Ke Aupuni Update " AKAKA BILL LITE"

Ke Aupuni Update

AKAKA BILL LITE

Aloha Kakou,

The State House of Representatives Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, chaired by Rep. Faye Hanohano, held a hearing today on HB 1627 -- a clone of the Akaka bill, modified for implementation by the State, instead of the Federal government.

Having failed for 10+ years to pass the infamous “federal recognition act” (Akaka bill), its chronic supporters, Akaka, Inouye, the Governor, OHA and DHHL, etc., now want the Fake State of Hawaii to ‘have a go’ at creating the “reorganized Native Hawaiian governing entity”...sort of an ‘Akaka bill lite.’

HB1627 is incredibly ridiculous on several levels, not the least of which is that the legislature of the State of Hawaii has no constitutional authority (either US or State) to spin off such a semi-autonomous governing body from itself. This is a pesky detail that apparently none of its advocates or legislators bothered to ask the attorney general or any other legal counsel. When you’re desperate, you make these kind of mistakes. Even as Hawaiian Nationals made them look silly (see the attached testimonies) the lawmakers were clueless.

The only one of the committee members that wondered whether the object of HB 1627 was legal or not was Rep. Gene Ward. Nevertheless, he accepted the beat-around-the-bush answer from one of the proponents and the committee passed the measure, patting themselves on the back for opening up dialog about this important topic.

Opening up dialog? Hello!? Where have you been over the past 10 years while the Akaka bill was raging in Congress and we were screaming about this scheme to subjugate the Hawaiian people into an Indian tribe? Oh that’s right, all hearings and debates were kept 5,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. No wonder Hawaii’s legislators are so ignorant about the true nature of this bill.

The good thing is now the debate is here where it belongs...where we can really sink our claws into it. ;-)

Malama pono,
Leon Siu

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Pomaikaiokalani February 8, 2011 at 3:34pm

ALOHA Kakou, The more the OHA Trustees push for the AKaKa BILL in Congress or now at the 2011 Leislature, the Stronger Hawaiian Nationals will continue on our Mission to FREE HAWAII.

Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom, o Pomai
kukuna o ka la February 7, 2011 at 12:29pm

If only Our Queen Lili'uokalani were alive, she could lay this Akaka scheme to rest in 10 minutes !! Until November 11, 1917 the black- birding pirates had been "biting on granite". With Our Queen passed on, we have had to rely on the Royalists and the Reformers to make our arguments. The foremost of the Reformers, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, were emasculated by Rice vs. Cayetano. Even the FAKEstate Hawai'i Supreme Court must take orders from the U.S. Supreme Court just like the Trustees at OHA. Yet, whom can the Hawaiians blame for their NOT having filled Lili'uokalani's shoes ??

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