The U.S. House could vote today on a new version of the Akaka bill, after Hawai`i's congressional delegation opted to move forward without the support of Gov. Linda Lingle....
...Lingle, in a statement, said her opposition comes with a "heavy heart," because she has backed federal recognition for a decade.
"I do not believe such a structure, of two completely different sets of rules — one for 'governmental' activities of the Native Hawaiian governing entity and its officers and employees, and one for everyone else — makes sense for Hawai`i," she said....
...State Attorney General Mark Bennett called the new version "a formula for strife and litigation, not for negotiation and reconciliation."
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