An autonomous independent sovereign nation-state contemplated under Article 1 of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States, requiring the state as a person of international law possessing the four qualifications of :(a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, c) a government; and (d) the capacity to enter into relations with other states.
Ka Puuhonua O Na Wahi Pana O Hawaii Nei Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O Hawaii kingdomofhawaii.info
July 28, 2014
To: Pelekikena Barak H. Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., 20500
General Martin Dempsey Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1400 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C., 20301-1400
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, USN Commander, U.S. Pacific Command USPACOM J01PA BOX 64031 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii 96861-4031
Office of the Governor The Honorable Neil Abercrombie Executive Chambers, State Capitol Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees 560 N. Nimitz Hwy, Suite 200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Chairperson Colette Y. Machado Peter Apo Carmen Hulu Lindsey
Ka Puuhonua O Na Wahi Pana O Hawaii Nei Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O Hawaii kingdomofhawaii.info
Dan Ahuna John D. Waihee IV Oswald K. Stender Robert K. Lindsey Jr. Rowena N. Akana S. Haunani Apoliona, MSW
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon United Nations Headquarters First Avenue at 46 th Street New York, NY 10017 USA
Subject: Sovereign National Waters of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Aloha Kakou,
This correspondence serves as yet another reminder that the Kingdom of Hawaii remains a sovereign nation. The Kingdom was never lawfully annexed and has maintained its Sovereign Status as a viable nation, and it continues to be. For I am what I am and have always been.
Through this correspondence, I am addressing you both as King of this Sovereign Nation, and "as a person with a Doctorate in Political Science." Early philosophers theorized that government is a crucial part of society, and without the organization that governments provide, civilization cannot exist. The function and importance of political science, which is where my expertise lies, is that it is the glue that holds governments, and thus society, together. Any experienced political scientist will agree that a well functioning government is crucial to a healthy civilization and society. Thus, every government has a duty to create and enforce rules and guidelines that will foster the growth, health and safety of its communities. Although the Kingdom of Hawaii is a sovereign nation, it is currently being illegally occupied and unlawfully governed by the de facto United States government. This government has no ancestral claim to the Kingdom, and this government has absolutely no connection to the aina of these beautiful islands. Because the U.S. government has no spiritual or ancestral ties to these islands, as myself and my people do, they have raped and pillaged these lands and our oceans with absolutely no regard for the effect such heinous actions will have on our future generations. This abhorrent behavior will no longer be tolerated, as the Kingdom cares deeply for the land, the oceans, and all walks of life, both human and animal, which inhabit this archipelago.
Ka Puuhonua O Na Wahi Pana O Hawaii Nei Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O Hawaii kingdomofhawaii.info
As King of these islands, I protect this Kingdom, for this is my sacred duty. Over two years after the initial disaster at Japans Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility, the crisis is still not over. That facility is leaking 300 tons of radioactive water into the surrounding ocean, causing massive destruction and inviting much international criticism. The Fukushima nuclear meltdown continues to cause environmental destruction to our oceans sea life and has also affected many human lives. Additionally, sea level rise is accelerating. The number of large wildfires is growing. Dangerous heat waves are becoming more common. Extreme storm events are increasing in many areas. More severe droughts are occurring in others. These are just some of the consequences of global warming, which are already having significant and harmful effects on our health, our environment, and our communities. The planet's temperature is rising. The trend is clear and unmistakable. Every one of the past 37 years has been warmer than the 20th century average. The 12 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1998. 2012 was the hottest year ever recorded for the contiguous United States. Globally, the average surface temperature has increased more than one degree Fahrenheit since the late 1800s. Most of that increase has occurred over just the past three decades. The governments of the world continue to operate within 2 nd and 3 rd dimensional thinking, and continue to destroy our world with stupid conflicts created by man. So when a crisis created by man happens somewhere on the planet, war games are initiated, resulting in lives, both seen and unseen, being lost and destroyed. It is difficult to find words to adequately characterize the behavior of the United States foreign military forces now using Hawaiian waters for their war games, with little to no regard for the destruction such behavior is causing to our delicate ecosystem and marine life. A dead whale washing up on the beach, turtles with their legs blown off, and coral reefs reduced to rubble, the horror continues. The United States Navy issued the following response to the Whales death: "There is no indication that the loss of the animal was caused by Navy activities. It would be premature and irresponsible to speculate otherwise," said Navy spokesman Lt. Cdr. Nick Sherrouse.
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This response by spokesman Sherrouse is total nonsense, especially in light of the fact that the Navy had already admitted such effects might well result from their ocean war games: The Navy estimates that its activities could inadvertently kill 186 whales and dolphins off the East Coast and 155 off Hawai`i and Southern California, mostly from explosives. It calculates more than 11,000 serious injuries off the East Coast and 2,000 off Hawai`i and Southern California, along with nearly 2 million minor injuries, such as temporary hearing loss, off each coast. It also predicts marine mammals might change their behavior such as swimming in a different direction in 27 million instances. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/15/navy-to-expand-sonar-testing-despite-resistance- from-environmentalists/ We have known about the effects of high energy sonar on Whales and other marine life for years. It was fifteen years ago that whale watch boat captains and shore observers documented that the Whales had fled from the U.S. Navy low frequency sonar testing area off the Island of Hawaii. The Navy has been killing or injuring Whales and other marine life for decades while issuing one denial after another.
These are not respectful people. They have no respect for the creatures living in the ocean. They have no respect for the future of the oceans. They have no respect for life. They only worship their imperial goals and the death that accompanies pursuit of those goals.
How does one respond to death worshipers? They may have a right to pursue any religion that they wish. When their worship service destroys life valued by those who do not subscribe to their religion, however, those who respect life have the right and obligation to intervene.
As Sovereign of this Nation, I therefore issue the following edict:
RIMPAC 2014 is the last time foreign armies will be allowed to abuse the Hawaiian environment.
The governments of those nations participating in the destruction of marine life and this delicate ecosystem will be put on notice that their actions are abhorrent to the Kingdom, and any further such activity will be forbidden.
Of particular concern is the use of high-powered sonar at low, middle, and high frequencies. The history of such sonars killing or harming marine life, especially Whales, is sufficient to conclude they cannot be used safely.
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Such sonars are now banned from all Hawaiian waters.
We will expect all such nations and any others that might be tempted to participate in crimes against the Hawaiian oceans to respect this edict and our sovereignty over our national waters.
Therefore, in conclusion, I am not directing but ordering you to cease and desist in your war games, for it is my kuleana and sacred duty to protect this Sovereign Nation and all its resources. The ocean is our source of life and your activities are not welcomed. The Kingdom of Hawaii is a non-aligned nation and has no use for your Military campaigns and war games. You are to cease and desist in your activities immediately.
The damages you have caused throughout the years have not been calculated, but I can assure you they will be substantial. Currently, I have my legal team and Ministers assessing the damages you perpetrated over the years due to your unlawful occupation and once that figure has been realized, I will be sending you a bill via His Majestys Supreme Court. Those funds once recovered will be utilized to fix and repair our reefs, create fish ponds to replenish our indigenous sea life, repair our ancestral lands, and care for the people who have been directly affected emotionally, physically and spiritually by the unconscionable actions your Nation has inflicted on this Kingdom.
I am sending this letter to Governor Abercrombie and the Trustees of OHA because they have failed miserably in their duties to protect the Hawaiian aina from the destructive actions of the occupying nation.
Me ka aloha pumehana,
Edmund K. Silva, Jr. Alii Nui Moi
cc: Na Kupuna Council O Hawaii Nei Alii Manao Nui Lanny Sinkin Chief Justice Jennifer Pawlowski HM Attorney General Judge Navin-Chandra Naidu