Blount vs. Morgan: Who was unbiased?


The Advertiser printed my letter to the editor today, in response to Twigg-Smith's revision of history regarding the fake revolution in Hawaii. On the same page they printed a letter saying that the Morgan Report was somehow unbiased, while the Blount Report was biased, despite the fact that Morgan conducted hearings in Washington DC with those who were involved in the conspiracy, while Blount had travelled to Hawaii and extensively interviewed many people on both sides of the issue. The Apology Bill states:

Whereas, the Provisional Government successfully lobbied the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate (hereafter referred to in this Resolution as the "Committee") to conduct a new investigation into the events surrounding the overthrow of the monarchy;

Whereas, the Committee and its chairman, Senator John Morgan, conducted hearings in Washington, D.C., from December 27,1893, through February 26, 1894, in which members of the Provisional Government justified and condoned the actions of the United States Minister and recommended annexation of Hawaii;

The Advertiser reports that "The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld two federal court dismissals of challenges to programs benefiting Hawaiians, but it is unclear if this ruling will affect a critical District Court case to be heard Monday." The suits were dismissed because Judge Ezra found the plaintiffs had no legal standing to press a court case. And in the Star-Bulletin, Sherry Broder, lead attorney for OHA, called the ruling an "important victory for Hawaiians and their continuing battle to preserve Hawaiian rights. The most important part of the ruling is that they held specifically that to challenge the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the challengers have to address the Admissions Act and argue that it's unconstitutional." We know the Admissions Act is unconstitutional for other reasons, namely the it violated Article VI Section 2 on the supremacy of treaties, but its being brought up in this case has interesting implications.

And the Advertiser has a story on yesterday's commemorations of the Queen's birthday, including a gathering of dignitaries hosted by the Governor, as well as other events being planned for later this month.


Posted: Wed - September 3, 2003 at 11:16 AM    
   
 
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