this online petition.
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Ua Ola ke Ea – Sovereignty Lives
A Year to Celebrate the Hawaiian Kingdom – Past, Present and Future
Still in the process of ramping up…
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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The campaign to Free Hawaii continues to gain momentum ...
Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort...
To contribute, go to: https://GoFundMe.com/FreeHawaii
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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
