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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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By Selected News Articles @ 12:59 PM :: 9440 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Excerpt from April 18 Civil Beat Interview Transcript
Mentioning Sen. Akaka calls to mind the issue of the Akaka Bill really not proceeding. What do you tell the people of Hawaii? This is an underlying issue that has to be addressed for the people of this state in some shape or form.
The vast majority of those who are well-aware, or have some understanding of the measure, are supportive. But this bill has been delayed and frustrated by the very ones who support it... (One person) would tell me, ‘you’re not doing enough’ and (another) will say, ‘I think you went too far.’
This time, there’s a difference. Akaka, OHA, the administration, they’re all singing one tune. It’s a big difference. The last time, OHA and Akaka didn’t see eye-to-eye on everything. The governor’s office ... was not always for it. So under those circumstances, those in the Congress can say, ‘Well, your governor is opposed to it. So why should I be for it?’ Then somebody might come up and say, ‘Well that Hawaiian group is against it. They must know something that I don’t. I’ll follow them.’
This time, as of this moment, we’re in the same choir….
Will Lingle’s Support be important? The current bill is not one she had agreed to.
But it is a reflection of some of the concerns she’s voiced, and I think she’s supportive. The general concept, she’s for it. And I’m not suggesting that the bill that passed the Senate is necessarily the one that has to become law.
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