Big Island Video News 12-4-14… "American Flags Taken Down By Hawaiian Kingdom Advocates [at UH (University of Hawai'i, Hilo)]"

A few notes here about this event (which I feel is significant). As far as I know, these people are doing this on their own, and are not directly associated with the Kingdom of Hawai’i group of Ali`i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr.
This was a step in the direction of re-energizing the Kingdom, however, and I did receive one comment from someone interested in this (excerpts below).

“I find it totally appropriate that a student should catalyze this issue at his institution of learning. The educational institutions should teach the truth and represent the truth in all their actions. The Kingdom is the truth.
“The respectful manner in which this action was carried out is commendable. I have heard that when the Hawaiian flag was lowered and the U.S. flag raised during the overthrow [1893, 1898], the Hawaiian flag was cut up into pieces and given to those attending as souvenirs. If that story is true, then in discussing the latest action regarding a flag, we should remind people of that history and contrast it with the current action.
“There will be many ways the emerging Kingdom’s presence will be manifested by people. We hope that those manifestations will take place in a pono manner.”

And there is a link to a document written by Dr. Keanu Sai (a pdf), which has lots of legal “stuff” in it. If you like reading that kind of thing, maybe that 118 page document will be for you.
One thing I will say, the re-energized Kingdom of Hawai’i ho’oponopono “court” system will communicate with its people with EASY TO READ IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE and DOCUMENTS. I am really “put off” (yes, and sometimes pissed off) by all the complex legalese baloney that these “legal” documents contain which takes a damn attorney/lawyer/circus-freak-manager to figure out what in God’s name they mean!!! (and the I AM of ME needs and wants none of that!!).

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American Flags Taken Down By Hawaiian Kingdom Advocates
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(ABOVE VIDEO) Footage taken by David Lakota documents the events on December 1 at the University of Hawaii’s Hilo campuses. Edited by David Corrigan and voiced by Sherry Bracken.
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On Monday, a group of students and activists took down the American flag flying at main entrance of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, instead raising the Hawaiian flag that was beneath it. The action was related to what they say is the continued illegal occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom by the United States. The American flag that was taken down was folded and handed over to university administrators. The group then went over to do the same thing at the flag pole of Hawaii Community College in Hilo. While there, they encountered security.
This video was shot by David Lakota. He and fellow participant Gene Tamashiro spoke on camera afterwards. UH student La’akea Caravalho explained more.

Big Island Video News asked the university for an official response to what occurred. We have yet to receive a statement.
UPDATE – The reasoning behind the action is evident in a letter written by students of the University of Hawaii to faculty and adminstrators, which began by saying the students have found the university has committed war crimes under the illegal occupation, specifically “pillaging” and “Americanization”. The letter relies on evidence presented in the recent “Memorandum for Ka Pouhana, CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs regarding Hawai‘i as an Independent State and the Impact it has on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs” by Dr. Keanu Sai.
After detailing the background of the war crimes accusations, students wrote:

In closing if you are able to refute the evidence in the Memo then assuredly the felonies – war crimes – have not been committed. But if you are not able to refute the evidence, then beginning on November 28, 2014, Hawaiian Independence Day, La Kuokoa, which has been celebrated since 1843, the United States Flag will no longer be raised over the Hawaiian flag from that day forth. We demand that the Hawaiian Flag shall be raised first and be last taken down each day. The occupying United States flag shall be on a separate flag pole of exact same height with the flag flown as well at the same height. If no flag pole is provided for the U.S. flag it shall not be raised until one is provided by the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College at no cost to the students. the none refute of evidence means that all State of Hawaii officials and employees, as well as We / Students are compelled to comply with Hawaii Kingdom Law and the law of occupation. Students of UH-Hilo on November 4, 2014