Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 10, 1 October 2001 — Lawful nation [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Lawful nation

Trustee Stender's September message, " Redress requires more than an apology," overlooks one crucial point. In paragraph five, he states "sovereignty means that all of the lands wrongly taken by the United States must be given back to the Hawaiian people." Herein lies the crucial point overlooked. Who were these lands wrongly taken from? Who was this great wrong actually done to? True, the Hawaiian people suffered greatly from this wrong and still do today. But, it was the Hawaiian people's lawful government that was terrorized, at gun point, with threats of execution to Hawaiians unless their lawful government submitted to terrorist demands. In this eiueial point also lies the solution to gain justice. What was "wrongly taken from the Hawaiian people's lawful government, must be returned to their lawful government. The Hawaiian Kingdom is the lawful Hawaiian government that was terrorized and wronged. The Hawaiian people must join in the ongoing reinstatement of that lawful Hawaiian government and through their government, demand justice for the injury inflicted upon it. That is part of the remedy as described in the law of nations and internationaI public law. .._ I * See LETTERS on page 3

LETTERS from page 2 For more information, you ean eall me at 293-1810. Donna Hanohano-Medeiros Hau'ula

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