Star-Advertiser reports
Against seemingly long odds in both chambers of Congress, U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka renewed his long-standing effort to secure federal recognition for native Hawaiians.
Akaka and Democratic colleague U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye introduced yesterday the latest version of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, better known as the Akaka Bill. Democratic U.S. Reps. Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa introduced the same bill in the House.
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At least one political analyst expects the measure to be dead on arrival in the partisan atmosphere of the nation’s capital. “I don’t think there’s any chance at all it would get passed,” said Neal Milner, a University of Hawaii political scientist.
Well, let’s chop off the head of the beast while it’s still down. Let’s unite to send out a shout of conscious awareness to do it!
Po ho dat bill!
We are SOVEREIGN! we are acknowledged so by US law. We are (allegedly) accepted so by the world.
Why do we think we need to beg for recognition from them that did the occupying? Is it some sorta stockholm syndrome?
Why do we not simply apply for membership in the UN and recognition from the rest of the nations? BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) would be nice kick in the butt…
We are sovereign – we should act like it!!