The Hōkūleʻa has adjusted its protocol to ensure the Hawaiian Kingdom flag is properly honored in accordance with our nation's history. It is deeply moving to see this recognition take place after we united to call for this change. We remain committed to ensuring our national symbols continue to be …
August 19, 2017
Hōkūleʻa should not fly the USA flag, nor fly it above the Hawaiian Kingdom flag.
Final supporters
Double-hulled canoes came to the Hawaiian Islands from Polynesia, not from the United States of America (USA). There is also no treaty of annexation which ever transferred Hawaiian sovereignty to the USA. The government of the Hawaiian Kingdom was illegally overthrown in 1893, but that did not extinguish its sovereignty and independence as a nation-state. The Hawaiian Kingdom became the first non-European member of the Family of Nations in 1843. The continuity of its sovereignty and independence as a state, and subject of international law, has been presumed ever since. Without a treaty of annexation, the USA flag should not be flown on the Hōkūleʻa, much less flown above the Hawaiian Kingdom flag.
The USA flag is unabashedly flown above the Hawaiian Kingdom flag on the Hōkūleʻa in this recent video: vimeo.com/140853625
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 18, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
October 6, 2015
121 Comments
Hokuleʻa needs to represent Hawaiʻi. Hawaiʻi is not legally a part of the United States of America. Flying the US flag sends an erroneous message to the world. Please take it down.
separate poles, or not at all = best to honor Hawaii flag alone. What does this canoe stand for? Hawaiian heritage = Hawaiian flag (let USA INC. get its own boat to float)
They are following the travels of our ancestors. The very ancestors whose descendants formed the independent Kingdom of Hawai'i. It is only rightful for them to fly the Kingdom's flag out of respect to those who came before them. It is okay to honor other nations, but honor your own first.
Looking from the 'outside' in I do wonder why the American flag should fly at all on Hokule'a - why not just the Hawaiian flag - apologise if I offend Hawaiians but as a Maori our sovereignty linked to flag-flying should be symbolised by our own flags
The US FLAG was not flown on the original double hulled canoes, to keep this voyage historically and traditionally correct, it shouldn't be flown on it today. The US FLAg has nothing to do with the Hokuleia.
Take that flag off, it belongs no where near it.
hawaii, i ole ia he aina no maluna o 180 makahiki, ma mua o ka USA ka mea, ua ka UK. Ua makemake i mau i ka aina, aole hoi he nui mea hoʻolilo no incone e mālama aku i nā mokupuni. Ua makemake i ke kolu o ka honua aina e ma kahi momona
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The Hōkūleʻa has adjusted its protocol to ensure the Hawaiian Kingdom flag is properly honored in accordance with our nation's history. It is deeply moving to see this recognition take place after we united to call for this change. We remain committed to ensuring our national symbols continue to be …
August 19, 2017
Hōkūleʻa should not fly the USA flag, nor fly it above the Hawaiian Kingdom flag.
Final supporters
Double-hulled canoes came to the Hawaiian Islands from Polynesia, not from the United States of America (USA). There is also no treaty of annexation which ever transferred Hawaiian sovereignty to the USA. The government of the Hawaiian Kingdom was illegally overthrown in 1893, but that did not extinguish its sovereignty and independence as a nation-state. The Hawaiian Kingdom became the first non-European member of the Family of Nations in 1843. The continuity of its sovereignty and independence as a state, and subject of international law, has been presumed ever since. Without a treaty of annexation, the USA flag should not be flown on the Hōkūleʻa, much less flown above the Hawaiian Kingdom flag.
The USA flag is unabashedly flown above the Hawaiian Kingdom flag on the Hōkūleʻa in this recent video: vimeo.com/140853625
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 18, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
October 6, 2015
121 Comments
Please pull down the flag of occupation. As a standard-bearer for Hawaii and Polynesia you can do better than propagandize for the invalid U.S. claim on Hawaii. Just for the record I am an American and still can see this perspective. Sail on with the Hawaiian flag alone and proud!
Hokuleʻa needs to represent Hawaiʻi. Hawaiʻi is not legally a part of the United States of America. Flying the US flag sends an erroneous message to the world. Please take it down.
separate poles, or not at all = best to honor Hawaii flag alone. What does this canoe stand for? Hawaiian heritage = Hawaiian flag (let USA INC. get its own boat to float)
They are following the travels of our ancestors. The very ancestors whose descendants formed the independent Kingdom of Hawai'i. It is only rightful for them to fly the Kingdom's flag out of respect to those who came before them. It is okay to honor other nations, but honor your own first.
Looking from the 'outside' in I do wonder why the American flag should fly at all on Hokule'a - why not just the Hawaiian flag - apologise if I offend Hawaiians but as a Maori our sovereignty linked to flag-flying should be symbolised by our own flags
The US FLAG was not flown on the original double hulled canoes, to keep this voyage historically and traditionally correct, it shouldn't be flown on it today. The US FLAg has nothing to do with the Hokuleia.
Take that flag off, it belongs no where near it.
hawaii, i ole ia he aina no maluna o 180 makahiki, ma mua o ka USA ka mea, ua ka UK. Ua makemake i mau i ka aina, aole hoi he nui mea hoʻolilo no incone e mālama aku i nā mokupuni. Ua makemake i ke kolu o ka honua aina e ma kahi momona
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Please pull down the flag of occupation. As a standard-bearer for Hawaii and Polynesia you can do better than propagandize for the invalid U.S. claim on Hawaii. Just for the record I am an American and still can see this perspective. Sail on with the Hawaiian flag alone and proud!