This is, in my mind, an extremely important letter from Ali`i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr. It clarifies several points which one often hears "thrown around" when talking about, "The overthrow of the Kingdom."
For those interested in the Kingdom of Hawai'i and its re-energizing, I believe it is very important to have all of the correct data on hand when talking about it, so if the term "war crime" is thrown out there, that term may be backed up with actual data. Unfortunately, from reading the documents from the Swiss courts, I could see that the conclusions Dr. Sai had about them made appeared to be incorrect. Here is a post I made about the Swiss court case.
"Your behavior is misleading, misdirected, dangerous and harmful to the sensibility and spirit of our people... discerning what is the truth has become emotionally challenging and taxing upon their ability to reason because they still do wish to trust... Your actions have the propensity of destroying the fabric of genuine faith, belief and innocence of our people, who are honestly longing to see all of us united as one Nation. Your fabrication of the truth divides us and prevents unification.
"The Moloka'i Case: You emerged from a hearing in the case... to announce that the Judge had declared that the Kingdom still exists. In fact, the opposite was true... You then misrepresented what happened in court. You claimed that the judge had ruled that the Kingdom still exists because he accepted into the record an opinion paper that YOU wrote, in which YOU argued that the Kingdom still exists. [Kp caps added]
"The Switzerland Case: You filed a war crimes allegation against various individuals... Unfortunately, you or your attorney... failed to file necessary paperwork in a timely fashion, so the court dismissed the filing as untimely... the Court took note of what you had argued. YOUR arguments included one that the treaties entered into by the Kingdom are still viable today. The Court noted that YOU had made that argument [Kp caps]... the court was merely noting what YOU argued, NOT entering a ruling. Yet you then announced publicly that the SWISS COURT had found that the treaties are still in effect. The court... made no such ruling.
"The "Occupation" of Hawai'i: ...you convinced an indigenous leader in [New Zealand] that the United States has committed war crimes. You convinced her that "[t]he U.S. unilaterally seized the islands of Hawai'i back in 1898 for military interests during the Spanish-American war, and have remained there as illegal occupiers ever since."
"1. Did the United States invade Hawai'i in 1898? No.
2. Did the United States set up a military government in Hawai'i in 1898? No.
3. Was the Republic of Hawai'i an occupied country? No.
4. Did the rules governing the behavior of a military government in an occupied country apply to Hawai'i? No.
5. Did the Republic of Hawai'i make an agreement that allowed the United States to use Hawai'i as a refueling station for U.S military forces engaged in the war? Yes.
"This fallacy of occupation that you have foisted on the people is similar to your presentation on General Orders 101. This directive to military personnel... governed the behavior of MILITARY PERSONNEL participating in the occupation of areas... during the Spanish American War... [and] applied to the military governments established by the United States in Cuba and Puerto Rico... there was no military government in Hawai'i to which the General Order might apply."
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Ali`i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr., 8-3-15… "King's Letter to Dr. Keanu Sai: 'Cease and Desist'"
Ali`i Mana`o Nui Lanny Sinkin: The King issued a letter today calling upon Keanu Sai to adhere to historical fact, accurate legal analysis, and truthfulness. This is the second letter the King has sent to Mr. Sai on the same subject (link to the Kingdom post containing that previous letter).
https://www.scribd.com/doc/273563646/150803-King-s-Letter-Cease-and-Desist-Keanu-Sai
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