The Nation of Hawaï has admitted that the titles it has been flaunting Youcef Aden, first as ambassador, minister of the Treasury and official foreign minister and since June 12, 2022 without authorization after breaking off relations with the pro-independence entity, are worthless in Spain.
So much so that the organization itself “discourages the use of such titles outside the intended context, especially when they can be misinterpreted or used for personal gain (as in this case), which is inconsistent with our values of transparency and integrity.”
La Voz de Ibiza has contacted the self-styled Nation of Hawai’i, an organization that claims its independence from the United States from a territorial base located in Pu’uhonua or Waimānalo, an autonomous refuge on O’ahu that by 2017 had just 20 homes and about 80 people. In response to inquiries by this media outlet, Second Vice President and also Minister of Foreign Affairs (a position Aden held) and Minister of Commerce for the Nation of Hawai’i, John Kealoha Garcia, confirmed that Mohamed Youcef Ihaddaden held positions in the organization as . However, he also assured that Aden resigned in July 2022 and that, since then, he has no formal relationship nor is he authorized to use such titles. According to the Hawaiian representative, Aden initially became involved with the Nation of Hawaii via telephone, through a “close contact” in Hawaii. “He was initially introduced as a banker from Spain, and expressed a deep interest in our history, particularly the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 and the subsequent signing of U.S. Public Law 103-150 (the Apology Resolution) in 1993.” “This seminal law recognized the illegal overthrow of our kingdom and laid the foundation for the independent and sovereign nation-state of Hawai’i,” Kealoha Garcia added.
A diplomatic adventure in Ibiza
Recently, in the month of December, La Voz de Ibiza has been able to corroborate that Aden has modified the plaques with his positions that were arranged at the entrance to an office he has rented on the sixth floor of the vertical parking lot of Carlos III street in Ibiza. He had added to these titles the prefix “-ex”, indicating that he no longer occupies the positions he claimed to occupy.
From the Nation of Hawaii they have reported that “while Mr. Aden remains connected to some aspects of our history, he has not been actively participating in our government since his resignation in 2022,” so for a time the faux diplomat continued to use these titles publicly, despite having resigned.
“Since his resignation, Mr. Aden has not been authorized to act on behalf of the Nation of Hawaii or to use any governmental title. . Mientras que valoramos sus contribuciones iniciales, sus representaciones actuales son enteramente independientes de nuestro gobierno”, indicaron a este medio.
La Voz de Ibiza has tried to contact Aden, as well as his legal representative, but in both cases they refused to offer their version of events.
