 September 24, 2022
Biden stumbles onto Ukraine-Hawaii parallel… I’ve been in New York observing the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly. Of all the speeches, the most intriguing (and spooky) was US President Joe Biden pontificating about the despicable acts of others without realizing that the US itself did/does the very same thing. Below (in black font) is, verbatim, the opening segment of remarks by US President Biden to the UN General Assembly just three days ago, regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In red font are the same remarks, adapted slightly, to fit what someone (Joe Blow) might say about the United States’ invasion of Hawaii, January 17, 1893… The parallel is uncanny… Joe Biden — “Let us speak plainly. A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbor, [and] attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. Joe Blow — Let us speak plainly. A prominent member of the Family of Nations (US) invaded its friend and neighbor (Hawaii) and proceeded to erase a sovereign state from the map. Joe Biden — “Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations Charter — no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. Joe Blow — The US has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the Law of Nations — no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. Joe Biden — “Again, just today, President Putin has made overt nuclear threats against Europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the non-proliferation regime. Joe Blow — Again, even today, America’s overt military presence makes Hawaii a prime nuclear target with reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a peaceful regime. Joe Biden — “Now Russia is calling — calling up more soldiers to join the fight. And the Kremlin is organizing a sham referenda (sp) to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the U.N. Charter. Joe Blow — Now the US is calling — calling up more devastating weapons with which to fight. And Washington organized a sham referendum to make Hawaii a US state, an extremely significant violation of International Law. Joe Biden — “This world should see these outrageous acts for what they are. Putin claims he had to act because Russia was threatened. But no one threatened Russia, and no one other than Russia sought conflict. Joe Blow — This world should see these outrageous acts for what they are. McKinley claimed he had to act because Spain (or Japan or China) was a threat to the US’ interests in the Pacific. But no one threatened the US, and no one other than the US sought conflict. Joe Biden — “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple, and Ukraine’s right to exist as a people. Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe, that should not — that should make your blood run cold. Joe Blow — This occupation is about extinguishing Hawaii’s right to exist as a sovereign state, plain and simple, and Hawaii’s right to exist as a people. Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe, that should make your blood run cold. --------- So America (at least Joe Biden) does know it’s wrong to take over another country and try to obliterate its identity! And they know the remedy for such blatant violation is to stop doing it and pull out! Hey, that’s all we’re asking! --------- Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono. The sovereignty (life) of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. ------ For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 6 PM, the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53. ----- SIGN THIS PETITION! Rename McKinley High School and remove the McKinley statue! McKinley was the president who turned Hawaii from a peaceful, neutral country into a major cog in America’s war machine. Sign this online petition NOW! Tell everyone you know to sign it too! – And remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom check out the twice a month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media. ------- PLEASE KŌKUA… Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort... To contribute, go to: • GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII • PayPal – Go to PayPal and send $ to: [email protected] • Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer services, etc...) email us at: [email protected] "FREE HAWAII" T-SHIRTS - etc. Check out the great FREE HAWAII products you can purchase at... http://www.robkajiwara.com/store/c28/Hawaii All proceeds are used to help advance the cause. MAHALO! Malama Pono, Leon Siu Hawaiian National
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 September 10, 2022
Little White Lies I’ve mentioned before, this famous quote of South African anti-apartheid activist, Stephen Biko: “The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” If the oppressor can get those they are oppressing to believe certain lies, then the oppressor secures his control. And it’s not only big lies like “Hawaii was annexed” or “Hawaii is the 50th state of the U.S.” or Hawaiians are Americans”, but a lot of little “white lies” that constitute death by a thousand daily cuts. Every day, I still hear the automatic, knee-jerk use of the word, “mainland” when referring to the United States. This is one of the most insidious examples of group-conditioning. But there are many more, “colonial” white lies embedded in our sub-conscious intended to erase and replace our true identity with a foreign one. We may say “We are not American!” and not realize our minds are still caught in the lie of the American dream (or nightmare rat-race) where the prime objective in life is to accumulate a lot of money and power. We know the drill: we can be happy if we get jobs so we can earn money so we can get a place for our family, and buy food imported from “the mainland”, and smile at the tourists, because their money provides the money for our jobs, so we can get a place... A couple weeks ago, there was a news article about a “shocking” decline in enrollment of Hawaiian students at the University of Hawaii. While I believe higher education is a good thing and Hawaiians have made huge strides because of it, the knee-jerk reaction was to imply the decline of Hawaiian student enrollment as an alarming and tragic trend. But did anyone stop to think that maybe some of our young Hawaiians don’t see the track of Western higher education for economic success in the colonizers world as something they should blindly pursue? Especially since believing the “white lies” over and over have led to more disenfranchisement, more poverty, more houselessness, more frustration and despair for Hawaiians… The hundred thirty year long and painful journey from the “overthrow”, to ”annexation”, to “statehood”, to the Koko Head evictions, to the protests at Kalama Valley, Kaho’olawe, Waiahole-Waikane, Hilo Airport, etc., etc. to OHA, to UH Hawaiian Studies, to the “sovereignty movement”, to the “independence movement”, to more aloha ʻāina cofrontations, more evictions, more arrests and incarcerations… culminating in Kū Kiaʻi Mauna and the rise of the Lāhui... has been a journey of separating the lies from the truth. Yes, there are many benefits from the Western ways we can use, but to really free our nation, we have to free ourselves of the oppressor’s mindset, we have to think clearly for ourselves and apply our ways to how we want to live. We must be guided by the ways and core values of our kūpuna... aloha ke Akua, aloha ʻāina, mālama pono, kōkua, lōkahi, and so forth. Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono. The sovereignty (life) of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. ------ For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 6 PM, the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53. ----- SIGN THIS PETITION! Rename McKinley High School and remove the McKinley statue! McKinley was the president who turned Hawaii from a peaceful, neutral country into a principal cog in America’s war machine. Sign this online petition NOW! Tell everyone you know to sign it too! – And remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom check out the twice a month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media. ------- PLEASE KŌKUA… Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort... To contribute, go to: • GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII • PayPal – Go to PayPal and send $ to: [email protected] • Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer services, etc...) email us at: [email protected] "FREE HAWAII" T-SHIRTS - etc. Check out the great FREE HAWAII products you can purchase at... http://www.robkajiwara.com/store/c28/Hawaii All proceeds are used to help advance the cause. MAHALO! Malama Pono, Leon Siu Hawaiian National |
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