Today in Labor History February 25, 1843: Lord George Paulet, naval captain, occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain. Paulet and his men controlled the islands for five months, until the U.S. sent warships to expel them. Great Britain supposedly never authorized the invasion. The Hawaiian Kingdom was a sovereign state from 1795-1883. King Kamehameha, from the island of Hawaii, created the state by conquering four other Hawaiian islands and unifying them in 1795. The U.S. acted as its “protector” during these years, preventing the UK and Japan from asserting hegemony. However, in 1898, the U.S. annexed the islands, after U.S. businessmen participated in the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893.

The Hawaiian flag, depicted here, is based on Kānāwai Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle, a precept in Hawaiian law, originating with King Kamehameha I in 1797. The law states "Let every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety," (i.e., safely protected whenever there is a battle). The law is enshrined in the Hawaiian state constitution, Article 9, Section 10, and has become a model for modern human rights law regarding the treatment of civilians and other non-combatants during times of war. The law was came as a result of an incident when Kamehameha was on a military expedition in Puna and chased after a fisherman. However, Kamehameha's leg got caught in the reef. The fisherman hit him on the head with a paddle in defense, which broke into pieces, but the fisherman stopped after this and spared him his life. Kamehameha later brought the fisherman before him in judgement. Instead of ordering a death sentence on the fisherman, he ruled that the fisherman had only been protecting his land and family, and so the Law of the Splintered Paddle was declared.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #hawaii #nativehawaiian #indigenous #imperialism #Kamehameha #civilians #annexation #humanrights

Today in Labor History November 28, 1843: The Kingdom of Hawaii was officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. Consequently, the date is now known as Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day). The nation was formed in 1795, when the warrior chief Kamehameha the Great, of the independent island of Hawaiʻi, conquered and unified the independent islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi. The U.S. became its chief trading partner and “protector” to prevent other foreign powers from seizing control. In 1891, the Committee of Safety, led primarily by foreign nationals from the U.S., U.K. and Germany, and some dissident locals, overthrew Queen Liliʻuokalani. And in 1898, the U.S. annexed Hawaiʻi, making it a territory of the U.S. In 1993 Congress passed the Apology Resolution, acknowledging that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii was by agents and citizens of the U.S. and that the Native Hawaiian people never relinquished their claims to sovereignty.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #colonialism #hawaii #NativeHawaiian #indigenous

Today in Labor History February 25, 1843: Lord George Paulet, naval captain, occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain. Paulet and his men controlled the islands for five months, until the U.S. sent warships to expel them. Great Britain supposedly never authorized the invasion. The Hawaiian Kingdom was a sovereign state from 1795-1883. King Kamehameha, from the island of Hawaii, created the state by conquering four other Hawaiian islands and unifying them in 1795. The U.S. acted as its “protector” during these years, preventing the UK and Japan from asserting hegemony. However, in 1898, the U.S. annexed the islands, after U.S. businessmen participated in the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893.

The Hawaiian flag, depicted here, is based on Kānāwai Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle, a precept in Hawaiian law, originating with King Kamehameha I in 1797. The law states "Let every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety," (i.e., safely protected whenever there is a battle). The law is enshrined in the Hawaiian state constitution, Article 9, Section 10, and has become a model for modern human rights law regarding the treatment of civilians and other non-combatants during times of war. The law was came as a result of an incident when Kamehameha was on a military expedition in Puna and chased after a fisherman. However, Kamehameha's leg got caught in the reef. The fisherman hit him on the head with a paddle in defense, which broke into pieces, but the fisherman stopped after this and spared him his life. Kamehameha later brought the fisherman before him in judgement. Instead of ordering a death sentence on the fisherman, he ruled that the fisherman had only been protecting his land and family, and so the Law of the Splintered Paddle was declared.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #hawaii #nativehawaiian #indegenous #imperialism #Kamehameha #civilians #annexation #humanrights

"More than 150 people turned out at the Kihei Community Center on Wednesday for a public scoping meeting about a proposed telescope project on the summit of #Haleakala. The testimony was overwhelmingly against the project."

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/the-air-force-wants-to-build-7-new-telescopes-on-maui-to-track-space-debris/

#Hawaii #Maui #Astronomy #AirForce #Telescopes #NativeHawaiian

This month, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting commemorates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by honoring the rich history, culture, and perspectives of these communities.

Explore the AAPB’s extensive collection of programs dedicated to #AANHPI history and perspectives and celebrate the diversity of voices in our archive: https://blog.americanarchive.org/2024/05/10/the-aapb-celebrates-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month/

#PublicBroadcasting #Archives #MediaArchives #AAPI #NativeHawaiian #PacificIslander #AsianAmerican

Navigating the Depths of Authentic #Hawaiian Culture.

"Kanaka" is a Hawaiian term that refers to a person, especially a native Hawaiian person.

#kanakamaoli #nativehawaiian

https://youtu.be/3bs61oy9N38?si=SdkU_us79C7Pxlk8

Today in Labor History November 28, 1843: The Kingdom of Hawaii was officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. Consequently, the date is now known as Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day). The nation was formed in 1795, when the warrior chief Kamehameha the Great, of the independent island of Hawaiʻi, conquered and unified the independent islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi. The U.S. became its chief trading partner and “protector” to prevent other foreign powers from seizing control. In 1891, the Committee of Safety, led primarily by foreign nationals from the U.S., U.K. and Germany, and some dissident locals, overthrew Queen Liliʻuokalani. And in 1898, the U.S. annexed Hawaiʻi, making it a territory of the U.S. In 1993 Congress passed the Apology Resolution, acknowledging that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii was by agents and citizens of the U.S. and that the Native Hawaiian people never relinquished their claims to sovereignty.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #colonialism #hawaii #NativeHawaiian #indigenous

How the US Stole Hawaii.

#Hawaii
#AmericanImperialism
#HawaiiHistory
#nativehawaiian
#Gentrification
#Aloha
#Sovereignty
#Restoration
#KingdomofHawaii
#Sovereignnation
#missionaries
#Sugar
#Dole
#QueenLiliuokalani
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#historytok

https://youtu.be/XK2MBnw6RlY?si=aTsLelWutyEA1a3A