Kingdom of Atooi members arrested on Kaua'i
Garden
Island reports
and Joan Conrow blogs
about the arrest of two sovereignty leaders on
Kaua'i:Two members of the self-proclaimed Kingdom of Atooi posted bail yesterday after being arrested on charges stemming from the Aug. 26 arrival of the Hawaii Superferry.
Dayne Gonsalves, also known as Dayne Aipoalani, and Robert Pa, both were arrested Tuesday during a Planning Commission meeting, police said.
Both men claim Kaua‘i is actually a free and independent nation, the Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi, as a self-governing and sovereign entity.
It
also says "more arrests of Atooi members were
underway..."Update 10/26:
Star-Bulletin
has
more. Charges are "obstruction of government operations and disorderly
conduct for blocking cars and people coming off the Superferry when it made its
lone arrival on Kauai on Aug. 26," and "impersonating a police officer" after
officers found "badges for the Kingdom of Atooi which look like Kauai Police
Department badges" on them. And "more arrests are
expected."Update 10/27:
Now
Advertiser
has the story,
with
this:Gonsalves told The Garden Isle newspaper Thursday that his arrest was illegal.
"We're not imitating. We're a separate entity as the kingdom's marshals. They have no jurisdiction over us," he said.
Posted: Thu - October 25, 2007 at 04:17 PM