Pu’uhonua O Waimānalo
Ahupua‘a of Waimānalo
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Our History
Nation of Hawaii’s mission is to restore, maintain and preserve the sophisticated religion, language and culture of the Native Hawaiian people, who prior to the overthrow, lived in a highly organized, self-sufficient, subsistent social system based on Communal Land Tenure. (pre-mahele)
Kumulipo
Origin, genesis, source of life, mystery. The Kumulipo is an 18th-century chant that records the beginnings of the Hawaiian world. This chant remains as an authentic work or primitive literature and is one of the principal sources of information on Hawaiian mythology, early culture, political structure, and way of life for the Hawaiian people.
Historical timeline
Explore the history of our nation through a chronology of milestones, anniversaries and important dates.
Legal Foundation
To acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17th, 1893, overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai’i, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow.
US Public Law 103-150
Known as the Apology Resolution, U.S. Public Law 103-150 is a Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress, adopted in 1993, that acknowledges the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and has been a major impetus for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
St. Thomas Law Review
Interpretation of U.S. Public Law 103-150 under International Law, and its Implications for the Restoration of the Independent and Sovereign Nation State of Hawai’i, by Harvard Law Professor, Francis A. Boyle.
National Sovereignty Restoration
The village of Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo is the first of it’s kind, a land base for the developing sovereign Hawaiian nation was born out of struggle and out of hope.
The Native Hawaiian people are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations, our ancestral territory, and cultural identity in accordance with our spiritual and traditional beliefs, customs, practices, language and social institutions.
Nation of Hawaii Living Lab
In partnership with MIT Researchers, the Nation of Hawaii Living Lab will be a user-centered, open-innovation ecosystem, operating in a territory, applying concurrent research and innovation processes within a public-private-people partnership to induce co-creation by integrating research and innovation processes.
Transitional Provision, Article 17
61. Transition. In the event that a sovereign entity, i.e. a sovereign nation of Hawaii, is established for the benefit of native Hawaiians prior to the expiration and/or termination of this lease term (55 years lease term), Lessor may give due consideration to transferring and/or conveying the premises herein to such newly established sovereign entity to be used for the benefit of native Hawaiians — March 29, 2001
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Nation of Hawaii’s mission is to restore, maintain and preserve the sophisticated religion, language and culture of the Native Hawaiian people, who prior to the overthrow, lived in a highly organized, self-sufficient, subsistent social system based on Communal Land Tenure. (pre-mahele)