Sowmiusanawne u 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 RESOLUTION NO. 10-15 ACKNOWLEDGING QUEEN LILI‘-UOKALANI’S AGREEMENTS WITH PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND TO EXECUTE HAWAIIAN LAW AND TO RESTORE THE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT WHEREAS, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, via its collaboration with the Hawai ‘i Pono‘t Coalition, has sponsored the Mai Po ‘ina walking tour series illustrating the events leading up to and during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom government; and WHEREAS, after 117 years we as a people will not forget (mai po ‘ina) those events that still have a profound impact on the native Hawaiian community; and WHEREAS, on January 17, 1893, Queen Lili‘uokalani yielded "to the superior force of. the United States of America, whose minister plenipotentiary, His Excellency John L. Stevens, has caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu and declared that he would support the said provisional government. Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said force, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representatives and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands"; and WHEREAS, as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands the Queen was vested with the executive power to faithfully execute and administer Hawaiian law; and WHEREAS, the Queen was unable to execute Hawaiian law in the apprehension of insurgents who committed treason because Minister Stevens declared he would protect the insurgents; and WHEREAS, the Queen was forced to assign her executive power to the President of the United States under threat of war to investigate the circumstances of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom government; and WHEREAS, by virtue of the assignment of executive power, President Cleveland investigated the circumstances of the overthrow and concluded the Hawaiian Kingdom government must be restored; and WHEREAS, between November 13, 1893, and December 18, 1893, negotiations for settlement and restoration took place between Queen Lili‘uokalani and U.S. minister plenipotentiary, His Excellency Albert Willis, at the U.S. Embassy in Honolulu; and WHEREAS, settlement was reached on December 18, 1893, whereby the President would restore the Hawaiian government and thereafter the Queen would grant a pardon to all those who committed treason; andSecor dsH »ALene 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 45 46 WHEREAS, there exist two agreements, the first being the assignment of executive power whereby the President is obligated to execute Hawaiian Law called the Lili ‘uokalani Assignment, and the second an Agreement of Restoration, whereby the Queen would grant amnesty after the government is restored; and WHEREAS, President Cleveland and his successors in office have not administered Hawaiian Kingdom Law nor has the Hawaiian government been restored; and WHEREAS, for the past 117 years the Office of President still retains the temporary and conditional assignment of Hawaiian executive power from the Queen; and WHEREAS, this agreement is called a sole executive agreement under U.S. constitutional aw and is the basis of a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C,, filed by David Keanu Sai against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Admiral Robert Willard, and Governor Linda Lingle on June 1, 2010 (see www hawaiiangkingdom.org for details of the lawsuit); and WHEREAS, this lawsuit will have a profound effect on the Akaka Bill, because the Agreement of Restoration mandates the U.S. President restore the Hawaiian Kingdom government and not Congress; and WHEREAS, Congress can only legislate within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and WHEREAS, the Lili ‘uokalani Assignment and the Agreement of Restoration attest to the United States’ recognition that the Hawaiian Islands are not an incorporated territory of the United States. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at its 51° Convention at Keauhou, Hawai'i, this 13" day of November, 2010, that it acknowledge Queen Lili‘uokalani’s agreements with President Grover Cleveland to execute Hawaiian law and to restore the Hawaiian government. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforementioned agreement between Queen Lili‘uokalani and President Grover Cleveland constitutes further foundation for the recognition of full sovereignty to Native Hawaiians.