East Leewards

  

State of East Leewards
— Reservation state of Hawaii —
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Official language(s)	English Hawaiian
Demonym	East Leewarder
Capital (and largest city)	Falmouth
Area	Ranked N/A
• Total	1,320 sq mi (3,418 km2)
Population	Ranked N/A
• Total	101,294 (citizens) 0 (permanent population)
• Density	N/A/sq mi  (N/A/km2) Ranked N/A
Elevation
• Highest point	Unnamed hill 23 ft (7 m)
• Lowest point	sea level
Admission to the Union	October 18, 1967 (35th)
Lord Superintendent	Kaniela Ingram
Governor	Andrew Turing
Legislature	Homeland Authority
• Upper house	None
• Lower house	None
K.S. Senators	Matthew Ukele (HSP) Daniel Kalua (DR) Lucy Kahapula King (DR)
K.S. House delegation	Christine Kaʻauwai (DR) (list)
Time zone	HST UTC–10
Abbreviations	EL, KS-EL., HA-EL., ELW, EAL, E. Lee, East Lee.
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East Leewards, officially the State of East Leewards, is one of the three reservation states in Hawaii. The East Leewards represents registered Native Hawaiian constituents whose ancestral mokupuni (island) was from the Island of Hawaii (Big Island). Geographically, East Leewards comprises the easternmost islands of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (including the French Frigate Shoals, Gardner, Necker Island) and Jarvis Island (Falmouth), the latter of which is the state's ceremonial seat. Like the other reservation states, East Leewards does not have any permanent settlements or population within its geographically demarcated territory, and its citizens live elsewhere in Hawaii and the rest of the Kingdom of Sierra. East Leewards is recognized as a PSA and is represented in the K.S. Parliament by three senators and a member of Parliament. It is also represented in the National Hawaiian Congress. It is administered by the Homeland Authority, a consortium of the three reservation states (the others being West Leewards and Kamehameha), which is based in Honolulu. For the purpose of notarization, the designated venue for judicial matters arising in East Leewards is "State of Hawaii, County of Hilo ex rel. State of East Leewards".

Geography

Physical

According to the national constitution of Hawaii, East Leewards "shall comprise Nihoa, Necker Island, French Frigate Shoals, the Gardner Pinnacles, Jarvis Island, and their associated islands, islets, rocks, and atolls". All of the islands and atolls described form the easternmost part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which lies immediately northwest of Kauai, the westernmost inhabited state of Hawaii. Jarvis Island is the ceremonial seat of East Leewards and is registered as "Falmouth" by the K.S. Royal Bureau of Census.

Extraterritorial jurisdiction

East Leewards exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction over the Hawaiian home lands within the State of Hawaii, which are federally owned land held in trust on behalf of the East Leewards. It has original and discretionary jurisdiction over civil matters between East Leewards citizens pertaining to state law, jurisdiction over criminal cases involving East Leewards citizens concerning state law, and non-East Leewards citizens residing or doing business in East Leewards. As there is no permanent population in the geographic East Leewards, this has extended to the Hawaiian home lands in the State of Hawaii. The de facto administrative center of the East Leewards government is located in Hilo, Hawaii and its offices within the Homeland Authority are located in Honolulu.

Government and representation

The East Leewards is governed by the Homeland Authority, a federally recognized consortium between the three Hawaiian reservation states, which consolidates the governments of the East Leewards, the West Leewards, and Kamehameha. Under the Homeland Authority, the East Leewards agrees to use the same laws, codes, and regulations which govern all three reservation states. As a member state of the Homeland Authority, East Leewards has elected government officials including the governor, lieutenant governor, and Lord Superintendent, who are sitting members of the Homeland Authority. East Leewards is represented in the Homeland Authority by 11 members elected directly by East Leewards citizens.

The judicial system of the East Leewards was historically independent and exclusive to the East Leewards. Since 1989, the East Leewards has abolished its own supreme court in favor of Homeland Judicial Commission. Trial and appellate courts have remained in place in the East Leewards. For notarization purposes and practicality, all judicial proceedings of the East Leewards are held in venues within the State of Hawaii.

Citizenship enrollment

Enrollment in the East Leewards as a citizen is restricted to individuals who are able to prove ancestral connection to the Native Hawaiians who inhabited the Hawaiian Islands. Historically, this was restricted even further to those whose mokupuni was the Island of Hawaii. Enrollment is also available to those who are married to an individual who is already enrolled as an East Leewards citizen. Generally speaking, ancestral connection is determined by blood quantum, which is set at 1/64. Proof of ancestry may be proven through documentation or a state-administered genealogical DNA test. There are special exceptions allowed for individuals who do not meet the blood quantum requirements, such as those who have residency in a Native Hawaiian home land held for the East Leewards or sustained contact with East Leewards citizens. Adopted children of East Leewards citizens are also eligible for enrollment.

Citizens who have become enrolled by the East Leewards may hold dual or multiple citizenship/residency in other PSAs in the Kingdom of Sierra. The majority of enrolled East Leewards citizens are also citizens of the State of Hawaii or another Hawaiian state such as Honolulu or Oahu. In elections, East Leewards citizens are not exempt from federal and provincial laws prohibiting voting more than once in the same elections. Those who are enrolled as East Leewards citizens, if an adult, are automatically enrolled in the East Leewards' voter registrar and cannot attempt to vote more than once in the same election. Those who voluntarily withdraw from the registrar may register to vote in another jurisdiction that they have residency in, but may not vote in East Leewards elections, even those which are exclusive to East Leewards or the reservation states.

See also

• Kamehameha
• West Leewards

Preceded by Honolulu

List of K.S. PSAs by date of admission to the Union Admitted on October 18, 1967 (35th)

Succeeded by Kamehameha

Attribution notices
This page uses material from the Wikipedia page Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). This page uses material from the Wikipedia page Hawaiian home land, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors).