Religion and Zealotry in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement

Introduction: Hosts v. Guests; The Social Contract of Equality; The Old Religion v. Christianity

A Deep Religous Belief In A Geneological (Family) Relationship Among The Gods, The Land, And The People

The Use Of Hawaiian Religion To Claim That People With Hawaiian Ancestry Have An Inherent, Inalienable Right To Control The Land And The Government

The Use Of Hawaiian Religion To Claim That Different Families Or Individuals Have Different Levels Of Inherent Political Stature - How Spiritual Power, Geneology, And Political Power Interact

The Role Of Religous Leaders And Churches In Pushing Hawaiian Sovereignty Today

Political Conflict Between Christian Institutions v. Ancient Hawaiian Religion (Especially regarding the role of hula)

Political Claims To Collective Cultural "Intellectual Property" Rights (Especially regarding spiritual symbols, ways of knowing, and the spiritual/cultural interpretation of political leadership)

How The Dogmatism And Zealotry Of The Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement Compare With Religous Dogmatism And Zealotry (Especially muslim wahhabist fundamentalism)