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| Hawaiian group demands restoration of the monarchy |
| 2008-06-19 |
| HONOLULU - Surrounded by royal guards and the occasional tourist, Her Majesty Mahealani Kahau and her government ministers hold court every day in a tent outside the palace of Hawaii's last monarch, passing laws and discussing how to secure reparations for the Native Hawaiian people. Kahau and her followers are members of the self-proclaimed Hawaiian Kingdom Government, which is devoted to restoring the Hawaiian monarchy overthrown in 1893. Nearly two months ago, they stormed the gates of the old Iolani Palace, and they have politely occupied the grounds ever since, operating like a government-in-exile. A state agency, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, is pursuing something far short of a restoration of the monarchy. It is pressing for federal legislation that would give Native Hawaiians a degree of self-government similar to what many American Indian tribes have. The hope is that Native Hawaiians will also regain some of their ancestral land. The legislation has passed the U.S. House and is pending in the Senate. "There's got to be a legal way in which to try to get these issues resolved," said OHA Administrator Clyde Namuo. |
| Posted by:Deadeye Javirong5690 |
| #5 I'm confused, JosephM. You want Guam to be ruled by the Hawaiian monarchy? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-06-19 23:15 |
| #4 Wasn't this point settled firmly enough in 1865? |
| Posted by: Greamble the Kid6252 2008-06-19 23:05 |
| #3 Kahau and her followers are members of the self-proclaimed Hawaiian Kingdom Government, which is devoted to restoring the Hawaiian monarchy, |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-06-19 21:57 |
| #2 I personally would like to see GUAM involved in this process, espec as per the heavy pressures which I anticipate happening in ASIA-PACIFIC within the next ten years [ripple effect/domino]. E.G. TOPIX > GLOBAL WARMING, ISLAMISTS ARE FACTORS IN RISING REFUGEE CRISIS IN ASIA. ALso, IIRC STARS-N-STRIPES > RELOC OF BULK OF US EIGHTH ARMY FROM SOKOR > Unforeseen costs in reloca and realignment, + construx of new SOKOR milfacs for remaining SOKOR-based US Units, MAY DELAY RELOC BACK TO CONUS [Hawaii]UP TO FOUR YEARS. When added to local efforts in JAPAN to delay the USMC reloc from Okinawa to Guam to 2018 and beyond [2020's], BEARS TO ASK THE QUESTION > WHAT UNITS WILL BE COMING TO GUAM, IFF ANY - WHAT GUAM DOESN'T NEED IS MASSIVE INFLUXES OF REFUGEES + FOREIGN LABOR EMIGRES, ETC. BUT WIDOUT BEING $$$ UNABLE TO SUPPOR SAME??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-06-19 20:41 |
| #1 Um....They are in Rebellion against the United States, try them, convict them and execute them, and then the governor should be convicted for failing to suppress this rebellion. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2008-06-19 20:18 |