Always acknowledging the sacredness of Mauna Kea and all of Hawai'i. Photo courtesy of Millicent Cummings.
Uncle Ku in Kamuela-Waimea. Photo courtesy Tammy Harp.
Ku above Pohakuloa Training Area, on the slopes of Mauna Kea. Photo courtesy Nelson Ho.
Always acknowledging the sacredness of Mauna Kea and all of Hawai'i. Photo courtesy of Millicent Cummings.
What Really Happened at the 'Aha
Na'i Aupuni Vote Tally
How the Na'i Aupuni participants (not elected "delegates") voted for the
"Native Hawaiian Nation Constitution" which promotes "federal recognition."
30 people voted "NO!" - They are in favor of Kingdom independence, not "fed wreck."
30 people were "absent," "dropped," or abstained.
Listed by Count Region then First & Last Name
Hawai‘i Island
EDWINA MOANIKEALA AKAKA No
ALVIN AKINA JR. yes
CHAD AWAI yes
FREDRICO CACHOLA JR. yes
CLARENCE CHING No!
KEONI CHOY No!
KALIKOOKALANI CHUN absent
DESIREE CRUZ dropped
KAIPO DYE yes
NORINE FITZGERALD absent
LUNAKANAWAI HAUANIO absent
PUA ISHIBASHI dropped
AMY KALILI yes
KATIE KAMELAMELA yes
CLIFFORD KAPONO No!
MANUEL KIAHA yes
LEI KIHOI yes
JOSHUA LANAKILA MANGAUIL yes
SHANE PALACAT-NELSEN yes
KAHIOLANI PAPALIMU yes
DIANA SUGANUMA yes
MICHALANN RAE TRAINER No!
KANOE WILSON absent
KARYLE YAMANE yes
Kaua‘i & Ni‘ihau
SAMUEL AEA No!
LINDA KA'AUWAI-IWAMOTO No!
Maui
OLU CAMPBELL yes
RENEE-MAY FILIMOEATU No!
EDWARD KAAHUI No!
BRONSON KAAHUI yes
NATALIE KAMA No!
CAROL LEE KAMEKONA No!
ROBERT LUUWAI yes with reservation
SHAROLEE NAEOLE absent
SARAH NAKIHEI yes
JUSTIN ROMAN absent
KEOKI SOUSA No!
KANIELA ING yes
Moloka‘i & Lānaʻi
LORI BUCHANAN no!
NOA EMMETT ALULI yes
O‘ahu
JOHN AETO yes
JOHN AGARD abstain
KEONI AGARD no!
HANALEI AIPOALANI yes
EDWARD AKANA yes
ROWENA AKANA yes
JACOB BRYAN AKI yes
ZURI AKI yes
TIMOTHY AKI absent
ANNELLE AMARAL yes
NAALEHU ANTHONY yes
ALANI APIO yes
KAREN AWANA no!
JD LONDON AWEAU absent
DONALD AWEAU yes
DANIELLE "Ululani" BEIRNE yes with reservation
TERESA BRIGHT yes with reservation
NORMAN BROWN JR. absent
JENNIFER CADIENTE yes
DANTE CARPENTER yes
MARK CASTRO absent
WILLIAMSON CHANG no!
CLAUDE CHING absent
R AOPOHAKUKU CRAIG-RODENHURST yes with reservation
MAHEALANI CYPHER yes
Jade Danner JADE DANNER yes
BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA yes
JAMES K GIFFARD JR. absent
LAWRENCE GORA yes
DEAN GUZMAN yes
MOSES HAIA dropped
MICHAEL HIKALEA No!
CLAIRE HUGHES yes
MATTHEW KAAIHUE yes
HENRY KAALEKAHI No!
LINITRIA MARAEA COSIER KAIO yes with reservation
DREANALEE KALILI yes
LEONA KALIMA No!
FRANCES KALUHIWA yes
RADINE KAWAHINE KAMAKEA-OHELO No!
ADRIAN KAMALII yes
LILIKALA KAMEELEIHIWA yes
DENNIS KANAHELE absent
KAMAKI KANAHELE dropped
MICHELLE KAUHANE yes
BRANNON KAMAHANA KEALOHA No!
CURTIS KEKOA no
GLEN KILA yes with reservation
COLIN KIPPEN JR. yes
HARVEY MAXWELL KOPPER absent
KEONI KUOHA yes
POKA LAENUI absent
Gerald Nalikolauokalanike’alohilanikikaupe’aokalanikapahupineakaleikoakeō pūhiwa-a-Pākī Yun Chin Lam No!
LUANN LANKFORD-FABORITO absent
BRENDON LEE no vote//chair
ROSALIE LENCHANKO yes with reservation
KUHIO LEWIS yes
KEALIILALANIKULANI LOPEZ yes
BRADFORD LUM absent
CHRISTOPHER-TRAVIS LUM LEE dropped
JOCELYN MACADANGDANG-DOANE yes
DAVIANNA POMAIKA'I MCGREGOR yes
MARY MILHAM No!
PATRICIA MORGAN-DUPUIS yes
CLYDE NAMUO yes
CHARLES NAUMU yes
KRISTEN OLEYTE yes
CHRISTOPHOR OLIVEIRA yes
WILDER PAIKAI absent
ANTHONY MELVIN MAKANA PARIS yes
LISA PARKER absent
DAVIS PRICE yes
ANDREW PURDY yes with reservation
KEANI RAWLINS-FERNANDEZ yes
JANICE RINGLER absent
RANDY RIVERA yes
SARI SANCHEZ yes
BENJAMIN SHAFER yes
ISRAEL SILVA yes
REBECCA JUSTINE 'IOLANI SOON yes
ROBERT STENDER absent
JAMES STOWELL No!
HENRY TRIPP No!
COLLEEN VIERRA No with reservation
KALANIAKEA WILSON absent
HINALEIMOANA WONG-KALU absent
JAMES WONG No!
WESLEY KAIWI NUI YOON yes
Out-of-state Hawaiians
CATELIN AIWOHI yes
JAMES ANTHONY absent
MELANIE BISON absent
DARLENE BUTTS yes
KEALA CARTER yes
SANDRA CASTELL yes
HARRY CORNWELL JR. yes
ETHEL (DOLLY) CRAWFORD No!
JUNE FRANCIS yes
THEODORA FURTADO yes
RAUL GOODNESS No!
TANYA HARRISON yes
PUALANI HOCKENHULL yes with reservation
DAVID KAEKA yes
ROSCOE KAHUMOKU yes
BLAKE KALANA yes
GABRIEL KAMAKAHI yes
LAAKEA KAMAUOHA yes
BRUCE LAMBERT yes
JOEL MALAILUA yes
WINONA MATSUZAKI No!
SOULEE LESTER KEALOHAONALANI STROUD yes
YVETTE TERUI yes
HOLLACE ANNE TEUBER yes
CANDACE WALL yes
DIANE WELHAVEN yes
September 2015:
Uncle Ku's original Statement about Na'i Aupuni Candidacy
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How many times and how many ways do we have to say it before our voices are heard? Through the long years, in fighting the endless "Akaka Bills," speaking out against federal recognition in endless hearings and petitions to the Dept. of Interior, in our prayers in sacred places, through letters to the editors, our Facebook posts, and gatherings in Thomas Square...
Kanaka Maoli want independence and we want the just restoration of our Kingdom.
I don't believe the so-called "state" or occupying U.S. federal government should interfere in the Kingdom's internal affairs or those of its citizens. But, just as so many of us show up at hearings convened by the "state" and "federal government" even as we dispute their right to declare jurisdiction over us, I've decided - after much deliberation and under duress - to run as a Delegate to the Na'i Aupuni 'Aha, so that I can show up and speak out as a dissident voice, opposing the runaway train of "federal recognition" and defending the future of our independent Kingdom.
I know many people will think I have joined the "FedWreck" club by enrolling in this process - but this is not true. I will always be loyal to the Kingdom. It was not easy to find this course of action presenting itself to me as the next Pono battle I have to fight, especially as it is not likely to be immediately understood or appreciated by some of my friends and wellwishers. But I refuse to let the FedWreck guys have it all their own way!
Sometimes you just have to go right into the source of the hewa and stand against it, no matter what others think. As a delegate candidate, I stand with others who have arrived at the same difficult decision. We will form a coalition representing all those who believe in the continued existence of the Kingdom and who support the
de-occupation of our lands. This is my charge. And I will do my utmost best to meet this challenge.
Please Visit Our Independence Website
Top: Professor Francis Boyle - why we should vote to restore the Kingdom.
Below: Kau'i Trainer Debunks "Fed Wreck" at Panaewa Mtg. - Analyzing U.S. Documents
'Aha Aloha 'Aina
Imua Ea!
