Akaka Bill

... Sen. Schatz opened today’s hearing by stating that one of his goals as chairman is to bring Native Hawaiian issues and priorities to the forefront ....

... If So, Millions More Hawaiian Beneficiary Dollars Will Be Squandered ....

... Thereʻs A New Scheme To Turn Hawaiians Into A US Tribe ....

... They Only Had To Look At OHA To See What A Failure It Would Be ....

... Senate Democratic leaders announced Senator Schatz’s elevation to Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs ....

... Tribal leaders hope that the ‘Indian Recognition Act’ will pass both houses of Congress and be signed into law during the Biden administration’s first 100 days ....

... Kahele "elated" that New Mexico congresswoman Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, was appointed as secretary to the interior by Joe Biden ....

... It Will Help Usher Something Else In Thatʻs Even Worse ....

..."What they're talking about now is not to justify it, but to present a vision of what it would look like if it happened."....

...Waimea Hawaiian Homes Association is attempting to become a federally recognized government called Waimea Nui under DOI....

...US Federal Recognition Is Dead, Right?....

...This report should not be viewed as any sort of legal or policy analysis. It is more in the nature of a command political performance....

... Largest reservation: Nanakuli Hawaiian Home Land ....

...Or Does She Have Other Plans In Mind?....

...The Surprising Decision by the CNHA....

...In November 2011, Arnold Davis filed a law suit against Guam’s government, arguing that the plebiscite election discriminated against him and other non-native inhabitants....

"... a Hawaiian Tribe is now dead ...."

...Arnold Davis sued for the right to register to vote in a future plebiscite, maintaining that Guam’s Decolonization Registry Law unlawfully discriminates by allowing only “native inhabitants of Guam” to be eligible for the vote....

...CNHA’s Board Officers are actively engaged in the organization’s executive search after current President, Michelle Kauhane, announced her departure in early March....

...Freddy Called Himself Hawaiian & Had Reasons For Suing To Vote In OHA Elections That Were Unlike What You May Have Heard....

...Hawaii Island rancher Freddy Rice passed away on Jan. 5, 2018....

...HR 3744 would remove both the Executive Branch and by extension the US Department of Interior's authority to recognize and therefore create a Native Hawaiian Tribe....

...Robin Danner's Secret Blueprint....

...What Are The Lessons From The Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement's Failure To Get Charter School Money From OHA?....

...Hawaiian Beneficiary Funds Continue To Fly Out The Door At OHA....

..."Ms Sweeney is an incredibly qualified nominee," said Robin Puanani Danner....

...The May 1, 2017 decision by Judge Jeffrey P. Crabtree has been posted to OIP’s website....

The Civil Rights Commission said that Hawaii “is in a league by itself” when it comes to officially sanctioned discriminatory conduct....

A federal judge found that the island’s efforts to restrict voting to “native” residents violated the Constitution....

...the Congressional Review Act allows Congress a certain time to object to any new rule if it believes, for example, that an agency has overstepped its legal authority. If the President agrees, the rule is repealed....

Who Violated The Law & Why They Got Away With It....

In spite of zero media attention, HB1297 drew 747 pages of opposition testimony from angry Hawaiians ....

... Kaniela Ing has spent years trying to force Hawaiians into a fake Indian tribe ....

... 12:00 EST / 7:00 AM HST Friday, January 20--No More Fake Indian Tribe ....

... Native Hawaiians are the largest indigenous group in the United States that lacks a government-to-government relationship with the United States.  (Because 'indigenous' does not equal 'tribal'.  Hello?) ....

“Today was a productive day. The will of the voters who elected me was upheld,” Trustee Akina said....

Will be dead when Obama leaves office January 20....

The courts just handed unconstitutional, race-based voting—backed by the Obama administration—another defeat....

...limiting voting on certain constitutional amendments to a "person who is a citizen or national of the United States and who is of at least one-quarter Northern Marianas Chamorro or Northern Marianas Carolinian blood...."

...all the Fed Wreckers show up to testify against audit....

...rules adopted as far back as June 3, 2016, are still within this review period....

...no one in the Hawaiian Civic Club membership was consulted ahead of time....

On Thursday, the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs held its second meeting since its reorganization....

...Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee....

It Looks Like It's Going To Be A Fight To The Finish....

...the Trump administration should immediately act to rescind that rule, and Congress can also reject it via the Congressional Review Act....

"...we will work with our colleagues to ensure that Congress scrutinizes your actions — and, if appropriate, overturns them.”

Many of $2.168M in expenses are nebulous, making it easy for the usual suspects to score padded communications and media contracts....

...Is The Robin Danner Crowd Making One Final Attempt To Turn You Into A Tribe?....