In 1893 the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown. However, that does not mean that it simply disappeared. In fact, in 2001, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Netherlands verified the continued existence of the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom. But why is this? Didn't the United States annex Hawaii? Isn't Hawaii a state? How can it be that the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists even though the country doesn't? On this final installment of Insurrection--a three part mini-series by Transmissions from Hawaii--Dr. Keanu Sai answers all these questions and more.

Guests & Links

• Dr.KeanuSai
  • Official Website of the Acting Government of the Hawaiian Kingdom
  • The Blog of the Acting Government of the Hawaiian Kingdom

Further Information

For more information on the work of Dr. Sai and the Council of Regency of the acting government of the Hawaiian Kingdom, please see the links below.

• Investigating War Crimes: Human Rights Violations Committed in the Hawaiian Kingdom
• The American Occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Beginning the Transition from Occupied to Restored State
• Facts Necessary to Understanding the Hawaiian Situation

To learn more, you can also watch the videos below.

• The Acting Hawaiian Council of Regency; Exposing the American Occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom
• Larsen VS Hawaiian Kingdom World Court
• Webinar on War Crimes and the U.S. Occupation of Hawai‘i with Dr. Keanu Sai and Professor Federico Lenzerini

To listen to parts one and two of Insurrection--a mini-series by Transmissions from Hawaii--see the links below.

• Insurrection Part 1: Congressman Ed Case Discusses the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Captiol | Transmissions from Hawaii 04
• Insurrection Part 2: How the Hawaiian Kingdom Government Was Overthrown | Transmissions from Hawaii 05

Credits

• Editing and sound design: Tony Vega
• Transcript: Milabeats.go
• Transmissions from Hawaii logo: fikrihidajat (Based on concept sketch by Tony Vega)
• Featured image: Shutterstock

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Transcript

You can view the PDF transcript of this episode here.