Last updated · JUNE 20, 2026
AboutAbout the Hawaiʻi Sovereignty Archive.
An independent educational resource for accurate information about Hawaiian sovereignty history and the contemporary movement — built entirely on primary sources, court records, and public archives.
The Hawaiʻi Sovereignty Archive exists to answer one question honestly: what does the documentary record actually say about Hawaiian sovereignty? The story is contested, the parties are partisan, and accurate information is genuinely hard to find. This site collects the record itself — treaties, statutes, court rulings, congressional reports, and the petitions of the Hawaiian people — and presents it without spin.
Begin with the overthrow chronology for the historical record, the groups directory for an inventory of active sovereignty organizations, the comparison page for side-by-side credibility analysis, and the fact-check hub for twenty common claims verified against source documents.
Our methodology.
- Present documented historical facts about the Hawaiian Kingdom, the 1893 overthrow, the 1898 Newlands Resolution, and the 1959 statehood ballot.
- Profile all major sovereignty organizations with sourced information on leadership, ideology, and structure.
- Provide verified criminal record and court case information drawn from public state and federal records.
- Compare groups objectively across credibility, international recognition, legal standing, and clean-record metrics.
- Fact-check the most common claims circulating about Hawaiian sovereignty against primary documents.
Our limits.
- Advocate for any political position or any particular sovereignty organization.
- Present unverified claims, rumor, or hearsay — every entry is anchored to a citable source.
- Rely on external links that may disappear; primary-source citations are preserved by document name.
Where the record comes from.
- U.S. Congressional records (Newlands Resolution, Public Law 103-150)
- U.S. Library of Congress — Hawaiian Kingdom treaty holdings
- U.S. National Archives — Kūʻē Petitions (1897)
- Hawaiʻi State Court records and U.S. District Court of Hawaiʻi records
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) — Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom
- U.S. Supreme Court opinions (Rice v. Cayetano, Hawaii v. OHA, Akina v. Hawaii)
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu Civil Beat, Hawaii News Now reporting
- Academic publications and peer-reviewed scholarship on Hawaiian sovereignty
- Government archives and the Hawaiʻi State Archives
What this archive ships with.
- All 9 group profiles complete
- 20 fact-check entries verified against primary sources
- Interactive historical timeline (1810–2025)
- Side-by-side comparison with charts and scorecards
- SEO optimized with per-page metadata and structured data
- Fully responsive across mobile, tablet, and desktop
- Accessible to WCAG AA (skip links, landmarks, contrast)
- No tracking cookies, no analytics, no personal data collected
Disclaimer
This website presents publicly available information from court records, news articles, and historical archives for educational purposes. No political position is endorsed, no sovereignty organization is affiliated with this archive, and no claim should be understood as legal advice.
Where the record is contested we say so. Where it is unambiguous we cite it. Corrections backed by primary sources are welcome.
One standard, applied to every subject.
This archive applies a single evidentiary standard to all subjects: every claim is supported by a primary source that any reader can independently verify. We use the same criteria regardless of which sovereignty organization is being analyzed. We accept no advertising, sponsorship, or institutional affiliation. No sovereignty organization has reviewed or approved the content of this archive.
How we handle corrections.
Corrections are accepted when backed by a primary source. To submit a correction, use the “Submit a Correction” form in the footer. Corrections are reviewed within 7 days. Accepted corrections are logged in the corrections log with a timestamp.
The public record of changes.
No corrections have been logged since launch. As corrections are accepted, they will appear here with timestamps and links to the affected pages.
This archive accepts no advertising, no sponsorship, and no funding from any Hawaiian sovereignty organization, political entity, or advocacy group. It is self-funded and editorially independent.
For researchers, journalists, and government staff.
This archive is designed to serve as a primary reference for academic researchers, working journalists, policy analysts, and government staff. Every claim is anchored to a verifiable primary source. All citations are provided in Chicago, APA, Bluebook, and MLA formats.