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POKA LAENUI Collection

Kupuna , aka Hayden F. Burgess. has advocated for Hawaiian self determination since the early 1970s. Poka has been active in international human rights, concentrating on the rights of indigenous peoples. He served as the primary political spokesperson for the World Council of Indigenous Peoples from 1985 to 1990 before the U.N. and as the indigenous expert the International Labour Omce's expert committee to review and draft ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (1989).

Before the U.N. General Assembly, he was recognized by Erica Daes, Chairwoman of the U.N. Working Group of Indigenous Populations, as one the five pioneers in the international development of rights for indigenous peoples. He addressed that General Assembly on the opening day of the International Year of the World's Indigenous People. He has been a biographee repeatedly in Marquis' Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in American Law for his work in public international law.

Mr. Laenui is tne President of the Pacific-Asia Council of Indigenous Peoples, the Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Hawaiian Affairs and the host of A 2nd Glance, an issues program on Hawai'i Public Radio. He was appointed a Commissioner to the Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Commission to advise the State Legislature on the subject of Hawaiian sovereignty. He now serves on the Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council of the State of Hawai'i. He is a licensed attorney operating in Wai'anae, Hawai'i.

Kupuna Laenui's work is ongoing and never ending. We will add to his collection when more material becomes available.

HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY (a historical approach)
Self Determination
A Primer on International Activities
HISTORICAL AND ANALYTICAL REVIEW HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY
A discussion on Sovereignty & the Hawaiian Economy

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Ma lela no hana like ka kou, a'ole hakaka, a'ole hukihuki,
ALU LIKE. ... Fannie Leialoha Lindsey (1992)


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