Reference · 35 entries

Every term. Defined.

The Hawaiian sovereignty debate uses specialized legal, historical, and cultural vocabulary. This glossary defines every term in plain English — with sources. If you are new to this topic, start here.

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A

Aliʻi

Aliʻi Nui

Anglo-French Proclamation (1843)

Apology Resolution (1993)

B

Bayonet Constitution (1887)

Belligerent Occupation

Blount Report (1893)

C

Ceded Lands

Committee of Safety

Council of Regency

Crown Lands

D

DHHL (Department of Hawaiian Home Lands)

E

Ex injuria jus non oritur

G

Geneva Convention IV (1949)

H

Hui Aloha ʻĀina

K

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi

Kamehameha Dynasty

Kapu System

Kuhina Nui

Kūʻē Petitions (1897)

L

Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (Restoration Day)

Lā Kūʻokoʻa (Independence Day)

M

Māhele (1848)

Mōʻī

Montevideo Convention (1933)

N

Newlands Resolution (1898)

O

OHA (Office of Hawaiian Affairs)

Organic Act (1900)

P

Paulet Affair (1843)

PCA (Permanent Court of Arbitration)

Provisional Government (1893–1894)

R

Republic of Hawaii (1894–1898)

S

State Continuity Doctrine

U

UNDRIP (UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)

V

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)