Hawaiian National Lands Settlement - State Negotiating with Itself


A few thoughts on OHA's proposed settlement on the so-called "ceded" lands which are in truth Hawaiian national lands...

OHA does some good things to benefit the Hawaiian people.

But the basic fact is that OHA is part of the state government. The state government is the local administrative authority of the United States' illegal occupation of the Hawaiian islands.

Since Rice v. Cayetano, OHA's trustees are elected by the entire voting population of the state, and anyone can run for trustee. OHA has no claim whatsoever to legitimacy as a representative of the Native Hawaiian people, much less the Hawaiian kingdom national population or government.

So in this settlement proposal, it is basically the state negotiating with itself over how to divvy up the land and assets of the Hawaiian kingdom.

I don't doubt that some folks involved have sincere interest in the benefit of the Hawaiian people and want to try to get as much land and assets as possible to support the welfare of the Hawaiian people, so I don't want to personally denigrate anyone who may feel like they are acting in good faith under the present conditions.

But I think it is absolutely essential to keep in mind the perspective that this is in fact just the illegal state negotiating with itself. OHA doesn't represent the Hawaiian national population, and whatever the outcome of this bill, OHA cannot make any agreement or settlement on behalf of the Hawaiian national population or its government, and cannot extinguish or diminish the rights of the Hawaiian kingdom and its people under international law. That is important to put on the record.

Hearing on the proposed settlement bill is scheduled for next Monday, March 17 at 2:45 pm in Capitol room 414.


Posted: Thu - March 13, 2008 at 09:43 PM    
   
 
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