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Star-Advertiser reports Enabling language that would have been the first step toward federal recognition for native Hawaiians was left out of the $1 trillion-plus budget bill approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives. The provision would have recognized native Hawaiians as an indigenous people of the United States and began a process of self-determination […] Gov. Appoints 5 To Hawaiian Roll Commission Commission To Create Qualified List Of Participants POSTED: 12:51 pm HST September 8, 2011 HONOLULU — Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Thursday announced his choices for the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission. The commission is made up of five members of the Native Hawaiian community. They are: 1. former Gov. […] Gov. Abercrombie today signed into law SB1520, which was created by the state legislature as a state-level substitute for the Akaka Bill once the Republicans took over Congress and it became apparent that the window had closed for any hope of a federal recognition bill passing any time soon. Here’s the bill (PDF). It spends […] Star-Advertiser reports The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act is scheduled to go tomorrow [Wednesday] before the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee, whose chairman, Sen. Daniel Akaka, aims to have a vote on the measure. If favorably reported out of the committee, the bill would be added to the Senate calendar for consideration by the full […] 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. […] From KITV With the Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill highly unlikely to pass Congress, the state Legislature is moving on a similar bill that would begin the process of establishing a Native Hawaiian government entity that would negotiate with the state and federal government in a manner similar to Native Americans. At a joint hearing Monday […] Report from Honolulu Civil Beat: The Office of Hawaiian Affairs spent $3,192,547 on lobbyists for the Akaka bill — legislation that has failed to pass since it was first introduced 10 years ago. Star-Advertiser has an article with reactions to the Akaka Bill’s failure to pass and unlikelihood of passing anytime in the near future, with the usual supporters from the senator and OHA/CNHA, and the usual right-wing opponents represented here by Bill Burgess, and includes one independence perspective at the end: Leon Siu, minister of foreign affairs […] Star-Advertiser reports Native Hawaiian leaders plan to start forming their own new but unrecognized government following the failure of federal legislation to do so. Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee Haunani Apoliona on Tuesday called for the state-funded agency to sign people up to enroll as participants in the formation of a future Hawaiian government. A […] From the Star-Advertiser A federal government spending measure pending in the U.S. Senate calls for a study on forming a Native Hawaiian governing entity. The one-sentence language mandating the study was inserted into a $1.27 trillion appropriations bill that’s expected to be considered this week. The study’s unspecified cost would be paid by the Department […] |
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