HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK, Hawaii – For the second time, the criminal trespass case against Kale Gumapac has been dismissed. Kale Gumapac was evicted from his 2nd Avenue Hawaiian Paradise Park home and arrested in 2013, following a non-judicial foreclosure. Gumapac says he stopped paying his mortgage because the property has a clouded title. Gumapac says the clouded title is a side effect of Hawaii’s political status. Gumapac has the backing of some big names leading an international effort to educate the world on this emerging understanding. Names like Dr. Keanu Sai, attorney Dexter Kai’ama, and Professor Williamson Chang all argue that Hawaii is not a U.S. State, but is rather under continued U.S. occupation. Their view forms the legal cornerstone of Gumapac’s defense. Gumapac was ready to go to trial in 2014 when the prosecutors dropped the charges. Gumapac went back to the home on 2nd Avenue and was eventually arrested a second time. But two weeks ago, prosecutors informed Gumapac and the court that the criminal trespass charge would again be dropped. Today in Hilo court the case was formally dismissed without prejudice.

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