Akaka Bill

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....

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....

...proposed rule-making in order to, "solicit public comments on whether and how the Department of the Interior should facilitate the reestablishment of a government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community."...

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....

The Grassroot Institute called for the trustees to take responsibility for their part in creating the atmosphere that led to the letter....

...no agendas were filed in advance with the Lt Gov’s office, and no public notice appears to have been given....

Grassroot Institute President Keli’i Akina May 12, 2014 ....

"The stakes are far too high for OHA to proceed...." -- Crabbe

We believe that the four fundamental questions posed in the letter requires a response and should be looked at critically before proceeding with any further “nation building” processes....

Over $1M for "Services on a fee basis"

OHA's own promotion of "Nation-building" efforts is premised upon the same historical arguments of Keanu Sai presented by Crabbe in the letter as grounds for questioning the legitimacy of the Hawaii State Government....

"...have the members of the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, Trustees and staff of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs incurred criminal liability under international law?” -- OHA

Monday, May 05, 2014 10:30 a.m. Room 229

At OHA's Kana'iolowalu Roll Meetings the message from the people comes across loud and clear....

"So if you hear of ‘secret’ trips or backroom dealing, rest assured that we aren’t straying from the process.  We’re doing our job to keep diplomacy alive and keeping all options open...."

April 5-30: Attend a town hall meeting and learn more about nation building.

...If you are not politicized, you are not Hawaiian....

The life of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole tells the story of how Hawaiians came to be Hawaiian-Americans.

...As Predicted in 2006: A State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii....

• DATE: Thursday, February 13, 2014
• TIME: 1:15 p.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 225

As every middle school student is taught, the legislative branch makes laws, as the executive branch executes those laws....

In 2011 Colleen worked with Senator Akaka and the rest of the delegation to author and introduce the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act....

"Aloha and mahalo e Sanford Dole for registering with Kana'iolowalu"

Hawaii’s people successfully blocked repeated attempts to promote and create a state-sponsored, race-based nation...

“Maybe Hawaiians don’t want to be Native American Indians."

This is a huge victory for Native Hawaiians.  Hawaiian affairs are returning to the channel created in the Hawaii Admission Act....