INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWS OF OCCUPATION

Under the international laws of occupation, more particularly the 1907 Hague Convention IV, the occupying government must establish a system of direct administration of the laws of the country that it's occupying. In other words, the United States government, as an illegally occupying government in the Hawaiian Islands since its unprovoked incursion by its troops on August 13, 1898, was mandated to administer Hawaiian Kingdom law over the territory and not its own, until they withdraw. This is not a mere descriptive assumption by the occupying government, but rather it is the law of occupation.

According to the international laws of occupation what government body is mandated to administer the laws of the Kingdom? (the United States Federal Government, the State of Hawai'i Government or the County Governments)

Under international law, the government that began the occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom is the government that administers Hawaiian Kingdom law. The State of Hawai'i and the different County Governments are "puppet governments" created by the United States and are illegal within an occupied State.

What constitutes the Laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom that must be administered by the United States Federal Government?

These laws include all laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom that were enacted by the Legislative Assembly as of 1886. Between 1887 and 1893, the 1886 Legislative Assembly was prevented from reconvening because of an illegal constitution that was forced upon King Kalakaua in 1887 that permitted foreigners to vote in the Kingdom elections, and the subsequent attempts of those individuals to provide for annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States of America.

Where can I reference the laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom previous to 1886?

You can go to the Supreme Court Library in downtown Honolulu, the University of Hawai'i Richardson School of Law Library in Manoa, or the Archives Building behind 'Iolani Palace. The particular books to reference are the Compiled Laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom (1884), the Penal Code of the Hawaiian Kingdom (1869), and the Legislative Assembly Session Laws of 1884 and 1886 that amended or repealed sections of the Compiled Laws and Penal Code. You can also reference volumes 1 thru 5 of the Hawaiian Reports, for Hawaiian Kingdom Supreme Court decisions.

What government do I pay my taxes to?

Under the law of occupation individuals are obligated to follow Hawaiian Kingdom law, which includes the assessment of taxes, but pay it to the United States Federal Government as the occupying government. The taxes collected by the occupying government do not leave the Hawaiian Kingdom, but rather remain in order to administer Hawaiian Kingdom law until the occupation ends.

Do I need to pay United States taxes, which includes State of Hawai'i and County taxes?

No. Individuals must pay according to the tax laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom. These tax laws are provided in the 1882 Act to Consolidate and Amend the Law Relating to Internal Taxes, Compiled Laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1884, p. 117-133; and the 1886 Act to Amend an Act, entitled an "Act to Consolidate and Amend the Law Relating to Internal Taxes," approved on the seventh day of August, A.D. 1882, Session Laws of 1886.

Can the United States government grant American citizenship within the territory of the Hawaiian Kingdom?

No. To grant American citizenship is a legal process determined by United States' law. In the Hawaiian Kingdom, the United States is mandated to administer Hawaiian Kingdom law and not the laws of the United States.