Thurston Twigg-Smith is the grandson of Lorrin A. Thurston, a major leader of the revolution which overthrew the Hawaii monarchy in 1893. Mr. Twigg-Smith’s book, “Hawaiian Sovereignty: Do the Facts Matter?” provides historical details and a valuable perspective. Two chapters are of special relevance today: Chapter 9 (land) and Chapter 10 (the 1993 apology resolution). Those chapters deserve careful reading in view of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to consider the state’s appeal of the Hawaii Supreme Court decision that the state is prohibited from selling any ceded lands until the claims of ethnic Hawaiians have been resolved — the Hawaii court based its decision largely on the 1993 apology resolution. Mr. Twigg-Smith has generously agreed to have his entire book posted on the internet in pdf format, so that anyone can read it free of charge. Click this URL, or copy and paste it into your browser, to download the book:
#1 by okekai on January 15, 2009 - 8:59 am
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This is really a very sad book. I can understand that Mr Thurston twigg-smith has trouble to deal with the white mans burden here in Hawai’i. The blount report clearly debunks his claims of some internal Hawaiian political struggle. How much land and money does he inherit from the “Treason” of his ancestor. If I was worried and he should be about illegal gains, I too might write such a lame attempt to justify this position.
Kai Landow Liaison
Hawaiian Embassy
#2 by jere on January 15, 2009 - 9:02 am
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The Blount Report was repudiated by the bi-partisan Morgan Report (http://morganreport.org). You should do a little more research, and read a little more history before cementing your opinions. An ad hominem attack on Twigg-Smith’s racial background seems both unfair and uninformed.
Did you actually read his book?
#3 by jere on January 15, 2009 - 9:06 am
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BTW, Mr. Landow, on what basis do you claim to be a Liaison of the “Hawaiian Embassy”? Is this another one of those, “I filed some papers with the Bureau of Conveyances of the State of Hawaii, and declared myself King?”
And do you take any responsibility for any of your white or non-white ancestors who may have conquered and colonized Hawaii, such as the Tahitians who displaced the original Marquesans? Or do you apply the “One-Drop” rule to yourself and only consider yourself eligible for the victimhood you claim, rather than any victimization your ancestors surely engaged in as well?