Restoration of Ahupuaa puna o Kaua’i

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Over development is the issue need to stop desecrating the country of Hawaii

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HWST 107-"Hawai`i Center of the Pacific"

Hawaiian Studies is a survey of the Pacific Island areas of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, their various origins, geography, languages, religions, histories, and modern development as seen through the cultural lens of the Hawaiian people. This course, however, will center around Hawaiʻi and its own internal historical and cultural complexity. Hawaiʻi is one of the most unique places in the world today. There are a multitude of people living in Hawaiʻi with a multitude of interests and influences, resulting in a multitude of expropriations. However, there remains a singular root reaching back to time immemorial who are the life blood of this ʻāina (land), the Kānaka or aboriginal Hawaiians. Therefore, the overarching focus of this course will be on preserving the perspective of the Hawaiian people, and is through this perspective that we will be learning, or relearning, all of the intricate facets that make up Hawaiian history. Hawaiian Studies, then, is the study of things Hawaiian through the eyes of the Hawaiian people.

Book, "Brief History of the Hawaiian People." Hawaiian Kingdom Board of Education, 1891.

Book, "American Occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Beginning the Transition from Occupied to Restored State." Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawai`i at Manoa (Political Scienc), 2008.

Article, "Establishing an Acting Regency." November 28, 2009 (unpublished).

Federal Complaint, "Sai v. Obama, et al." June 1, 2010 (U.S. District Court, Washington, D.C.)

HWST 297-"Introduction to the Hawaiian Kingdom"

A legal and political analysis of the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom reveals that Hawai`i existed as an independent and sovereign State since 1842, and has been illegally occupied by the United States of America for over a century. Despite the occupation and seemingly incorporation of Hawai'i as the 50th State of the American Union in 1959, Hawai`i continues to remain an independent and sovereign State under international law. In this course we will be applying the science of politics approach in order to understand the domestic and international relations of the Hawaiian Kingdom, especially those events that transpired between the Hawaiian Kingdom and the United States of America since January 16, 1893. We will be incorporating appropriate political and legal theories as well as recognized principles of international relations and law that existed in the 19th century to the present so that we will be able to critically analyze and revisit those political and legal events that have drastically altered present day understandings of Hawai`

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Kingdom of Hawai`i Constitutions: 1840 - 1852 - 1864 - 1893

King Kalakaua was forced to sign the "Bayonet Constitution" in 1887, sharply curtailing his powers and diminishing the Native Hawaiians' voice in government. For more historical background, see the article Overthrow of the Monarchy . Some point out today that this constitution was never ratified properly by the House of Nobles, and thus was never legally valid, and that the

is the last valid Constitution of the Kingdom, and the basis for restoration today.

Hawaiian Kingdom Constitution of 1887

Granted by Kalakaua Rex., July 6, 1887
WHEREAS, the Constitution of this Kingdom heretofore in force contains many provisions subversive of civil rights and incompatible with enlightened Constitutional Government:

And WHEREAS, it has become imperative in order to restore order and tranquility and the confidence necessary to a further maintenance of the present Government that a new Constitution should be at one promulgated:

NOW THEREFORE, I Kalakaua, King of the Hawaiian Islands , in my capacity as Sovereign of this Kingdom, and as the representative of the people hereunto by them duly authorized and empowered, do annul and abrogate the Constitution promulgated by Kamehameha the Fifth, on the 20th day of August, A.D. 1864, and do proclaim and promulgate this Constitution.

ARTICLE 1.
God hath endowed all men with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the right of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.

ARTICLE 2.
All men are free to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences; but this sacred privilege hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to justify acts of licentiousness, or practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the Kingdom.

ARTICLE 3.
All men may freely speak, write, and Publish their sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be enacted to restrain the liberty of speech, or of the press.

ARTICLE 4.
All men shall have the right, in an orderly and peaceable manner, to assemble, without arms, to consult upon the common good, and to petition the King or Legislature for redress of grievances.

ARTICLE 5.
The privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus belongs to all men, and shall not be suspended, unless by the King, when in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety shall require its suspension.

ARTICLE 6.
No person shall be subject to punishment for any offense, except on due and legal conviction thereof, in a Court having jurisdiction of the case.

ARTICLE 7.
No person shall be held to answer for any crime or offense, (except in cases of impeachment, or for offenses within the jurisdiction of a Police or District Justice, or in summary proceedings for contempt), unless upon indictment, fully and plainly describing such crime or offense, and shall have the right to meet the witnesses who are produced against him face to face; to produce against him, and to be fully heard in his own defense. In all cases in which the right of trial by Jury has been heretofore used, it shall be held inviolable forever, except in actions of debt or assumpsit in which the amount claimed is less than Fifty Dollars.

ARTICLE 8.
No person shall be required to answer again for an offense, of which he has been duly convicted, or of which he has been duly acquitted.

ARTICLE 9.
No person shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

ARTICLE 10.
No person shall sit as a judge or juror, in any case in which his relative, by affinity, or by consanguinity within the third degree, is interested, either as plaintiff or defendant, or in the issue of which the said judge or juror, may have, either directly or through such relative, any pecuniary interest.

ARTICLE 11.
Involuntary servitude, except for crime, is forever prohibited in this Kingdom. Whenever a slave shall enter Hawaiian Territory, he shall be free.

ARTICLE 12.
Every person has the right to be secure from all unreasonable searches and seizures of his person, his house, his papers, and effects; and no warrants shall issue, except on probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

ARTICLE 13.
The Government is conducted for the common good, and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.

ARTICLE 14.
Each member of society has a right to be protected in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property, according to law; and, therefore, he shall be obliged to contribute his proportional share to the expense of this protection, and to give his personal services, or an equivalent when necessary.

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A prospective tenant should always inspect a rental unit carefully to see if it meets with the tenant’s needs and expectations. All damage and problems needing correction should be identified with the landlord and noted in the rental contract, or the landlord may hold the new tenant responsible fo...