Subject: NEW HAWAII CONSTITUTION

Area: ANEWS
Date : Jan 21 '95, 10:50                                                       
From : Hawaii Nation1:345/111.0

NATION OF HAWAI`I PROMULGATES NEW CONSTITUTION
   
On Monday, January 16, 1995, a new Constitution was signed and promulgated for
the independent and sovereign Nation of Hawai`i.  
   
Supporters of the Nation, including many Kupuna (elders), gathered at the 
`Iolani Palace, the seat of the Hawaiian government, in a Celebration of 
Restoration.
   
The first to sign the Constitution was the Head of State, Pu`uhonua Kanahele,
who was selected by the Kupuna last March to guide the Nation to independence. 
After an address to the crowd calling for forgiveness and Aloha, he placed his
signature to the page.  As a symbol of Peace in the Pacific, the pen he used
was the same pen used by Emperor Hirohito to sign the surrender that ended
World War II, which had been passed on to Pu`uhonua as a gift from a Kupuna to
be 
used for a purpose of the Nation.  (At almost exactly the same time, a
tremendous 
earthquake struck Japan... our deepest sympathy and condolence go out to all who

suffer from that natural disaster.)
   
Following the Head of State, each Island Po`o (Head) gave a brief address and
signed the document, and then each island's delegation presented a cultural
ho`okupu (gift) and added their names.  Finally, the signing was opened to the
general public as music written by Queen Lili`uokalani played.  A press
conference was held, in which Pu`uhonua Kanahele placed the state of Hawai`i 
on notice to end its illegal occupation of the Hawaiian Archipelago and end 
the crimes against humanity continuously being committed upon the Hawaiian
people.
   
The new Constitution is the result of a year of work since the Proclamation of
Restoration of the Independence of the Sovereign Nation State of Hawai`i, which
was also delivered at `Iolani Palace on January 16, 1994 (which coincided with
the earthquake in Los Angeles...). This followed the United States' apology to
Hawai`i
in 1993, for the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai`i in 1893.  
   
Delegates representing districts from all the main islands created an organic 
document to restore the inherent sovereignty of na Kanaka Maoli, the Native
Hawaiian people, while at the same time including those inhabitants of Hawai`i 
from all nationalities who call Hawai`i home, so that they can become citizens  
and participate in the new government.  
   
As the backdrop to the event, the `Iolani Palace was draped in black bunting,
in commemoration of the arrest of Hawai`i's last sovereign, Her Majesty Queen
Lili`uokalani, exactly one hundred years ago, by the illegitimate government
which had overthrown her two years prior, for attempting to promulgate a new
constitution.  At the time of her arrest, documents calling for a new
constitution, containing signatures of two-thirds of the registered voters of
Hawai`i, were stolen from her home by the chief justice.
   
After her overthrow, Queen Lili`uokalani appealed to the good faith and justice
of the American people, that their government would right the wrongs that had
been done and reinstate her as the legitimate constitutional sovereign of
Hawai`i.  She was not to see Hawai`i's independence restored in her lifetime,
but she prophesied that it would be restored after one hundred years.  For
those present Monday, the event was a highly emotional day, as the dreams and
prophesies of the Queen were fulfilled with the promulgation of a new
Constitution for the independent and sovereign Nation of Hawai`i.
   
Now the Nation of Hawai`i will continue to develop comprehensive educational
programs for the people of Hawai`i, begin to implement home rule on each of 
the islands, engage the illegitimate state of Hawai`i in a smooth and peaceful 
transition, and seek international recognition to rejoin the world community
of Nations.
   
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