Today in Hawaiian History

[opihikao]

FYI: (*Much more at link)


http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/


Today—28 May—in Hawaiian History [1857]: William Little Lee, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Kingdom, dies.

A New York native and graduate of Harvard law School, Lee stopped in the Hawaiian Islands with Charles Reed Bishop on 12 October 1846 on their way to seek fortune in the Oregon territory. Lee was drafted into service by Môî Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III).


Lee also served in the Privy Council, House of Representatives, as a judge on O'ahu, as a member of the Board to Quiet Land Titles, and on 16 January 1848 he was named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

To read more about Lee see "William Little Lee and Catherine Lee, Letters from Hawai'i 1848 - 1855" by Barbara E. Dunn in the Hawaiian Journal of History v38 (2004): https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/…...L38065.pdf…

ETA: Remove #699 from "Mo'i"

[opihikao]

This man went to Harvard. He was "ka po'e haole". He served the King (III).

The "Hawaiian people" were many races.

As we face Nation reinstating/building, Kanaka maoli are not the only ones entitled to be part of the "Reinstated Kingdom/Nation/Kingdom/ Nation within a Nation" (whatever).

OHA has announced a new group who will lead the charge:

http://www.oha.org/news/native-hawaiian-...g-process/


"Nation building", OHA states. We shall see. It takes ALL of us. ALL of us. (Thank you Freddie Rice, for the legal standing for ka po'e haole).

If time permits, I would like to share "Today in History", as we move forward. We cannot live in the past, however, the lessons from Kupuna are most valued.

We have always been a proud people, all of us. This man was not "koko" (blood Hawaiian), however, made Hawai'i his home. Mahalo, Mr. Lee.


E Hawai'i Aloha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_17vGYa81s


Mahalo ke Akua.


JMO.
ETA: typo; no more glasses.

[VancouverIslander]

Mahalo Opihikao. This post led me to read the Wikipedia article on William Little Lee, and that in turn showed me a piece of Hawaiian history that I was not very familiar with - the Great M#257;hele and the Kuleana Act of 1850. No wonder there are so many Kanaka Maole who feel they have been short changed. What a terrible result from a well meaning reform!

On an marginally related point, there are a couple of places in British Columbia named Kanaka (Kanaka Bar and Kanaka Creek)

Just call me Mike

[pahoated]

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Originally posted by opihikao
OHA has announced a new group who will lead the charge:

http://www.oha.org/news/native-hawaiian-...g-process/

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This is news about proceeding forth with Act 195 Hawaiian Nation rather than a Hawaiian Kingdom. Hawaiian Nation legally defines native Hawaiian as 50% of bloodline (koko). The Democrats support Hawaiian Nation, the Republicans oppose anything Democrats support, guess who doesn't support Hawaiian Nation and supports Hawaiian Kingdom? The Republicans support ruling monarchies, classic example was liberate Kuwait from Saddham, then return the ruling monarchy back in place.

The ali'i claiming royal lineage for the Hawaii Kingdom are not the same as the ones supporting the Hawaiian Nation. This is heading toward a versus situation in the years ahead and possibly Ku will return to show why he is a fundamental force of nature.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"