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Native Hawaiians retain a one-third right to land

POSTED: September 20, 2005

The title to the lands in Hawaii does rest in the hands of the native tenants who have one-third undivided vested rights in over 4 million acres of land.

At a burial council meeting on the island of Hawaii, the state attorney general said, “Even after 1,000 years a Hawaiian can come and claim their lands.” In other words, Hawaiians have native tenant rights guaranteed to them, based on the laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

While developers and their attorneys move to purportedly quiet title on lands in Hawaii, Hawaiians are learning the process and nipping these projects at the bud, where it should be done, in a court that has no authority or jurisdiction in Hawaii, according to the “Continuity of the Hawaiian Kingdom” brief written for the acting Council of Regency, who did have the case heard at the World Court (see:“Hawaiianking dom.org” for all the facts).

While attorneys for the Hale Mua arrogantly claim they will clear this hurdle, we will watch very closely how they do it. Clearly, they should be required to fairly do a full land title disclosure. Hale Mua is subject to failure because the developer is not a native tenant.

Eo to Mahealani Ventura-Oliver (I don’t know her) and the people of Maui who are doing what our ancestors have done since the illegal occupation in 1897.

At the same time, the World Court case has been heard and is pending further resolution.

R. Kawehi Kanui

Hawaiian Law Offices

Honolulu

 
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