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statute laws, book one. Okay, now, it was enacted. It was passed by the legislature,
<br />enacted as law. Now book two here, this is the Statute Laws of Kamehameha IIL This is
<br />the second book, volume two, 1847. Here, chapter 1, section 3, states that the measure of
<br />all laws here is the Hawaiian constitution and the statute laws. It says, and the
<br />proscriptions of the acts entitled, an act to organize an executive ministry, or an act
<br />entitled to organize executive departments of this act of the civil code, the criminal code,
<br />and the laws and ordinances and the decrees heretofore passed and enacted which have
<br />not been repealed by constitutional authority and hereinafter to be enacted, shall be the
<br />measure of all judgments and awards. So the conditions that go along with the land is in
<br />book one, of the fisheries, of the lands, the disposition of lands, of government, list the
<br />for volume one, chapter 4, article 5, of government property. Chapter 6, article 2,
<br />disposition of government lands, and then volume 2, that's this other book here, chapter
<br />1, section 3, the principles of the constitution and laws shall be the measure of all
<br />J udgments. It also says in there that the judges shall have judicial notice of all vested and
<br />acquired rights. That's the rights of the Kanaka. Koe nae o na kuleana o na knaka.
<br />Subject to the rights of the native tenant. That's on everybody's title, the king's title, the
<br />konohiki's title, and the government's title. All subject to the rights of the native tenant.
<br />You cannot get away from that. That condition flows with the land. Also in here, besides
<br />the acquired rights, it says that the circuit courts have no jurisdiction to review any
<br />decision by the board or commission to quiet land titles. Those land titles, the LCAs, are
<br />fixed. You cannot re- review, you cannot change them. That title is locked down, the
<br />LCAs and the royal patents. That is the law. You cannot change or alter these things.
<br />They're fixed. And those are the judgments to be of this land, the laws of the land.
<br />Section 1492 of the 1859 Civil Code states the laws of the land, and these are the laws.
<br />There are other books that you need to be apprised of to protect yourselves, because you
<br />guys are way illegal right now. And pretty soon it's going to come down to it where you
<br />need to be prosecuted for these thefts. I'll end this now. Thank you.
<br />CHAIR: Okay, E. K. Mathews?
<br />MATHEWS: Ke aloha kakou. My name is Elden Kalaninuiamamau [spelling uncertain]
<br />Mathews. I'm here simply I couldn't put it any better than those who've spoken already
<br />have. I figured it should be clear to you that there 's so many indications that are
<br />contrary to what is happening. I think you need to really take stock of the fact that these
<br />lands in question in Hamakua are not for sale. They're not to be sold. One being
<br />government holding, the other being Konohiki land. Especially for the Konohiki land, I
<br />speak on behalf of my family. I don't believe anyone has the right to take what my
<br />personal rights and what I have inherited from me, or from my children, or my great -
<br />grandchildren. These lands are not to be sold. The data that supports this you've heard
<br />quite well from those who spoke before me. I can only say again, these lands cannot be
<br />sold. And for the county to take the position that it's even questionable, I find
<br />remarkable. Atone point I'm really surprised by the ill information either you all had
<br />been fed, or your ignorance and pardon, I don't mean this as an insult. But I do believe
<br />you need to make yourselves full aware of what the lands and the laws are. These laws
<br />have been fixed. They're not for you to change, nor our mayor, nor anyone else. These
<br />rights are ours. And personally, I think it absurd that any group of people would think to
<br />take over what rightfully belongs to someone else. To define theft any other way it's
<br />nearly impossible. And with that, that's really the only comment I have to make to you. I
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