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Nation of Hawai'i represents all K&#257naka Maoli (Hawaiians) who can trace their ancestry prior to 1778 (pre-Western contact) and who live in the Hawaiian Islands, the U.S. and other foreign countries. The Nation of Hawai‘i is composed of the K&#257naka Maoli (Hawaiian people) who are indigenous if you define that term in the broadest sense (i.e. the original people inhabiting the land prior to Western contact) but the Nation focuses on reframing Hawaiian as a national and an indigenous identity. We request that the U.N. and the international community refer to us exclusively as “K&#257naka Maoli” or “Hawaiian.” The U.S.-created terms “Native Hawaiian” and “native Hawaiian” have been very divisive and problematic and it is painful to see them used in U.N. reports and other international law documents. Naming and self-identification are so important to a people’s identity and we ask that you show due deference and respect for our right to name ourselves in a way that is true to who we are. The Nation of Hawai‘i’s land base, Pu‘uhonua o Waim&#257nalo, has about 20 households and about 80 people currently living there but we have citizens throughout the State of Hawai‘i, the continental U.S. and the world and we would like to increase our land base so that we can bring more Hawaiians home. Although the Nation focuses on the K&#257naka Maoli people, we work closely with many non-Hawaiian allies and partners who support the Nation and its fight to correct these injustices. |
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