This blog is about Hawaii's status as an independent country under prolonged illegal occupation by the United States, and the history, culture, law & politics of the islands.

By Scott Crawford, Hana, Maui

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OHA spent $3.2M on lobbyists for Akaka bill

Report from Honolulu Civil Beat:

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs spent $3,192,547 on lobbyists for the Akaka bill — legislation that has failed to pass since it was first introduced 10 years ago.

Ku’e Action at State Legislature

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:25:27 -1000

Subject: Ku’e Action at State Legislature

From: Leon Siu <leon@hits.net>

Committee of Hawaiian Nationals

Ku’e Action at State Legislature

Aloha kakou,

Today was another day of victory for the Committee of Hawaiian Nationals and for all who labor on to Free Hawaii from the bondage of U.S. domination.

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Army ends live-fire training at Makua

Star-Advertiser reports:

The last company of soldiers may have stormed the hills of Makua Valley with M-4 rifles blazing, artillery whistling overhead, mortars pounding mock enemy positions and helicopters firing from above.

After battling environmentalists and Hawaiian cultural practitioners since at least the late 1980s, the Army said this week it is acceding to community […]

KU’E ACTIONS for Jan. 16, 17 and 19

KU’E ACTIONS for Jan. 16, 17 and 19

From: The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals

(Pilipo Souza, Pomai Kinney, Kahumoku Flores…)

Contact: Pilipo Souza at 358-6428

Aloha kakou,

The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals invites you to the following Ku’e (oppose, object, resist, protest) Actions planned for next week. These public demonstrations serve as a reminder that […]

Sovereign Sunday at `Iolani Palace