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    KA PAKAUKAU es ‘ 3333 Ka'ohinani Drive + Honolulu, Hawai 96817 Tel (808)595-6691 Fax (808)595-0303 KA PAKAUKAU'S POSITION ON FIVE ISSUES: February 7, 1995 Revision I. Governent structur A. What government Ra Pakaukau propos whatever structure(s) all Kanaka Maoli and our non-Kanaka Maoli supporters in our homeland adopt at times of eur oun choosing, not according to a time-schedule imposed by the colonial establishment, such as the state- created Sovereignty Elections Council (SEG) (see below). Ka Pakaukau generally favors governing structures based on our ‘ohana~ ;,,ahupua'a taro-roots traditions in which all adults in each local community, Such a8 an ahupua'a, provide input in communal decisions by consensus, rather than rule beginning with and by a central governnent. Whatever the form, the Kanaka Maoli nation must ultimately be independent from the illegally occupying and administering U.S. and its subsidiaries, such as the state and counties (see below). ‘That is, eventually, the U.S. colonial establishment must withdraw completely from our homeland. Only then will we be ful eign and self-reliant as ere our Shedstore wio founded CAUEELSH tere in Noanansi (aeeanisy in tine cture is proposed? immemorial. As a restored independent nation, we will need to have structures to govern our internal affairs and to relate in gutennaly af ‘to other nations in an increasingly complex and inter-¥e: World community. We will form governing structures to fulfill these functions based on our own traditions and not merely adopt wholesale foreign governing structures just to please foreigners and comply with the illegally occupying power in our homeland. Meanwhile, since 1987, some initiatives for our self-government have been created, such as Ka Zahui Hawai'i and the Independent Sovereign Nation State of Hawai'i. pea eee Let us test them to see how they meet the three main pu modern sovereignty movement: 1. Relieve the painful plight of our Kanaka people who continue to have the Worst Wealth, social and economic indicators of all ethnic peoples in our homeland. We must reverse the projection that by the year 2044 our 5,000 remaining piha (full-blooded) Kanaka Maoli will be near gone. 2. Correct the historical, legal and moral injustices committed by the UeS. colonial establishment against our people and nation. 3. Gain the support and participation of our Kanaka Maol peop Kanaka Maoli to ©: better Ka Pae’dina for all based on our 8 for the cultural traditions by countering the worsening exploitation, social ills, militarism, consumerism, waste and environmental degradation by the U.S. colonial establishment in our homeland. . What will be the role of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)? OHA, jency of the illegal state, will eventually dissolve as will the state, as the U.S. government withdraws. . What will happen to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL)? As an agency of the illegal state, DHHL will also ultimately dissolve IT. Land base A. What is proposed as the land base for the new nation? Ka Pakaukau proposes that all of the territory--lands, wate: Cio Re Aa anal Raa ae eee Speuidin ctaesrnece te au seas Oa ea SED Sate shy ead ats ee All public or government lands now illegally'held by the U.S. and state ALLL oy Serer tence ee cere ay eee ey SU cen oveceeany ere ara eacperstn ar ceca ea ee Rana sUaS oan ey eevee cen eebneeee aC ee ges So oes ano ena ae ee ed uct hee ke nu nceep denen dlmuclone foreleg eres Homes arenov et eupee eatery tars renee Demise eet ee jenerations. ie pe dereery coetcatera are acleeetrior as srl Sees ae He tome eure ee FIZ, Define elements of sovereigaty Paxaukau, the three main element of our inherent (aese tranny lias peor tetile eect eee lees ares Itnguage and spirituality, (2) our defined tereitory) and (3) our feli-deternined governtent with control over our internal, affaire injour, = eee Dee gare oeope car nike tetera otra ta ee ; 3. what are’ you doing to preserve Ranaka hacil culcure? | ©). eAernateety fauts Ka Pakaukau makes avery effort, within our resources, to live our culture cms | in all of our activities in spite of the taking of our lands and our colonine Government, and in defiance of the degradation end coumercialication of Gar cuiture by the/oslontal establiansenes c. What te your Pian for Shosiing the Kanak MaoLL nation?” Ti"hatuch co our traditions of a Roligtie sppmpgch ae health, That 1s, Realeh and wellcbeing hegin wiehnaptereche cee Selec ionohips with al in the cosmos. Fron these Felaticnships acon proper choughte,

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