Something to go along with Keith's United Dieties: REH
Samuel Keolamauloa Kaluna, Jr. Regent, Prime Minister P.O. Box 359 96-3148 Pikake Street Pahala-Ka'u, Kingdom of Hawai'i 96777 PRESS RELEASE JULY 15, 2003 The Sovereign Kingdom of Hawai'i Announces Independence from all Foreign Powers A Declaration of Independence, authored by His Majesty Edmund Kelii Silva, Jr. and signed by Prime Minister and Regent Samuel Keolamauloa Kaluna, Jr. and the Hawaiian House of Nobles, proclaims the Kingdom restored and states the intent of the Kingdom of Hawai'i to purchase back its lands and govern them under an independent constitutional monarchy. The Declaration calls upon the United Nations to supervise the transfer of power and monitor the attendant transactions under international law. On January 17, 1893, armed forces of the United States overthrew the Hawaiian government. Since the taking of our beloved islands, the indigenous Hawaiian people have experienced the vicissitude of adverse foreign occupation and suffered a genocidal decline in population. Today we are but a mere fraction of our former numbers. Now, however, the Kingdom of Hawai'i is, phoenix-like, resurgent. On November 22, 2002, the House of Nobles appointed His Royal Majesty Edmund Kelii Silva, Jr. -- direct lineal descendent of King Kamehameha the Great -- Ali'i Nui (High Chief and King) of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. On June 24, 2003, the Hawaiian Declaration of Independence was hand delivered to the White House in Washington, D.C. On June 26, 2003 it was hand delivered to the United Nations. The United States State Department responded quickly to the Declaration and contacted His Royal Majesty Silva and Prime Minister Kaluna to schedule talks. Response from the community of nations has been favorable. Many Hawaiians have expressed support of the Declaration of Independence announcing the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. We fully expect that the United States shall endorse the principal of self-determination in this matter, ending more than a century of unlawful occupation. For further information contact: Samuel Kaluna, Jr. at (808) 928-6188. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- The Kingdom of Hawai'i Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O' Hawai'i Announces Secession From the United States of America Declaration of Independence - Kana'ka ele'u, Imua! The Kana'ka Maolis, Hawai'i's stout-hearted, honorable indigenous people, have never recognized the jurisdiction of the United States over our lives, lands, seas, customs, and our fortunes. Many Kana'ka Maolis have been destroyed attempting to free themselves from the cruelty and the injustices of an American government that cares nothing for the rights of the indigenous people of Hawai'i, but only for the richness of the lands and seas and Hawai'i's strategic military potential. Many Kana'ka Maolis have been molested, raped, beaten, imprisoned, and murdered in the furtherance of American imperialism. Yet we live. We, as with the many Peoples of Oceania with whom we share a common heritage, feel it is eminently indisputable, based upon all evidences extant, that the unlawful overthrow of the kingdom of Hawai'i and the forcing of the Kana'ka Maolis into servitude cannot be denied. Historical records, particularly those concerning biography and genealogy, document a general consensus affirming Hawai'i's independence. Tradition, history, literary analysis, and, above all of these, the test of prayerful research and truth-seeking investigation unite to demonstrate the authenticity of the facts proving that the kingdom of Hawai'i was destroyed by the United States government. The culture of the United States is inimical to our ancestral traditions and customs. For nearly 2,000 years we determined our lives under the laws of our kingdom and by the sanctity of our lands, but the United States imposed its will on us through deceit, fraud, theft, conspiracy, and military force. We, the indigenous people of Hawai'i, emphatically reject incorporation into the United States of America, and hereby announce secession. We do this with clarity of mind, good conscience, and a determined will. We are ready to sacrifice our worldly assets and our very lives to see the kingdom of Hawai'i restored. So say we all. May Almighty God's will be done. Aei'a Ke Akua Mano Lo'a Kauo'ha ha'na, ho'oko. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:51 AM Subject: [Futurework] Slaying people with thunderbolts > For those of you who might have enjoyed Miles Kington's account of the > first meeting of the United Deities, here's what happened at the second > meeting: > > > <<<< > WHY AGNOSTICISM IS THE REAL AND TRUE ENEMY > > Miles Kington > > On Tuesday, I brought you part of the proceedings of a recent meeting of > the United Deities (the steering committee of gods past and present that > watches over our doings) and as they were just getting on to the subject of > blasphemy when we left them, I thought it might be interesting to go back > and see what the gods had to say about such a peculiarly god-oriented crime. > > 1. The chairgod said as far as he remembered they had never actually > discussed the subject of blasphemy. Atheism, yes. When the USSR became the > first modern state to adopt atheism as its official religious creed, the > gods had had a long session to discuss the threat posed by people not > believing in them. > > 2. The Russian Orthodox god said he remembered the meeting well. He had > been very angry and had wept a lot. That was because he was Russian. He had > also agreed to abide by the decision of the meeting. That was because he > was orthodox. [Laughter.] > > 3. Jove said he couldn't remember the meeting at all. What had they > decided? In his day, if people didn't believe in him, he slew them with a > thunderbolt. It felt good to slay people with a thunderbolt. You threw it. > You counted to five. Wham! The look of surprise on their faces. Seconds > later they were dead, and queueing for the ferry across the River Styx. > Those were the days . . . > > 4. A Mayan god wanted to know if Jove had ever missed his target and got > the wrong person. > > 5. Jove said, yes, often. That was fun too. > > 6. The chairgod said he hated bringing people back to the subject but in > 1917, after a far-ranging debate in the wake of the Russian Revolution, it > had been decided to admit atheism as a bona fide belief system, even though > no gods were involved, because at least atheists had the grace to actively > disbelieve. It was agnosticism that was recognised as the real and true > enemy of the gods, because agnosticism meant people didn't care whether > gods existed or not. > > 7. An Aztec god asked how could it be that agnosticism was worse than > blasphemy. Was blasphemy not the ultimate anti-god offence? > > 8. Well, no, said the chairgod. After all, you could not mock someone > without believing in them. And blasphemy was an offence invented by humans, > usually by human institutions such as churches. A church might be offended > by blasphemy. A god was surely too grand, too wise, too remote, to be > offended by blasphemy. > > 9. After all, said the chairgod, did not the gods in these sessions take > delight in teasing and mocking each other? Had he himself not heard Loki > make fun of all of them? Did not Jove sometimes condemn other gods as > namby-pamby milksops? Had not even Allah, the most feared of all gods, > sometimes been described in terms which, on earth, would have led to > instant stoning for the offender? If gods committed blasphemy against each > other, could not humans also do it? > > 10. Certainly not, said Odin, the chief Norse god. For gods to joke against > each other was fine. It was like teachers in the common room making fun of > each other. But that was no reason for pupils to join in. He thoroughly > deplored the tendency of gods to turn a blind eye to human blasphemy. He > was, for instance, in favour of putting a thunderbolt through the man Dawkins. > > 11. Who was the man Dawkins? wanted to know several minor Hindu gods. > > 12. An Oxford atheist with no sense of humour, said Odin. He was one of > those unimaginative scientists who go through sacred texts disproving them, > and concluding therefore that gods do not exist. > > 13. We do not believe that this man Dawkins exists, said the Hindu gods. > [Laughter.] Everyone knew, they said, that almost all sacred texts are > deeply flawed and untrustworthy. > > 14. Everyone except humans, said the Jewish god. The way humans had > implicit trust in sacred texts was quite depressing. He himself was quoted > in the Bible as saying."Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in > vain", and he I was pretty sure he had said no such thing. It was only his > spin doctor, Moses, who had said that. > > 15. Oh? said the chairgod. What had he actually said, then? > > 16. The Jewish god said it was all a long time ago now, but as far as he > remembered, he thought he had asked the Israelis to leave no litter on > Mount Sinai. > > More of this soon. > + > >>>> > > > Keith Hudson, 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath, England > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
