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The 1897 Petitions Protesting Annexation
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Silva's Hawaiian Collection introduction recounting the anti-annexation coalition, Hawaiian political language, and the petitions' recovery.
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Where this source is used
Silva reports that Hui Aloha ʻĀina for Women, Hui Aloha ʻĀina for Men, and Hui Kālaiʻāina formed a coalition opposing the 1897 treaty and together represented a majority of Kānaka Maoli.
- supports · opening section, paragraph beginning ‘The Hui Aloha ʻĀina for Women’
Silva reports that in 1897 Hui Aloha ʻĀina president James Keauiluna Kaulia called the opposing public ka lāhui and said it would never consent to annexation while the last aloha ʻāina lived.
- supports · paragraph beginning ‘On September 6, 1897,’ especially Kaulia's lāhui statement
Writing in 1998, Silva states that Kānaka Maoli had never relinquished national sovereignty and continued seeking recognition and defending rights to land, waters, language, and cultural traditions.
- supports · closing paragraph beginning ‘The Kanaka Maoli continue to protest today’