See also: International Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii
U.S. President Grover Cleveland personally signed an official letter giving full diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Hawaii.
Unfortunately the original signed and sealed copy of that letter cannot be found in the Archives of the State of Hawaii. However, there are several other letters in the archives signed by officials of the U.S. and Hawaii proving that Grover Cleveland’s original signed and sealed letter was in fact delivered to President Dole by appointment at a meeting of the Executive Council of the Republic of Hawaii.
International Recognition of Republic of Hawaii Discredits Apology Resolution and Undermines Akaka Bill — See Photos and Analysis
Apr 12
Posted by Ken Conklin in Commentary, Uncategorized | Comments off
by Ken Conklin
Letters granting full diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Hawaii were personally signed by the rulers of 19 foreign nations in 1894, including Queen Victoria, President Grover Cleveland, and Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Photographs of letters from all 19 nations are available on a new webpage at
http://tinyurl.com/4wtwdz
The family of nations recognized the Republic as the legitimate government of Hawaii. That fact disproves the claims of Hawaiian sovereignty activists, discredits the apology resolution of 1993, undermines the Akaka bill, and confirms that the ceding of Hawaii’s public lands at annexation was done by a Hawaiian government fully recognized under international law. The historical significance of the fact that the Republic was internationally recognized, and its implications for statehood, Akaka bill, and ceded lands; are discussed at
http://tinyurl.com/2pxqgz
along with a detailed example of the Hawaiian sovereignty lie that the Republic was never recognized.