It provides the philosophical underpinnings of self- determination, human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is among the most noble of acts a citizen can work toward. Indeed, self-preservation is a responsibility of citizens of any nation who find themselves in conditions as we find ourselves here in Hawaii. Permit me a short discussion on this matter. Self-determination is recognized in international law as a fundamental human right.
All people have the right to self-determination.
In exercising this right, people join into political associations culminating in a nation. This nation and its people form mutual expectations of protection and of providing economic, cultural, spiritual and social sustenance. Thus, the people and the nation which they form are mutually protected. Hawaii, prior to the invasion of the United States of America in 1893, was just such a nation, recognized by the international community as such. That nation has the right of defensive warfare and resistance in every possible form.