The vast majority of native Hawaiians who testified were indignant, and even outraged, that the federal government would try to insert itself or side with any native Hawaiian faction vying to take power away from other Hawaiians by officially organizing and negotiating,” according to the Hawaii Reporter. When you boil it down, the Kingdom of Hawaii was never formally abolished. Under international law, an annexation of a sovereign state must be accomplished through a treaty or an agreement between the two parties. Hawaii’s annexation by the United States was executed through a joint resolution by Congress, which was legally questionable under international law, according to sovereignty supporters. Report today, at 3:40 PM ET.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:06:57 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015