MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL SUPPORTS HAWAIIAN KINGDOM RESTORATION INVESTIGATION

Maui News - April 2, 2011

WAILUKU - Maui County Council members gave unanimous support Friday for a move in the state Legislature to convene a panel to probe two executive agreements related to the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.

Council Member Elle Cochran, who initiated county support of state House Concurrent Resolution 107, said the council action does not commit it to a position on the matter but does support the intent to gather more information.

The resolution was introduced in the state Legislature by state Rep. Mele Carroll, who represents residents of East Maui, Molokai and Lanai. It would establish "a joint legislative committee to investigate the status of executive agreements known as the Lili`uokalani Assignment and the Agreement of Restoration."

According to the resolution, one document provided for Queen Lili`uokalani, under protest, to temporarily yield her authority to the government of the United States to avoid bloodshed. A second document, or agreement, provided that Lili`uokalani would provide amnesty to those who overthrew her government.

The resolution says that "President Cleveland and his successors in office have violated these agreements by not administering Hawaiian Kingdom law and not restoring the Hawaiian Kingdom government."

State House members approved the resolution Thursday.

FREE HAWAI`I ACTIVISTS UNITED

Maui News - February 12, 2011

Contrary to the February 4 Haku Mo`olelo column, many lineal descendants and supporters of Queen Lili`uokalani and the Hawaiian kingdom, whom the writer describes as "Hawaiian sovereignty claimants," are united on numerous points regarding our cultural, social and political heritage

One such commonality we share and remain unified on is our opposition to the Akaka Bill and all such deceptive legislation and/or foreign declarations, i.e., Hawai`i state legislative bills SB1 and HB1627.

Though we may differ on how best to reach our mutual goals - social equality, human rights, economic justice - we nonetheless do not ascribe nor condone the violence and hostilities Americans across the US continent have brought upon themselves and the world as we have witnessed recently in American politics and now in the Middle East region.

Unity amongst the people of Hawai`i is a fact. It has been for some time now. To imply Hawaiians are in disunity simply because most of us will not sell out our heritage is out of date and obsolete at best.

Perhaps the writer would have observed and understood this had he been looking elsewhere besides Fox News and their vitriol contributors such as former Ambassador John Bolton. All he wants to do is blow up and kill the people who don't comply with his demands.

Foster Ampong
Wailuku, Maui