12-09-2014, 04:14 AM
Imagtek,
They can't hold a popular vote/voter referendum outside U.S. controlled territory to decide such an issue. They needed a state head to state head treaty, which they didn't get. Read through the website I linked to. There's also more information available on the matter elsewhere. The world courts recognize the Hawaiian Kingdoms Sovereignty and understand it's occupied illegally by the United States at this time.
Now it's a matter of U.S. occupation and a Hawaiian Kingdom that's in limbo. Under international law occupation must recognize the laws of the sovereign state.
Remember the United States making a little fuss to do about Russia holding a popular vote in Ukraine over Crimea? Same thing but as you can see it still happens regardless of the legalities involved. That's similar to what happened here in Hawaii.
They can't hold a popular vote/voter referendum outside U.S. controlled territory to decide such an issue. They needed a state head to state head treaty, which they didn't get. Read through the website I linked to. There's also more information available on the matter elsewhere. The world courts recognize the Hawaiian Kingdoms Sovereignty and understand it's occupied illegally by the United States at this time.
Now it's a matter of U.S. occupation and a Hawaiian Kingdom that's in limbo. Under international law occupation must recognize the laws of the sovereign state.
Remember the United States making a little fuss to do about Russia holding a popular vote in Ukraine over Crimea? Same thing but as you can see it still happens regardless of the legalities involved. That's similar to what happened here in Hawaii.