- Akahi Nui
James Kimo Akahi, also known as Akahi Nui (claims birth on
Maui ,February 19 ,1941 [http://www.freehawaii.org/images/rmpass.gif] ) is a claimant to the lapsed throne of theKingdom of Hawaii . By his own account, he is a descendant of theHouse of Kamehameha , which ruledHawaii from 1819 to 1872. His claim to the throne is supported by the Hawaiian sovereignty group Free Hawaii. [ [http://www.freehawaii.org Free Hawaii - Online Voice for the Kingdom of Hawaii, advocates of the restoration of Hawaiian Sovereignty under His Royal Majesty Akahi Nui, heir to the Hawaiian throne ] ]Akahi Nui was crowned on
22 February 1998 atIolani Palace inHonolulu, Hawaii . According to his own account, he has been recognized by theUnited Nations , to have made treaties with foreign nations (notably excluding theUnited States ), and to have represented Hawaii on visits toEurope an royal families. Also according to his own account, he travels internationally on aKingdom of Hawaii passport. Fact|date=August 2008Akahi Nui's claim to the throne is controversial among the Hawaiian sovereignty community, with at least one sovereignty group filing a mock cease and desist order in the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances and presenting it to Akahi Nui, saying that he has "no right, authority or power to act in the name of the Kingdom of Hawaii or its government". [ [http://www.pixi.com/~kingdom/98-023023.html Mock cease and desist order] , filed with the State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances.]
Akahi Nui claims direct descent from King
Kamehameha I , the first Hawaiian king, and Queen Liliuokalani's sister; documentation of these claims has yet to be produced.Fact|date=April 2008.On
29 March 2001 Judge Shackley F. Raffetto of the 2nd Circuit Court onMaui sentenced Akahi to a five year prison term after he was convicted of criminal trespass in the second degree. [ [http://www.hawaii.gov/jud/ica24227sdo(1).htm State V. Akahi (Summary Disposition Order)] ]In August of 2008, James Kimo Akahi and 22 followers were arrested for breaking into the
ʻIolani Palace with plans to chain Akahi to the throne. However, the group was unable to find the throne room.ee also
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Quentin Kawānanakoa References
External links
* [http://www.freehawaii.org/kohn.html Free Hawaii article about Akahi Nui]
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