Lingle supports the Akaka Bill because it would help settle the land issue. Right now,Hawaiians have a lot of leverage over what happens to state lands, through the question ofthe legitimacy of title and because when actions such as sales or developments occur onstate land, or on issues of water rights, the constitution provides for a lot of say-so given toHawaiians. Many situations are clouded. The state doesn't like this; it is frustrating to stateinterests. By passing the Akaka Bill and providing for a severely limited form of sovereignty,and a new ConCon to limit OHA's advocacy roll (which is usually hampered anyways becauseof behind the doors deals and business ties) the question of the titles of state lands will beclarified, and the majority of "state" lands will be much more free of influence by Hawaiiansand other anti-development forces.That's what's so funny about the positions of folks like Conklin and the Grassroot group whoare against the bill. Passing the Akaka Bill will actually open the way for more use anddevelopment of state lands. That's what antiHawaiians want anyways. And that's one reasonwhy the sovereignty folks have their spidey senses tingling that there is something wrong.
Lingle supports the Akaka Bill because it would help settle the land issue. Right now,Hawaiians have a lot of leverage over what happens to state lands, through the question ofthe legitimacy of title and because when actions such as sales or developments occur onstate land, or on issues of water rights, the constitution provides for a lot of say-so given toHawaiians. Many situations are clouded. The state doesn't like this; it is frustrating to stateinterests. By passing the Akaka Bill and providing for a severely limited form of sovereignty,and a new ConCon to limit OHA's advocacy roll (which is usually hampered anyways becauseof behind the doors deals and business ties) the question of the titles of state lands will beclarified, and the majority of "state" lands will be much more free of influence by Hawaiiansand other anti-development forces.That's what's so funny about the positions of folks like Conklin and the Grassroot group whoare against the bill. Passing the Akaka Bill will actually open the way for more use anddevelopment of state lands. That's what antiHawaiians want anyways. And that's one reasonwhy the sovereignty folks have their spidey senses tingling that there is something wrong.
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