Akaka bill revised to extend deadline
The
Advertiser
reports
that "Hawaiian sovereignty legislation now in
both houses of Congress has been revised again, extending the length of time a
Native Hawaiian government would have to settle claims for assets now under
federal and state control. ... The change is that the clock doesn't start
ticking on that deadline until the Native Hawaiian government entity is formed.
A previous version of the legislation set the 20-year countdown to begin when
the legislation is enacted. ... Critics of the Akaka bill have voiced
their opposition to the deadline and other
aspects of the measure, and the revision may not change their
view."
Posted: Thu - May 6, 2004 at 07:30 AM