When changes were made, Lingle withdrew her support of the so-called Akaka Bill, named after Senator Daniel Akaka, who introduced the measure.
Senator Daniel Inouye said yesterday that Lingle will support the Native Hawaiian recognition measure after changes are made to the bill clarifying that a Hawaiian government would not have sovereign authority until after negotiations are completed.
"After a thorough review of the State’s most recent proposal, I determined that the changes will not diminish the bill’s intent to establish a federally recognized government-to-government relationship with the United States.
"I believe these changes will help secure additional votes in the Senate to overcome procedural hurdles and receive an up-or-down vote on the bill. We need to act quickly to ensure the bill passes the Senate and is signed into law this year.
"I remain optimistic that the United States will finally extend federal recognition to Native Hawaiians and end over a century of inequality in its treatment of its indigenous peoples," Akaka said.
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Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom, o Pomaikaiokalani, Hawaiian Kingdom National Royalist 1993.They never listen to my kupuna who signed the Ku'e Anti-Annexation Petition so I highly doubt that they will listen to us though I still signed the petition.
I hope that others contact their senators directly and tell them to vote NO on the Akaka Bill:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
I already did and will continue to bother both of them.
E malama pono.