Facts of Native Hawaiian Community

Native Hawaiian

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Ancient Hawaiians possessed a vast knowledge of their natural environment. With only the stars and ocean currents as their guide, sailed thousands of miles in double-hulled canoes, and populated what is now called the Hawaiian Islands.

The history of Native Hawaiians is classified into four major periods: antiquity (Ancient, monarchy (Kingdom of Hawaii), territorial (annexation of Hawaii to the U.S.), and statehood in 1959.

From 1826 until 1893 the U.S. recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii, extended full and complete diplomatic recognition to the Hawaiian Government, and into treaties and conventions with the Hawaiian monarchs to govern commerce and navigation. On January 14, 1894, the U.S. Minister assigned to the sovereign and the Kingdom conspired with a small group of non-Hawaiian residents, and citizens of the U.S. to overthrow the indigenous and lawful Government of Hawaii.

President Clinton signs Public Law 103-150, the "Apology Resolution" to Native Hawaiians, on November 23, 1993. The “Apology Resolution” was to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

The U.S. Congress- apologizes to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the people of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893... and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, in order to provide a proper foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and urges the President of the United States to also acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and to support reconciliation efforts between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people."...The logical consequences of this resolution would be independence.”

For additional information on the history of the “Apology Resolution” click HERE. For information on the Akaka Bill: S. 147, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 click HERE. Hawaiians are defined as: any descendant of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands which exercised sovereignty and subsisted in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, and which peoples thereafter have continued to reside in Hawaii.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau report for 2000, there are 401,162 people who themselves as being Native Hawaiian. Two-thirds live in the State of Hawai`i while almost half of the population resides in California.

The Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-579) authorized the establishment of health promotion, disease prevention and primary care services for Native Hawaiians or persons of Hawaiian ancestry. Organizing activities within Papa Ola Lokahi, the coordinating agency, began in September 1989 and continued throughout 1990. Service delivery grants to the five Native Hawaiian organizations, which serve nine islands, were awarded in fiscal year 1992. The Law was amended in 1992 under Public Law 102-396. For additional information on Native Hawaiian Health click HERE.

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