Pu`uhonua Kanahele, Head of State for the independent Nation of Hawai`i,
was kidnapped ("arrested") Wednesday afternoon, August 2, by Federal agents
in Honolulu, and is now being held without bail (ransom). Kanahele has
been charged with hindering prosecution and harboring a fugitive, stemming
from incidents in early 1994 when he utilized Public Law 103-150 (the US
Apology Resolution for the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii) to
protect Nathan Keliikui Brown, a Hawaiian national and at that time Deputy
Head of State of the Hawai`i Government, from illegal prosecution and
capture by the United States, based on charges related to tax protests. A
preliminary hearing for Kanahele has been set for Friday, August 4.
The Nation of Hawai`i considers Kanahele a political prisoner. The United
States is illegally occupying Hawai`i, and has no legitimate jurisdiction
in the archipelago. Mr. Kanahele has been targeted at this time, as the
most visible and effective leader for Hawaiian sovereignty, in order to
hinder the rapidly progressing and rightful non-violent exercise of
self-determination by the Hawaiian people towards the restoration of
independence.
The Nation calls out at this time for international support on behalf of
Mr. Kanahele. This is a crucial situation which requires immediate action.
Please fax, call and/or write to the offices below, voicing strong
opposition to Kanahele's kidnapping and detention, and expressing support
for the inherent sovereign rights of the Native Hawaiian people and
citizens of the Nation of Hawai`i.
Please also notify this office of your actions, and feel free to contact us
if you have any comments or questions - Mahalo Nui Loa!
Contact:
Judge Barry M. Kurren
U.S. District Court
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
fax: 808/541-1303
Marshall Annette L. Kent
U.S. Marshals Service
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
ph: 808/541-3000
fx: 808/541-3015
President William J. Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Washington, DC 20500
ph: 202/514-2000
fx: 202/514-0323
e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW.
Washington, DC 20520
ph: 202/647-4000
fx: 202/647-1811
Attorney General Janet Reno
U.S. Department of Justice
Constitution Avenue and Tenth Street NW.
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: Locator, 202/514-2000 or TDD, 202/514-4019
Benjamin Cayetano
Office of the Governor
Leiopapa A Kamehameha Bldg.
235 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
ph: 808/586-0034
fx: 808/586-0006
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