04-05-2015, 01:39 PM
After doing a little digging to find out about her Heirs, I came across the following which dramatically affects Article 21 of the Hawaiian Constitution. From the following link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliuokalani
"I, Lili'uokalani, by the Grace of God and under the constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen, do hereby solemnly protest against any and all acts done against myself and the constitutional government of the Hawaiian Kingdom by certain persons claiming to have established a Provisional Government of and for this Kingdom. That I yield to the superior force of the United States of America, whose Minister Plenipotentiary, His Excellency John L Stevens, has caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu and declared that he would support the said Provisional Government. Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands.
— Queen Lili'uokalani, Jan 17, 1893[12]"
Assuming the above is correct, she transferred the reinstatement authority to the Untied States. That being said, it was only to reinstate her. So... now it looks to be in limbo unless the United States perhaps comes up with some reinstatement legal loophole. What a mess!
Edit to delete copy paste code error to enter asterisk in Queen Lili'uokalani name.
"I, Lili'uokalani, by the Grace of God and under the constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen, do hereby solemnly protest against any and all acts done against myself and the constitutional government of the Hawaiian Kingdom by certain persons claiming to have established a Provisional Government of and for this Kingdom. That I yield to the superior force of the United States of America, whose Minister Plenipotentiary, His Excellency John L Stevens, has caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu and declared that he would support the said Provisional Government. Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands.
— Queen Lili'uokalani, Jan 17, 1893[12]"
Assuming the above is correct, she transferred the reinstatement authority to the Untied States. That being said, it was only to reinstate her. So... now it looks to be in limbo unless the United States perhaps comes up with some reinstatement legal loophole. What a mess!
Edit to delete copy paste code error to enter asterisk in Queen Lili'uokalani name.