Our Constitution

Welcome to the Pharaocracy of Niihau
© Copyright 2011 M7C, MJ Costa, All rights reserved
The Pharaocracy of Niihau is a Constitutional Divine Monarchy in the Pacific Ocean. Though it was founded officially in 2011, the idea’s origin occurred in summer 2002 CE. The Pharaocracy was founded by His Divine Majesty, Pharaoh (Horus) Michael Ptahmeses I M-7, on April 14, 2011 Common Era.

About the Government:

The Executive Branch is the Pharaoh (i.e. the Court of the King, similar to the American “White House”). The Pharaoh technically is the owner of the Island, its production and distribution network(s), and all corporations whose principle profits are taxed as Industrial Taxes (no Citizen Income Tax).
The Legislative Branch is granted authorization from Pharaoh and the Elder Council. It is controlled by the Pharaoh or the Vizierate.
The Judicial Branch is the Elder Council. This is comprised of all Elder Natives of Niihau and those with enough intellect to be called Judges. Otherwise we “borrow magistrates from other islands.”
The Financial Branch is the Treasury, which collects Fines, Taxes, and import fees or Island Entrance Visa funds.
The Religious Branch is the Akua or Pharaoh, whichever is available. This branch oversees religious activities such as ceremonies, festivals, parties, holidays, Lu’au feasts, prayers, building temples, etc.
The Vizierate is the Inner Circle of the Vizier, a form of Prime Minister who controls the State when Pharaoh is not available to govern. There are 2 openings for this position (Two Viziers). Viziers also serve as Ambassadors to Foreign States.
The Security Branch of the Government (Police/Military/Protection) is inclusive of the US Military base on Niihau, and all Sentries who protect the island from intrusion or vandals, etc. It is also the Intelligence Branch, National Security, and Investigation Council. Other services included are Firemen, utilities, Energy, and EMT Doctors.
National Language:
Native Hawaiian [Natives mostly], English [spoken]; Egyptian Hieroglyphs [written].
National Flag:
Red for the Red Dirt of Kauai, White for the White Sands of Niihau, with the Crook/Flail symbols of Pharaoh for Control & Discipline/Provision of Grain (of Osiris, Egyptian Deity of Farming).
National Symbol:
The Pupu Shell of Niihau.
National Currency:
Pupu Paper Money (value is based on the value of Niihau Shells, but can be paid in shells if available), Fame-based Barter-notes (paper money devised by M-7 in 1990s CE); USA Dollars are a local currency as are Trade Dollars. Pupu Paper Money is valued over 10X One US$D minimum value. Fame-based Barter-notes may be worth up to $10k when autographed. Pupu Shells leis may be traded as currency; most strands of leis are valued over $4k each.
National Anthem(s):
1. California Girls by the Beach Boys.
2. Aloha / Blue Hawaii
3. Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys.
4. Walk like an Egyptian
National Animals:
1. Monk Seal
2. Ahi fish
3. Sea Gull
4. Wild Goat
National Flower:
1. Plumeria or White Lotus flower
National or Patron Deity:
1. Akua, Ku (Hawaiian)
2. Amon-Ra (Egyptian)
Official Religions:
1. Native Hawaiian
2. Christian
3. Pharaonic Egyptian, Polytheism
4. Ancestor Worship (Akua, Akhu)
Head of Religion:
1. Kahuna Priest
2. Pharaoh or Chief Lector / Kheri-Heb Priest
3. Akua


The Constitution of the Pharaocracy of Niihau:
“I, Pharaoh (Horus) Michael Ptahmeses I M-7, do declare according to my divine right from Heaven, to all people foreign or domestic, this Constitution of the Pharaocracy of Niihau. May our people shine under the stars of night, protected by the solar light of day, and by the light of Ma’at, victorious and just; forever.”

Article One: Investment of Powers
Pharaoh in invested with the powers of Kingship and of Divine Right from Heaven and its temples.
These include but are not limited to the following:
1. Ability to set and collect funds, such as Taxes, Fines, Lawsuit awards, royalties, gifts, stock, annuities, bonds, sale of product value, real estate, etc.
2. Ability to intervene in political affairs in domestic or foreign capacity.
3. Ability to intervene in a situation involving an ally or friend of the State.
4. Ability to design currency, letterhead, symbols or insignia, tombs, monuments, etc.
5. Ability to influence Security forces, declare war or peace or truce/cease fire, etc.
6. Ability to write laws, enforce laws as seen fit by standards of law, or judge.
7. Ability to regulate an Army when needed, or intervene in global matters, like terrorism prevention, repairs, foreign aid, or charities for Acts of God.
8. Ability to liberate souls from oppression, or intervene in the Otherworld on behalf of a citizen.
9. Appoint a successor, adopt the practice of Entitlement or rank, or other aspect of ruling.
Article Two: Maintenance
The Government is responsible for Maintenance of the Island or other provinces of the State, as with Infrastructure (roads, energy, canals, aqueducts, water storage tanks, sanitation, airports, etc.), Security (from tourists, vandals, revolutionaries, protestors, thieves, or brigands), Cleanliness (recycling, landscape, dusting, & sanitation), Citizen Welfare, and upgrades to building codes.
Article Three: Titles Given for Noble or Expression of Status:
All Titles of Nobility or Expression of Status are granted by either the Vizierate or the Pharaoh.
Titles may be granted to Citizens or Honorary Citizens. They are not to be used in USA or where prohibited by foreign powers. Titles do NOT come with Land as with Feudalism in Europe. Titles are similar to “Master of the House” (Mr.) except in Egyptian or Hawaiian wordage (e.g. “Horus” for male Pharaoh, “Isis” for female Pharaoh, “Osiris” for dead Pharaoh, etc.). European titles like “Illustrious”, “Sir”, “Madame (My lady)”, or “Majesty” are valid.
Article Four: Finances
Island Finances may come from “UEIR Taxes” & “royalties” from M-7. Industry taxes are 5% per month or 15% of profit per year, per business or industry. No taxes are paid with no profit made.
Article Five: Budget
State Budgets are to be initially drawn up at the beginning of the Fiscal Year, and not at the end of it or at the beginning of Tax Collection.
Each category is to be balanced; in increments of 10% if there are 10 groups of items to be paid or addressed, totaling 100%. 15% is automatically stored in the Treasury per year as Savings.
Government is to be fined $1+ for every day the Budget is late; amount is given to the people as incentive or motivation (from $1 to $1k).
Government shall NOT overspend using Credit or other form of borrowing, which creates Debt.
Foreign Aid can be used to “forgive debts” if debts are too large to be repaid (this may include foreign debts of developing countries).

Article Six: Property Rights
All land on the island is property of Pharaoh initially who may lease acreage to Citizens, and set taxes on land held by Honorary Citizens (if inherited). Citizens may own whatever they build on top of the land.
Article Seven: Honorary Citizens
An Honorary Citizen is someone granted partial or virtual Citizenship, as from or by a friend of a Citizen or relative thereby. They may follow our laws and customs. Non-Citizens may not claim anything from the Pharaocracy of Niihau; such as Tourists.
Article Eight: Taxes
Taxes may Not be excessive (over 70% per Fiscal year) or be oppressive in any way.
Industry Taxes are found under Article Four: Finances.
Citizens are not to be taxed for income, marriage tax, property tax; Taxes pay for Maintenance and Civil Services; only 20% of said amount in profit goes to Pharaoh / Owner of Pharaocracy of Niihau (M-7).
Taxes may be imposed on foreigners, as with Entry Visas or imported items of Trade. There is also No Luxury Tax, or taxes that single out any specific social group or organization.
Article Nine: Free Assembly
Citizens and Honorary Citizens only may assemble peacefully for discussion of any topic in a room, like a Forum. This includes the Elder Council (No Riots!).
Article Ten: Citizens Right of Privacy
Each Citizen has the right of privacy on Niihau or in the Pharaocracy of Niihau. This includes a “personal space of 10 meters” to prevent any foreign Media from intrusion onto Citizen Territories.
Article Eleven: Free Religion of Citizens
Citizens have the right to worship any deity, person, or idea unless the focus of worship (deity, or person) is attacked in the act of worship, thereby voiding this right.
No one is to either physically or Super-physically touch or harass a deity or person of worship if the act is aggressive, violent, harassing, fearful, etc. (Example: Don’t touch the feet of a living god if it bothers him/her).
No foreign religion (Radical Islam for instance) may be practiced on Niihau if it is deceptive of intention (calling a religion peaceful then kill people for disagreeing with them) or incurs negative or hostile actions by the Citizens; sacrifice of animals for food consumption only is exempt.
Article Twelve: Free Expression and the Press
No Citizen may abuse its Freedoms for the purpose of expressing them, while in the Pharaocracy of Niihau. This prevents a Free Press from becoming “Paparazzi” or “tabloid journalism.”
Each Press, though Government owned, may print local news, paid advertising & coupons, events, opinions, etc.
Citizens may speak openly about topics in the Forum or at their home, but respect must be maintained in public at all other times. This prevents general hostility of visitors and reduces crime.
Article Thirteen: Fair Trials
All Citizens have the right to a Fair and Impartial Trial in a Court of Ma’at in the Pharaocracy of Niihau. Foreigners must be deported to Kauai for any violation on their part, and be judged in an American or Hawaiian Court of Law.
Courts may be administered via Volunteer based attendants if they feel money is influential in the Court. Courts may appointed Lawyers to Citizens if they cannot afford one (presuming this is necessary).
Evidence is not to be tampered with or falsely created so as to coerce a wrong decision.
Pharaoh or Vizier may intervene as Supreme Judge of the Courts. Courts are assigned a Recorder or Court Scribe, 2+ Lawyers, a Judge, and the Elder Council who replaces a Jury.
Trials are protected from foreign influence of the Media, Politics, or Religion.
Evidence must be recent and not invented (no “ex post facto”). There is no “law of limitation.”
Article Fourteen: Recreational use of Medical substances
Alcohol in Small Quantities made for consumption is legal, but this is not to be abused or cause Intoxication or any violent hostility which results from consumption. This also should prevent addiction.
Narcotics are only allowed if signed by a Physician, and are not to leave the possession of its user, and not given to youth or criminals. If the Narcotic is in smoked form, the smoke must be filtered or directed away from the winds outside where people are. Narcotics are Not to be grown on the Island, to prevent becoming a “drug capital.”
Caffeine is legal as a recreational drug, as found in Coffee or Cocoa.
Inhaled substances that could be used for drugs coming from products in America (Air freshener, glue, oils, etc.) are restricted to the base use only.
Perfume may be manufactured on Niihau. Other drugs not requiring a prescription may have an age limit of 16+ years minimum, such as Alcohol, Anti-depressants, certain Sleep medicines, Tobacco, or Narcotics.
Article Fifteen: Gambling or Gaming rights
Gambling involving American money would exist in a Casino, but we have no plans to build one except on a Cruise ship at Sea. Gambling or Gaming that use fictional money, plastic chips with no trading value, coupons, shells, fruit, etc. is legal except for youth. This prevents addiction to gaming in young people, which can affect their education.
Gaming in Video or Arcade Games is legal, as with computer games or other toys.
Article Sixteen: Weapons, Right of Protection
Citizens and Government have the right to possess certain weapons in their homes and buildings, or on their person, while in Niihau & the Pharaocracy of Niihau. This is for Self-Defense mostly from wild animals, vandals, brigands, pirates, terrorists or other hostile people or person.
Weapons exclude firearms on person except during invasions or general hostilities.
Bladed weapons may be legal in small amounts, such as spears, small knives, hunting equipment, Archery (bladed arrows), or swords. These are to be safely away from youth or the mentally disabled to prevent accidents. Training is required of all Citizens who possess weapons.
Psychic Weapons (Chronokinesis, Magic, Sorcery, etc.) is legal if conducted by the Government or Kahuna Priests.
Canons are legal in defense of the Pharaocracy, as are rockets from the USA Military Base.
Citizens have the right of protection by the Government and US Military.
Article Seventeen: Economy
Citizens and Honorary Citizens may use Agriculture (Farming, Ranching, Fisheries) for food procurement, production and distribution. Imported food or other goods may be taxed if competition is heavy.
Citizen Recycling Centers may acquire materials for recycling from other islands. This is for creation of new materials to be either exported as profitable raw materials, or used by Island economy for light industry.
Other light industry include: honey cultivation, charcoal, perfume, clothing or textiles, cloth-based paper, food byproducts, incense resin, books (personal economies), computer technology, etc.
Tourism is only allowed for short visits to the coastal region, or hunting. Tourists must ‘maintain their respect of the land and its cleanliness’ when visiting. Tourists must respect the people / Citizens too.
Article Eighteen: Self Defense of Citizens
All Citizens have the right of self-defense, and may seek training for this in Hawaii.
This includes Asian Martial Arts, and weaponless defensive movements. Citizens are not to engage in fighting unless provoked or endangered.
Article Nineteen: Education
Education is required for Children from age 6 to 17, in an Elementary School, Junior or High School, or College. Basic education may include: Language (Hawaiian, English, & Japanese), Mathematics, Hawaiian History, Physical Sciences or Nature Sciences, Art, Technology, and Home Economics. Moderate education (High School) may include: Astronomy, Hawaiian or Egyptian Religion, Basic Laws, World History, Sports, Psychology, Chemistry, Foreign Languages (Europe, Asia, Africa, etc.), Government, Philosophy, Fishing, Music, Crafts (shell Leis, flower Leis, ceramics), & Agriculture. Advanced education (College) may include: Advanced Mathematics, Sciences, Literature, Business, Economics, Welding or Glass making, Self-Defense, Film, Computer Science, Archaeology, Medicine, etc.
Teaching may exist in Distance-Learning schools or rooms via satellite (solar powered).
Education after age 17 is optional. Prodigies may attend College.
Age limit is for integration into American or Hawaiian Schools during storms or other events requiring evacuation.
Article Twenty: Territory or Annexation of Real Estate to Pharaocracy of Niihau.
The Government (Pharaoh, M-7) may annex land to the country without needing approval of the Elder Council or Vizierate. This may be from Imperial Lands or purchased land.
Article Twenty-One: Amendment to Constitution
This document is a work-in-process and may be amended or added to by the Pharaoh, Vizierate, or Elder Council when in agreement with all said parties.

Article Twenty-Two: Line of Succession
If no heir is found for the Pharaoh, Vizierate, or Senior Elder Council, a lottery of Citizens may be established for finding an heir. Each Lottery contains one note with name and title of Citizen on it, placed into a basket or container, mixed for several minutes then selected by hand, one at a time for each office.
Qualifications for Pharaoh: Each Citizen must be Intelligent, non-political, Righteous in conduct, and sensitive to the aims of the Citizenry.
Qualifications for Vizier: Each Citizen must be intelligent or have a College Degree, and be non-political.
Qualifications for Elder Council: Each Citizen must be intelligent, impartial, Righteous in conduct, respectful, and over 25 years of age. College Degree is recommended (in Law, Government, or Philosophy).
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This concluded the Constitution for the Pharaocracy of Niihau,
© Copyright 2011 M7C, All rights reserved.