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One thing is certain ... the “organic governing documents” don’t need to be approved by a majority vote....

Hawaiians give DoI 5 Noes, OHA gives 5 Yesses....

An overwhelming 67% of those responding voted "No," while only 33% supported the continuation of the DOI's efforts....

...many people--including Native Hawaiians--find the nation-building efforts to be contrary to the spirit of the original Kingdom of Hawaii....

...a substantial revision of 25 CFR 83, was announced on April 14 and will be the gatekeeper of future admissions of new tribal organizations....

An agenda for a July 8th executive board meeting was posted on the OHA website and then removed shortly thereafter prior to the 8th....

It’s been 14 years since the courts gave non-Hawaiians the right to vote in Office of Hawaiian Affairs elections....

When the people are nearly 100% against that for which the political class is nearly 100% in favor there is a lesson in political cowardice for all who wish to learn it....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina and Jay Fidell, President of ThinkTech Hawaii discuss development in Oahu, beginning with Kakaako....

...leaked email detailing plans to achieve US tribal federal recognition status for SCHAA homesteaders through the US Department of Interior....

Native Hawaiian activists demanded the federal government leave Hawaiians alone....

Monday, I attended the U.S. Department of Interior's first of 15 scheduled public hearings....

One could tell this morning's hearings weren't going to go well for the Akaka Tribe when the first question from the audience was, "Under what authority do you have jurisdiction here?"....

The expensive, time-consuming effort to tribalize Native Hawaiians has done little to help the state or the Native Hawaiian community....

In December, 2009, then-Representative Neil Abercrombie introduced an amendment to the Akaka Bill HR2314 which marked a sharp departure from previous versions....

It means that OHA, the Danners and the SCHAA would end up with control of all Hawaiian homestead lands, the ceded lands and other assets....

This is your chance to have your voice heard!....

Trustee Stender agreed with Mr. Lilly that pursuit of a "another government" is a waste of valuable financial resources that could be better used to meet the needs of Hawaiians....

This document has a comment period that ends in 60 days (08/19/2014)....

Announcement of Department of the Interior Hearings Raises Questions About Nation-Building Process....

Another Back Door Deal Has Now Been Revealed.  We've Solved Who's Involved & Have The Facts On This Inside Contract....

First Hearing Monday, June 23 -- Honolulu – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium....

...Payments Under The Table To Enable Pro-Independence Groups As A Bribe To Support The Native Hawaiian Tribe....

There is no tribe — only tribal leaders who stand to gain financially....

...even a failed grab for federal money has apparently been enough for CNHA to turn DHHL and OHA inside out....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina interviews a young man and young woman who share what it means to them to be both Native Hawaiian and a proud American....

Video from FreeHawaiiTV.com ....

The question of Hawaiian nationhood ... seems to be approaching the fish or cut bait stage....

Only 31% favored federal recognition, while 6% chose "independence."....

...there is no Constitutional theory which endorses an executive agency alone to conduct foreign relations with existing (and for that matter, former) sovereign nations....

“In New Zealand we are trying to make new geothermal power stations work, competing with other forms of generation at probably 7.5 cents per KWh."

Pledges to oppose race-based nation plans and meet real needs of Hawaiians....

...I wrote to OHA on May 15 asking for a copy of the agenda and minutes of the meeting. They had 10 working days to reply....

If anyone is looking for evidence that Faleomavaega really has lost his mind, perhaps his reaction to the growing Veterans Affairs crisis is providing it....

The meeting, to be held at 10 a.m. at the OHA boardroom in Honolulu, will be streamed live on the Web....

This would be an end-run around both Congress and the Constitution....

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Colette Machado and Ka Pouhana/CEO Kamana'opono Crabbe issued a joint statement today commending the Obama Administration....

Three previously undiscovered announcements were titled “Procedures for Reorganizing the Native Hawaiian Community as an Indian Tribe.”....

...the Interior Department has quietly launched “Procedures for Reorganizing the Native Hawaiian Community as an Indian Tribe” three times since 2012....

What They're Really Trying To Save Explains How They Behaved....

A federal court has struck down a race-based voting scheme in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....

Myth:  Most Hawaiians want a separate political nation for advancement....

... OHA sends out an old-news press release while the Trustees hash it out with Crabbe .... 

"there are other issues we should be working on rather than building this government that is not going to work.” -- Oz Stender January, 2014

I propose that OHA abandon its role in nation building. That means cancelling the proposed ‘Aha and reducing the scope of activities of our Washington D.C. office....