The Office of Hawaiian Subjects & The Kupuna Tribunal

The Office of Hawaiian Subjects and the Hawaiʻi Kupuna Humanitarian Tribunal

Authority, Protection, and the Architecture of Lawful Accountability

For generations, Hawaiians have lived under a prolonged condition that international law recognizes as belligerent occupation. In that space—where civil administration supplants the laws of an occupied State—justice does not arrive by sentiment or protest alone. It arrives through structure, process, and lawful authority. Two institutions anchor that work today: the Office of Hawaiian Subjects (OHS) and the Hawaiʻi Kupuna Humanitarian Tribunal.

This is not politics. It is governance under law.

 
The Office of Hawaiian Subjects (OHS): The Highest Office of Authority for Protected Persons
The Office of Hawaiian Subjects stands as the highest office of authority charged with the protection of Hawaiian subjects and other protected persons under occupation. OHS is not a court, not a police force, and not a political movement. Its power is more precise—and more durable.

OHS is an administrative and humanitarian authority.
Its mandate is to enforce compliance with the law of occupation through notice, documentation, and exposure—ensuring that unlawful acts do not disappear into silence.

What OHS Does—Operationally
Certifies Protected Person Status under occupation law.
Issues formal notices to wardens, judges, police, military officials, and civil administrators.
Documents acts and omissions after notice—where knowledge converts inaction into liability.
Preserves evidence with authenticated records, timelines, and chain-of-custody.
Coordinates humanitarian interventions and liaison efforts.
Refers matters to competent investigative and prosecutorial bodies—domestic, foreign, and international.
OHS does not punish. It compels lawful behavior.
By establishing knowledge and recording continued violations, OHS creates the factual backbone for accountability—whether through military command responsibility, third-state prosecutions, or international mechanisms such as the International Criminal Court.

 
The Hawaiʻi Kupuna Humanitarian Tribunal: Legitimacy, Due Process, and the Record
The Hawaiʻi Kupuna Humanitarian Tribunal occupies a distinct and essential role. It is non-punitive by design, rooted in kupuna wisdom and international due-process norms. Its restraint is its strength.

The Tribunal is not a criminal court.
It exists to issue findings of fact and humanitarian determinations that stabilize the record and protect the integrity of future prosecutions.

What the Tribunal Provides
Findings of Fact: What occurred, to whom, by whom, and after what notice.
Protected Person Determinations: Clarifying who is entitled to humanitarian protections.
Humanitarian Directives: Non-coercive guidance to halt risk and harm.
Due Process: Notice to named officials, opportunity to respond, transparent procedure.
Evidence Preservation: Records suitable for foreign courts and international review.
By remaining non-punitive, the Tribunal avoids jurisdictional conflict and strengthens admissibility. Its determinations travel well—across borders, ministries of justice, and international bodies—because they are procedural, reasoned, and restrained.

 
How the Institutions Work Together
Think in layers, not competition:

OHS acts first—notice, documentation, compliance pressure.
Kupuna Tribunal follows—findings, legitimacy, due process.
Investigative authorities (including Royal Commissions) characterize crimes.
Prosecutors and courts—foreign or international—impose penalties when triggered.
This architecture converts daily violations into structured accountability. Silence becomes evidence. Omission becomes liability. Authority becomes inevitable.

 
Why This Matters Now
For too long, the narrative has been framed as a plea for recognition. The work of OHS and the Kupuna Tribunal reframes it as lawful governance under occupation. That shift is decisive. It replaces outrage with procedure, and uncertainty with record.

Justice does not need permission.
It needs institutions that know their lane—and execute relentlessly.

 
A Clear Statement of Purpose
The Office of Hawaiian Subjects is a humanitarian administrative authority that certifies protected-person status, documents violations of occupation law, preserves evidence, and refers matters to competent investigative and prosecutorial bodies.

The Hawaiʻi Kupuna Humanitarian Tribunal issues non-punitive findings of fact and humanitarian determinations, ensuring due process and preserving an unimpeachable record for lawful accountability.
This is how a nation under occupation asserts authority—by building the machinery of law and letting it run.