Nelson Armitage

ARMITAGE Nelson

                                                                                                                                                      

Nelson Kuualoha Armitage (b. 1958)

b. Haiku, Hawai'i

State v. Armitage (2013)

Do You Know? Nelson Armitage founded a custom pool and concrete business where he still works.

What: Armitage was charged with entering the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve without authorization. He claimed it was his right as a citizen of the reinstated Kingdom of Hawai'i.

Decision: The state court rejected recognition of the Kingdom of Hawai'i as a sovereign nation.

Today: Hawai'i and its people continue to fight for justice and recognition.

(Portrait by Athziry Molina, SFSU 2019)