This Civil Beat article was highlighted in the following video by FreeHawaii.tv, and in my view indicates that many are getting (or have already gotten) that Na'i Aupuni, or any other process that tries to make "Native Hawaiians" into a US-overseen tribe (aka "government in government") will not work... ever.
One interesting part of this article are the comments, which include former Governor Ben Cayetano, Bumpy Kanahele, and others. I personally enjoyed seeing the variety of viewpoints on this. Bottom line, though, no one could show evidence of a Treaty of Annexation between the US and the Kingdom of Hawai'i. No one. The Governor walks all around it, and I believe in one comment says something like, "Hawaii decided to become a state. Get over it and move on."
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Peter Apo: Who Are We Building a Nation For
A Hawaiian nation might exist as early as next April. But who would be its citizens?
The decades of excruciating confusion over what Hawaiians mean by nationhood or "restoring the nation" is nearing an end.
A path is becoming clear that leads toward Hawaiians formally defining a political proposal that brings specificity to the vision of a restored Hawaiian nation.
Na'i Aupuni, an organization independent of government and made up of a volunteer board of directors, is moving forward with a Hawaiians-only election of 40 delegates from around the state. Election ballots will be sent to voters by Oct. 15. The election is scheduled to be complete by Nov. 30.
Delegates will then convene in what Hawaiians refer to as an 'Aha, which is a form of constitutional convention, and are expected to emerge with a document defining the political path toward restoring a Hawaiian nation by April, 2016.
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