Akaka Bill

"I'm not convinced, especially with what happened with the Department of Interior hearings, that there is consensus...."

...Letter to DOI Secretary Jewell questions legality, constitutionality of the ANPRM....

...Hayward, August 9 ... Tustin, August 10....

...The Hawaiian Kingdom included citizens of many racial backgrounds who would unjustly be excluded today from the Native Hawaiian Roll....

...Native Lands Were Lost In The Blink Of An Eye....

...Schatz has also accepted thousands of dollars from ... Thurston Twigg-Smith, the founder of Aloha 4 All, an organization that openly opposes The Akaka Bill....

With two counts, the total federal incarceration for OHA Trustees could add up to 10 years....

The Las Vegas Hawaiian Civic Club in association with the Lawful Reinstated Hawaiian Government is pleased to announce that the Department of Interior just made accommodations to include Las Vegas, NV as a host site for testimonies....

One thing is certain ... the “organic governing documents” don’t need to be approved by a majority vote....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina interviews Keali’i Makekau, a Native Hawaiian activist....

Hawaiians give DoI 5 Noes, OHA gives 5 Yesses....

An overwhelming 67% of those responding voted "No," while only 33% supported the continuation of the DOI's efforts....

...many people--including Native Hawaiians--find the nation-building efforts to be contrary to the spirit of the original Kingdom of Hawaii....

...a substantial revision of 25 CFR 83, was announced on April 14 and will be the gatekeeper of future admissions of new tribal organizations....

When the people are nearly 100% against that for which the political class is nearly 100% in favor there is a lesson in political cowardice for all who wish to learn it....

...leaked email detailing plans to achieve US tribal federal recognition status for SCHAA homesteaders through the US Department of Interior....

Native Hawaiian activists demanded the federal government leave Hawaiians alone....

Monday, I attended the U.S. Department of Interior's first of 15 scheduled public hearings....

One could tell this morning's hearings weren't going to go well for the Akaka Tribe when the first question from the audience was, "Under what authority do you have jurisdiction here?"....

The expensive, time-consuming effort to tribalize Native Hawaiians has done little to help the state or the Native Hawaiian community....

In December, 2009, then-Representative Neil Abercrombie introduced an amendment to the Akaka Bill HR2314 which marked a sharp departure from previous versions....

It means that OHA, the Danners and the SCHAA would end up with control of all Hawaiian homestead lands, the ceded lands and other assets....

This is your chance to have your voice heard!....

Trustee Stender agreed with Mr. Lilly that pursuit of a "another government" is a waste of valuable financial resources that could be better used to meet the needs of Hawaiians....

This document has a comment period that ends in 60 days (08/19/2014)....

Announcement of Department of the Interior Hearings Raises Questions About Nation-Building Process....

Another Back Door Deal Has Now Been Revealed.  We've Solved Who's Involved & Have The Facts On This Inside Contract....

First Hearing Monday, June 23 -- Honolulu – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium....

...Payments Under The Table To Enable Pro-Independence Groups As A Bribe To Support The Native Hawaiian Tribe....

There is no tribe — only tribal leaders who stand to gain financially....

...even a failed grab for federal money has apparently been enough for CNHA to turn DHHL and OHA inside out....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina interviews a young man and young woman who share what it means to them to be both Native Hawaiian and a proud American....

Video from FreeHawaiiTV.com ....

The question of Hawaiian nationhood ... seems to be approaching the fish or cut bait stage....

Only 31% favored federal recognition, while 6% chose "independence."....

...there is no Constitutional theory which endorses an executive agency alone to conduct foreign relations with existing (and for that matter, former) sovereign nations....

The meeting, to be held at 10 a.m. at the OHA boardroom in Honolulu, will be streamed live on the Web....

This would be an end-run around both Congress and the Constitution....

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Colette Machado and Ka Pouhana/CEO Kamana'opono Crabbe issued a joint statement today commending the Obama Administration....