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The Apology Bill:
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Civil Unrest, Ka Wai Ola, September 2007

May 2007: Congressional committees move on recognition bill

Nov. 13, 2007: Correcting the Record - USCCR and Justice for Native Hawaiians

May 7, 2009: Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Let Akaka Bill reconcile ceded lands issue

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Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett testimony before the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee - May 3, 2007 PDF

110th U.S. House of Representatives contact Info (excel doc.)

110th U.S. Senate contact Info (excel doc.)

Testimony of Gregory G. Katsas

Anaylsis of Testimony of Gregory G. Katsas

The Authority of Congress to Establish a Process for Recognizing a Reconstituted Native Hawaiian Governing Entity

New version of Hawaiian recognition bill introduced in Congress

S.310 (text) - Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 (Senate)

S.310 (.pdf) - Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007

H.R. 505 (text) - Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 (House)

OHA Chairperson Haunani Apoliona's remarks on the introduction of S. 310

NY Times: A chance for justice in Hawaii

Dissenting commissioners blast civil rights panel's report

Senators criticize Civil Rights Commission report

Government Accountability Office criticizes Civil Rights Commission

Bar Association backs federal recognition for Hawaiians

Analysis of Amendments by Charles Wilkinson (.pdf)

Wilkinson: Wisconsin tribe faced same arguments

Wilkinson: Akaka bill promotes redress

Bill Meheula: Amendments strengthen protection against race-based lawsuits

Akaka says Justice Dept. concerns won't stop recognition bill

Sen. Akaka announces proposed amendments to Hawaiian recognition bill (9/16/05)

Labor groups back Akaka Bill

Position statement of the ATTORNEY GENERAL of the state of Hawaii (.doc)

GOV. LINDA LINGLE'S response to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee's opposition to S. 147 (.doc)

Why the Akaka Bill DOES NOT:

 

Background Information
Factual information, legal analyses and other background material on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act\

Nā ʻŌiwi ʻŌlino
"People Seeking Wisdom" chant for the Hawaiian Nation

9/9/08


 

 

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HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN EDITORIAL

Let Akaka Bill reconcile ceded lands issue

A dispute about ownership of Hawaiian ceded lands that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court has resulted in a settlement that should have been reached long ago. The final resolution of the issue should be achieved in negotiations resulting from enactment of U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka's Hawaiian sovereignty bill.

The high court ruled unanimously in March that the congressional Apology Resolution of 1993 for the overthrow of the monarchy does not block sales or transfers of former crown land that was taken over by the federal government and ceded to Hawaii at statehood.

Intrinsic to the settlement between the state and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the chief plaintiff in the case, is the Legislature's enactment of Senate Bill 1677 that provides for a freeze on land transfers unless approved by a two-thirds vote of both chambers. Such a land-transfer vote is not foreseen.

Gov. Linda Lingle should sign the bill into law, having agreed that decisions about state lands are "absolutely in the Legislature's authority." Her administration has no wish to sell or transfer any parcel of the 1.2 million acres, which encompass 29 percent of Hawaii's land and virtually all of state-owned land... [Read the entire op-ed piece here ]

 

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