U.S. Public Law 103-150

Legal Foundation

Whereas prior to the arrival of the first Europeans in 1778, the Native Hawaiian people lived in a highly organized, self-sufficient, subsistent social system based on communal land tenure with a sophisticated language, culture, and religion.

On January 17, 1893, The Kingdom of Hawaii was illegally overthrown in a coup d’état against Queen Liliuokalani and her government, resulting in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people.

Nation of Hawaii’s growth has been predicated on a legal framework that spans over 25 years. Our continued pursuit for justice stands on this structure as a cornerstone of our mission.

1. U.S. Public Law 103-150

The Apology Resolution

Also referred to 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.

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2. Senate Congressional Record

100th anniversary of the overthrow

Declares Congress acknowledges historical significance of the overthrow, resulting in suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people.

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3. St. Thomas Law Review

Professor Francis A. Boyle

International Law Professor, Francis A. Boyle’s 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.

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4. U.S. Public Law 100-606

The Genocide Act

In time of peace or war, in a circumstance with specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, subjecting the group to conditions of life, that are intended to cause the physical destruction of the group in whole or in part.

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5. Nation of Hawaii Constitution

Proclaimed on Jan. 16, 1994

We the Kanaka Maoli Nationals and Descendants reaffirm our heritage, sacrifices, wisdom and ‘Onipa’a from each of the Mokupuni o Hawai’i Nei, mindful of the Divine heritage and National creed which ke Akua has endowed upon us and Our Ancestors.

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Now: International Relations

United Nations Delegation

To maintain international peace and security, and to that end, develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principal of equal rights and self-determination of peoples and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace based on the principal of the sovereign equality of all it’s Members.

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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)

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