The History of the overthrow told by Hawaiians

[VancouverIslander]

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Originally posted by pahoated

If the Hawaiians were smart, they would stop focusing so much energy on the legality of the overthrow under Hawaiian monarchy law and start building the case against the Missionary Party that conspired and committed treason, acting as traitors against the US government and the US Constitution, and to seek reparations and compensation.

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I disagree. I think they should leverage the possibly dubious legality of the takeover in order to get as much as they can in negotiations. Do the best they can for their people and see what lands, moneys and level of self rule they can get in a peaceful negotiated settlement. This strategy has been used to the benefit of many first nations peoples on the mainland and may be quite successful in this case as well. In fact, this could potentially be an overall economic stimulus for the State as a whole. A complete reinstatement of the Hawaiian Kingdom is not going to happen.

Just call me Mike