Attorney Paul M. Sullivan has updated his monograph “Killing Aloha”, which is a point-by-point rebuttal to the Akaka bill. The monograph includes several wonderful cartoons by Daryl Cagle related to Rice v. Cayetano and to Hawaii’s racial entitlement programs. Some of Mr. Sullivan’s comments draw upon important historical and legal [...]
A book review has been written of “Hawaii — The Fake State (A Manifesto and Expose of a Nation in Captivity)” by Aran Alton Ardaiz
Even though the book itself is worthless, this review provides some interesting information about the sovereignty movement. We enjoy hearty laughter at the irrational thought process [...]
Book review by attorney Paul M. Sullivan, published in UH Law Review:
Sullivan’s book review in the context of other materials about the ceded lands and the recent Supreme Court decision:
[...]David Sai is perhaps most well known for his Perfect Title scam, for which he recieved a felony conviction. In a recent email shared on hawaiiankingdom.info, in which he refers to his conviction as a “so-called felony,” Mr. Sai gives his take on the recent SCOTUS decision which eviscerated the [...]
In 1993, radical activists managed to pass PL103-150, otherwise known as the “Apology Resolution.” The resolution itself was based on the writings of a single activist author, Davianna McGregor, and went through no vetting process to establish whether or not any of the “whereas” clauses regarding the history of the [...]
Dear Mr. Obama,
As the final days count down to your inauguration, I would like to share with you one very specific hope and its corollary fear I have. Throughout your campaign, although I did not support your candidacy, I greatly admired your rhetoric on race and race relations. As the [...]
Amicus brief jointly by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and the Southeastern Legal Foundation
Amicus brief jointly by the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Cato Institute, and the Center for Equal Opportunity
Amicus brief by the Mountain States Legal Foundation
Amicus brief of the Commissioner of Public Lands for the State [...]
Governor Lingle’s main motive for supporting the Akaka bill, OHA, race-based entitlements, and Kamehameha Schools’ racially exclusionary admissions policy is her strong support for Zionism and her mistaken belief that the Hawaiian sovereignty movement is comparable to the struggle to establish and maintain a Jewish nation of Israel. See webpage
In mid-November 2008 the Honolulu Advertiser reported that the FBI is investigating a scam whereby Hawaiian Kingdom bonds are being sold to people for use in paying off mortgages. Several foreclosures have resulted when people stopped paying their mortgages because they “paid” their debt by using the bonds. Andrew Walden [...]
Thurston Twigg-Smith is the grandson of Lorrin A. Thurston, a major leader of the revolution which overthrew the Hawaii monarchy in 1893. Mr. Twigg-Smith’s book, “Hawaiian Sovereignty: Do the Facts Matter?” provides historical details and a valuable perspective. Two chapters are of special relevance today: Chapter 9 (land) and Chapter [...]
In a sad reminder that freedom is not free, a group of radical racial sovereignty activists assaulted Iolani Palace staff, broke into both the grounds and the buildings, and desecrated a public historical treasure on Statehood Day, 2008. Led by James Kimo Akahi, an ex-convict claiming to be the King [...]
A 90-minute wide-ranging radio interview of Ken Conklin was done on June 10, 2008 on KKCR Community Radio, Kaua’i. The audio tape is now available in the radio station’s archive, here:
[...]The Hawaiian revolution took place on January 17, 1893. Within two days all the nations having local consuls in Honolulu gave letters of de facto recognition to President Sanford B. Dole of the Provisional Government. Those letters were published in the Honolulu newspapers, and can also be found in the [...]
by Ken Conklin
The Aloha Spirit is enormously powerful It is the origin from which all life force is derived, and the destiny toward which evolution strives. It is the localized Hawaii name for the Holy Spirit of the Christian Trinity; or the Form of Goodness in Plato’s doctrine of the [...]
by Ken Conklin
Letters granting full diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Hawaii were personally signed by the rulers of 19 foreign nations in 1894, including Queen Victoria, President Grover Cleveland, and Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Photographs of letters from all 19 nations are available on a new webpage at
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
U.S. President Grover Cleveland personally signed an official letter giving full diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Hawaii.
Unfortunately the original signed and sealed copy of that letter cannot be found in the Archives of the State of Hawaii. However, there are [...]
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Original of a two-page letter from Switzerland, in French, dated September 11, 1894, to President Sanford B. Dole, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. The letter was signed by the Swiss federal counsel [Attorney General] on behalf of the President of the [...]
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Don Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, and Dona Maria Christina, Regent Queen of Spain, both personally signed a joint one-page letter in Spanish to Sanford B. Dole on November 26, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. There was a one-page English [...]
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Tsar Alexander III of Russia personally signed a letter to President Dole, in Russian, dated August 26, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. There is a two-page translation into French, but no English translation.
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See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Dom Carlos I, King of Portugal (and ruler and conqueror of many other places which he lists), personally signed a one-page letter, in Portuguese, to Sanford B. Dole, dated December 17, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. The date is written [...]
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Andres A. Caceres, Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru, personally signed a two-page letter to Sanford B. Dole, dated September 10, 1894, recognizing the Republic. The Minister of Foreign affairs sent an accompanying letter.
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See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Oscar, King of Sweden and Norway of the Goths and Vandals, personally signed a letter in Swedish to Sanford B. Dole dated December 17, 1894, recognizing the Republic. There is a translation into French, but not English.
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See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
Emma, Queen Regent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, personally signed a two-page letter dated November 2, 1894 to President Sanford B. Dole, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. A two-page translation into English was certified as accurate by the Netherlands local [...]
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico personally signed a one-page letter in Spanish to President Sanford B. Dole on August 8, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico sent an accompanying one-page letter in Spanish. The [...]
See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
King Umberto I of Italy personally signed a one-page letter in Italian to President Dole dated September 23, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. Two-page translation into English, translation certified as accurate by the consul of Italy in Honolulu on October [...]
Jose Maria Reina Barrios, President of the Constitutional Republic of Guatemala, personally signed a two-page letter to President Sanford Dole on September 30, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii.
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Original letter of recognition, in Spanish:
Kaiser Wilhelm, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, personally signed a two-page letter to President Sanford Dole, dated October 4, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. There is a two-page English translation. The German foreign minister wrote a one-page cover letter to Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis M. [...]
Casimir Perier, President of the Republic of France, sent a personally signed two-page letter to President Sanford Dole dated August 31, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. The letter is in French and there is no translation.
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This is the original letter sent by Princes Kung (now spelled Gong) and Ching (now spelled Qing) on behalf of Kuangsu (now spelled Guangxu), the Emperor of China, sent on October 22, 1894 to President Sanford B. Dole, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. Interestingly, the name on the envelope refers [...]
On September 26, 1894 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile sent a two-page letter on behalf of his government to President Sanford B. Dole, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. The letter, in Spanish, was received in Honolulu on December 12. There is no English translation.
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Queen Victoria of Britain personally signed a two-page letter to President Sanford Dole, dated September 19, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. She signed the letter “Your good friend” Victoria. The photographs show the original of that letter.
This letter is extremely significant because there had been very close relations between [...]
The President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil sent a letter on September 29, 1894 to President Dole, written in Portuguese, recognizing the Republic. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil sent an accompanying cover letter to Hawaii’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis M. Hatch. No English [...]
King Leopold II of Belgium personally signed a letter to President Dole dated October 20, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. His Minister of Foreign Affairs also wrote an accompanying cover letter to his Hawaiian counterpart. Both letters are in French and there is no translation.
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Francis Joseph the First, Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, and Apostolic King of Hungary, personally signed a letter dated January 1, 1895, written in Latin, to President Sanford B. Dole, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. This is the remnant of the once-powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire, still using Latin for formal [...]
On January 24, 1895 ex-queen Liliuokalani signed a five-page letter of abdication and a one-page oath of loyalty to the Republic of Hawaii. Six witnesses including her personal attorney and her cabinet ministers signed a statement certifying that she had freely and voluntarily signed in their presence. Notary W.L. Stanley [...]
America is in an uproar about the anti-American and anti-Caucasian rhetoric of Barack Obama’s pastor, who has been his friend and mentor for 20 years.But here in Hawaii anti-American and anti-”haole” rhetoric are accepted as normal. People are accustomed to hearing UH Professor Haunani-Kay Trask rail against “the power of [...]
We asked an economist who moved to Hawaii within the last 18 months to have a look at the Akaka bill and related documents. He specifically asked that his name not be revealed because he sense (rightfully or wrongly) that he might be targeted for his thoughts. Here they are, [...]
On January 10, 2008 Ken Conklin gave testimony to a Kaneohe Town Meeting hosted by state Senator Jill Tokuda and Representatives Pono Chong and Ken Ito. All of them are either chair or vice-chair of the committees that focus on “Hawaiian Affairs.”
The testimony identified racial separatism as [...]
By Wall Street Journal, 12/28/2007 10:52:33 AM Imagine the media outrage if a Republican Congress reduced funding for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Yet that’s exactly what Democrats did in the omnibus spending bill that President Bush signed yesterday. Not that we’re complaining. The commission, which does fact-finding and [...]
by The Essayists | editor@zeroshibai.com
My wifes parents came here in 1919 from the Philippines (many of us share a similar story). They had a bunch of children who have served in the Military, the Hawaiian Air Guard, Hawaii National Guard, built homes, had families, and contributed to [...]
In the Hawaiian language Aloha is used as a traditional greeting or farewell. Yesterday 261 Members of the House of Representatives said Aloha to the principles set forth in the Constitutuion by voting in favor of H.R. 505, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act….
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Honolulu Advertiser says “Mixed-martial arts superstar B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn, 28, was sentenced today [December 11] to one year probation and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for hitting a Honolulu police officer during a melee outside of Waikiki bar two years ago.”
Since the crime happened two years [...]
In late 2007 Malia Craver made two commercials for Kau Inoa. One was in Hawaiian language, using her prestige to ask ethnic Hawaiians to sign up on the racial separatist registry despite her previous speech to the United Nations urging love, forgiveness, and inter-racial unity. The other was in English, [...]
National Center for Public Policy Research press release
For Release: October 24, 2007
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a far-reaching bill that would create a race-based government with substantial power over the affairs of the state of Hawaii.
The “Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act [...]
From August through November, 2007 a special committee established by Legislative resolution has been holding “informal community discussion forums” on several islands regarding bioprospecting. This committee is racially and ideologically “stacked” with a legislatively mandated majority of ethnic Hawaiians, including two OHA trustees and the two top leaders of the [...]
Half of Hawaii’s charter schools are referred to in various ways as “host culture” or “Native Hawaiian” or “Hawaiian culture” charter schools. [These schools are not the same as the Hawaiian language immersion schools.]
The host-culture charter schools are helping to foster ethnic pride. But they are also [...]
A lawsuit against OHA by native Hawaiians with high blood quantum was resurrected by U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in August 2007 after having been dismissed by Judge Mollway of the U.S. District Court in Honolulu (the same judge whose dismissal of Arakaki v. Lingle was also overruled by [...]
On November 13, 2007 OHA suddenly published a slick 67-page document which tried to smear the Hawaii Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights just two days before a long-scheduled public meeting. The document also tried to twist history to support the Akaka bill and tried to discredit [...]
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