On Nov 28 1843

Haalilio and Richards received the declaration that Britain and France would formally recognize Hawai’i and is government as being a sovereign and independent state.

A native led independent and sovereign state was an anomaly for the time. And they used that Status to do creative things like establish trade and tariffs across the world while also protesting and advocating for the formal recognition of other peoples and pacific island nations. You can see my book No Makou Ka Mana for more on this

They also set up free systems of

In July of 1842 Kamehameha III

Named Timoteo Haalilio an ambassador and his minister plenipotentiary along with an assistant William Richards

Kamehameha III gave them the charge to negotiate to path to have Hawai’i’s independence recognized

And deal with an issue related to Getting the French government to pay the Hawaiian government damages which arose from a French ship firing canons in Honolulu

Timoteo Haalilio and William Richards would left Honolulu by ship on July 18 1842.

They would travel to the United States, England, and France

Having survived Iniki on Kauai in my early teens on 9-11-1992. A few of the biggest takeaways:
-we didn’t have water for about 1-2 months in our area. We lived near streams and reservoirs which were a big help. But some additional kupa Aina tactics were, fill up your large outside garbage cans with water if you don’t already have water storage (of course everything you can inside the hale as well)
-a gas stove or even propane BBQ these days can go a long way.

I am hearing our pro-tmt hoa paio are concerned about potential scholarships for kanaka being lost should TMT not be built, my understanding is that these scholarships could amount to about 1 million a year. Let me being by saying I have devoted the last 15-20 years of my life towards Hawaiian education. I have worked in charter schools, public high schools, chaired boards for conversion charter schools, given free lectures and curriculum to DOE teachers,

A brief history of Hawaiian Land Tenure:

1840- 1st constitution grants vested rights of three classes-Moi-na alii- kanaka in all the lands of Hawai`i

1843- Anglo-Franco Proclamation recognizes Hawaiian Kingdom as achieving recognition as an independent and sovereign state Brief title history for Mauna Kea:

1848- the Mahele establishes Hawaiian Kingdom government and crown lands (both continue to have the vested rights of kanaka)

1848- the ahupuaa of Kaohe,
Hamakua is gifted to the Hawaiian Kingdom government as a result of the Mahele. Kaohe