His Majesty Edmund K. Silva, Jr.

Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O Hawaii

November 16, 2015

To:

The Honorable David Y. Ige

Governor, State of Hawaii
Executive Chambers, State Capitol
415 Beretania
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
http://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/

Info:

Suzanne Case Board of Land and Natural Resources Department dlnr@hawaii.gov

Kekoa Kaluhiwa dlnr@hawaii.gov
Stephanie Nagato omkm@hawaii.edu
Donald Straney dstraney@hawaii.edu
Office of Hawaiian Affairs info@oha.org
Mayor Billy Kenoi cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us
President David Lassner david.lassner@hawaii.edu
Chief of Police Harry S. Kubojiri hcpdone@hawaiicounty.gov
Douglas Chin hawaiiag@hawaii.gov
Mitch Roth hilopros@co.hawaii.hi.us
Douglas Ing wikinfo@wik.com

Subject: Be Pono.
Aloha mai e Governor Ige,
I now understand that the TMT personnel will be attempting to resume construction at the Mauna a
Wkea site on Wednesday. You have a choice: You can involve yourself in the decision on whether to
resume construction or you can remain disengaged and let TMT decide the future of our island by
insisting on resumption before the Hawaii Supreme Court declares their permit invalid.
I believe that there are at least two options you could urge on all parties.

Ka Puuhonua O Na Wahi Pana O Hawaii Nei

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The United Nations Charter provides the rest of the authority to do it. (An autonomous independent sovereign nation-state contemplated
under Article 1 of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States requiring the state as a person of international law
possessing the four qualifications of (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, c) government;
and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.)

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First, you could take note of the high likelihood that the Hawaii Supreme Court is going to invalidate the
permit making resumption of the construction a meaningless gesture. From that vantage point, you can
urge TMT not to divide the community with such a gesture.
Second, you could suggest to the Protectors that a very small crew be allowed to go up to check the
condition of equipment left on the Mauna and make repairs if necessary. That crew would do strictly
maintenance and repair and not initiate any construction. I do not speak for anyone else in making this
suggestion and do not know whether this idea is acceptable to the Protectors. I am simply suggesting
ways that you could preclude the confrontation that TMT apparently seeks.
Avoiding that confrontation is necessary to avoid an outcome that will seriously damage our community.
We know that there are those within the enforcement arm of the Department of Land and Natural
Resources who believe that they were humiliated by the successful blockade in June. They fail to
understand the ohana bonds and community consciousness that led the DLNR leadership to apologize
for the heavy handed DLNR behavior that took place and the healing effect that apology had.
Those who seek payback have no concern about whether their actions divide our community or even
cause physical injury. They are not approaching the coming confrontation with Aloha. Instead, they are
preparing to play the role of storm troopers.
You can prevent this outcome through the influence of your office. Should you refuse to do so, the
results will be on you and you will go down in the annals of our history as a failed leader.
E waikhi ka pono I mnalo,

Edmund K. Silva, Jr.

Alii Nui Mi
cc:

Na Kupuna Council O Hawaii Nei ame Moku

Alii Manao Nui Lanny Sinkin
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ka Puuhonua O Na Wahi Pana O Hawaii Nei

Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O Hawaii
kingdomofhawaii.info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bilateral_treaties_signed_by_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii
The United Nations Charter provides the rest of the authority to do it. An autonomous independent sovereign nation-state contemplated under
Article 1 of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States requiring the state as a person of international law possessing the
four qualifications of (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other
states.