KE AUPUNI UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2022
Have you noticed?
With disasters like Red Hill; un-bridled tourism; relentlessly rising housing costs; increased homelessness; record numbers fleeing Hawaii as economic refugees; covid deaths and draconian lock-downs; and so forth … the notion of a Free Hawaii is becoming mainstream. More and more people are beginning to realize that the current US-run State of Hawaii is harming, not serving and protecting the people of Hawaii.
It used to be mainly Kanaka Maoli who felt the brunt of the oppressive policies of the U.S. But now, everyone is learning what it’s like to be treated as expendable pawns in our own land.
The outrageousness of the Red Hill disaster has even the State of Hawaii and its congressional delegation demanding the storage facility be shut down and removed. (Hmmm... sounds like us 40 years ago demanding the US Navy stop bombing Kahoʻolawe!) Then, the state being told by the Pentagon to ‘go pound sand’ was a huge slap in the face! Now, maybe they’ll wake up and see that it’s not just Red Hill… Like it or not, under the present, “strange form of occupation”, America’s interests, not Hawaii’s interests, are paramount. They have their priorities, and our safety and well-being are obviously not at the top of their list.
Trip to New York
I was in New York the last week of January, renewing friendships with diplomats assigned to the UN and with others connected to the UN. It has been nearly two years since I had to evacuate from Geneva, then two days later, from New York because of the covid lockdowns. It was a challenge the past two years to maintain interaction by remote… For diplomatic matters, there's simply no substitute for meeting face to face... However, we managed to keep communication lines open, so that even with some shifts in diplomatic personnel over the past two years, we are able to pick up from where we left off...
Of course, we have not been dormant on the international scene. In fact, appearing by remote on webinars, pod-casts, virtual panels and press conferences, we were able to actually broaden our reach and increase exposure of our situation.
Our efforts and of those on the ground in Geneva (Alaskan Ambassador Ronald Barnes and Dr. Alfred de Zayas) spurred the adoption of Resolution 48/7 by the UN Human Rights Council last October. Resolution 48/7 urges concerted international action to end colonialism. Besides those places seeking decolonization, this measure will bolster our efforts for the UN General Assembly to rescind their 1959 endorsement of Hawaii as a State of the United States. Without this UN endorsement, the United States’ fraud is exposed and its claim to Hawaii collapses.
With Aloha ʻĀina and Kapu Aloha, the campaign to Free Hawaii continues to gain momentum and gather strength.
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SIGN THIS PETITION…
Rename McKinley High School and remove the McKinley statue! He was the president who turned Hawaii from a peaceful, neutral country into a major hub of America’s war machine. Sign this online petition NOW! Tell everyone you know to sign it too! TinyURL.com/AlohaOeMcKinley
PLEASE KŌKUA…
Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort...
To contribute, go to:
• GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII
• PayPal – use account email: info@HawaiianKingdom.net
• Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer services, etc...) email us at: info@HawaiianKingdom.net
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All proceeds are used to help the cause. MAHALO!
Malama Pono,
Leon Siu
Hawaiian National
