The Hawaiian Islands are truly paradise on earth. Isolated in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii prospers in natural beauty and warm Aloha spirit.
Diverse peoples create the unique multi-cultural environment of peaceful coexistence.
This paradise is at the expense of the native Hawaiian people who have been cultivating Hawaii for over one thousand years. In 1893 the sovereign Hawaiian Nation and its constitutional monarchy were overthrown by American businessmen supported by the United States Marines. For over one hundred years, the native Hawaiian people have been colonized by the United States of America, culminating in complete assimilation through the Statehood of Hawaii. This thesis explores and outlines the legal foundations of the Hawaiian Sovereignity Movement, an indigenous grassroots coalition pursuing the re-establishment of native Hawaiians' inherent sovereignity. The legal foundations lie within Hawaiian law, Hawaii State law, United States federal law and international law.