12-24-2015, 03:34 AM
Thanks Justin.
Yes it's an interesting situation.
In addition to the points you made, I would add that the Na'i Aupuni election began as non-representative of the Hawaiian people, in that the candidates had to agree in advance that they supported sovereignty, a minority view of Native Hawaiians. Now, they will hold a convention with not only candidates who didn't win the election, but candidates who would have lost the election! Na'i Aupuni is not only unwilling to allow the legal process to run it's course, but it's deliberately moving forward with a body consisting of unelected representatives, who claim to represent the Hawaiian people.
Yes it's an interesting situation.
In addition to the points you made, I would add that the Na'i Aupuni election began as non-representative of the Hawaiian people, in that the candidates had to agree in advance that they supported sovereignty, a minority view of Native Hawaiians. Now, they will hold a convention with not only candidates who didn't win the election, but candidates who would have lost the election! Na'i Aupuni is not only unwilling to allow the legal process to run it's course, but it's deliberately moving forward with a body consisting of unelected representatives, who claim to represent the Hawaiian people.
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