Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- INDEX for years 2000 - 2009
The Akaka bill was first introduced into Congress in July 2000. For about 4 years the bill's sponsors pursued a stealth strategy and there were not very many major articles in opposition. But during 2005 and 2006 the bill became highly controversial. In Summer 2005 the bill was expected to come to the floor of the Senate for a vote, so there were many major publications opposing the Akaka bill in high-profile newspapers and magazines nationwide. But Hurricane Katrina blew away the Akaka bill until the following year. In 2006 the bill actually was debated on the floor of the Senate for four and a half hours on June 6 and 7, leading up to the bill's failure on a cloture motion. There were many major publications surrounding that floor debate; plus transcripts of the speeches on the Senate floor taken from the Congressional Record. On January 17, 2007 the bill was once again introduced, and immediately attracted major opposition which continued throughout 2007 and 2008.
In 2009 we are faced with a newly inaugurated President Obama who made a speech on the Senate floor in June 2006 supporting the Akaka bill, and who said during his Presidential campaign in 2008 that he will sign the bill. We remember that in 2007 every Democrat in the House voted in favor of the Akaka bill when it passed the House, and in 2006 every Democrat in the Senate voted in favor of the cloture motion to bring the bill to the floor. In 2009 we are faced with an even larger Democrat majority in both the House and Senate. Nevertheless, there is hope that the bill might fail in Congress for various reasons; or that President Obama might actually oppose the bill if he can become better informed about it.
This webpage is an index providing a list of authors, article titles, dates, and the newspapers or magazines where major articles opposing the Akaka bill were published, from 2000 to now. The list is broken into segments in chronological order. Each segment of the index provides a link to a (sub)webpage containing full text of nearly all the articles, and links to the original sources of all of them.
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Here is a short list of links to each time period. Then comes an internal search engine. The detailed index follows the search engine (about 50 pages).
Here is an internal search engine allowing you to find all pages on this website which discuss the topic or contain the person's name you're interested in. Anytime you want to use the search engine, return to this index page.
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NOW BEGINS THE INDEX LISING ALL ITEMS TO BE FOUND IN EACH TIME PERIOD.
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- October 2000 through January 2005 are listed below here. Wall Street Journal editorial; Roger Clegg, National Review and Human Events; Michelle Malkin, Jewish World Review; Thomas Sowell, Washington Times; Richard Engle, National Federation of Republican Assemblies; Bruce Fein, Sherry P. Broder, Jon M. Van Dyke, Melody McKenzie, Ken Conklin, dialog in Washington Times; others in Honolulu newspapers including Earl Arakaki, Mark J. Bennett, H. William and Sandra Puanani Burgess, Ken Conklin, Bruce Fein, Barb Lindsay, Paul M. Sullivan
"A Bright Line on Race" editorial in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL of October 2, 2000
Commentary in THE NATIONAL REVIEW, September 6, 2001, by Roger Clegg, Vice President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity. A former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Reagan and Bush administrations, Clegg held the second highest positions in both the Civil Rights Division (1987-91) and in the Environment and Natural Resources Division (1991-93). Another article he wrote opposing the bill was published on January 7, 2004 (see below, in chronological order).
"Hawaiian Apartheid" was published in many venues by nationally syndicated conservative writer Michelle Malkin. Below is that article as it appeared in the July 27, 2001 edition of the JEWISH WORLD REVIEW:
"Hawaiian Sovereighty: 3 Alternatives, No Choice" by Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D., The Honolulu Advertiser, July 20, 2001
"Akaka Bill unlikely to survive challenge" by Honolulu attorney Paul M. Sullivan, The Honolulu Advertiser, June 11, 2001
"A Race to Racism? Ascribe It To Tribe" by Honolulu attorney Paul M. Sullivan, published in "Hawaii Reporter on March 21, 2003 and also published in the March 2003 issue of "In Pursuit" -- the newsletter of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.
"Activists must not dictate state's future." by Ken Conklin. Published in The Honolulu Sunday Advertiser, August 10, 2003. Both independence and the Akaka bill are bad ideas. The best option is unity under a single sovereignty, equality under the law, and aloha for all. Propaganda falsehoods are corrected.
An article by nationally syndicated columnist Thomas Sowell regarding reparations for slavery is directly relevant to the Hawaiian sovereignty debates. The questions he addresses include whether it is a good idea for a racial or ethnic group to demand political power based on historical grievances, and whether it is a good idea to establish a race-based government. The article is copied in full below, as taken from
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040213-082035-6812r.htm
"Bad Bill for Hawaii and All States" HUMAN EVENTS online, Jan 7, 2004 by Roger Clegg, Vice President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity. A former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Reagan and Bush administrations, Clegg held the second highest positions in both the Civil Rights Division (1987-91) and in the Environment and Natural Resources Division (1991-93). This article was sent to the Attorney General, the Secretary of Interior, and to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources on March 4, 2004 with a cover letter from Linda Chavez, President of the Center for Equal Opportunity. In 2000, Chavez was honored by the Library of Congress as a "Living Legend" for her contributions to America's cultural and historical legacy. In January 2001, Chavez was President George W. Bush's nominee for Secretary of Labor. Chavez previously served as Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1983-1985); and in 1992 she was elected by the United Nations' Human Rights Commission to serve a four-year term as U.S. Expert to the U.N. Sub-commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. The article is copied in full below. In addition, it can be downloaded in its original format as a pdf file at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles/AkakaClegg010704.pdf
Richard Engle is the President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies. On January 29, 2004 he circulated a parody of support for the Akaka bill. He says he will support the bill if it is amended to add recognition for his own highly persecuted and under-privileged tribe of Native Slavo-Gaelics.
In October and November, 2004 the nationally circulated Washington D.C. newspaper "The Washington Times" published a series of three articles about the Hawaiian recognition bill. One of the articles was by constitutional law expert Bruce Fein, and another article was by attorneys representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The full text of all three articles can be found at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaWashingtonTimesOctNov2004.html
Earl Arakaki is lead plaintiff in Arakaki v. Lingle lawsuit to abolish government agencies of the State of Hawai'i that provide racially exclusionary benefits to ethnic Hawaiians; namely, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. For extensive information about that lawsuit, including major legal documents and news coverage, see:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/arakaki2ohadhhl.html
Mr. Arakaki's complete letter to editor of October 14, 2004 is provided below. Its URL is:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Oct/14/op/op10pletters.html
Barb Lindsay is the National Director & Spokesperson for One Nation & United Property Owners based in Redmond, Washington D.C. See more about her organization at http://www.onenationok.com and http://www.unitedpropertyowners.org or call her at (206)-660-3085 or e-mail to barb.onenationca@earthlink.net
Barb Lindsay's complete article of October 13, 2004 on the Akaka bill is provided below. It can also be found where originally published on Hawaii Reporter on-line newspaper where her article has URL:
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?b0c37b09-b68b-4c24-b737-9432436299c7
From December 17, 2004 through January 19, 2005 a series of four articles were published in Hawaii Reporter on-line newspaper. This series is notable because the second article was by the Attorney General of the State of Hawai'i, Mark J. Bennett, claiming that the Akaka bill would be constitutional and would be a good thing to do. The third and fourth articles were direct replies to his claims. All four articles are gathered together at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaBennett2004.html
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- October 2000 through January 2005 are listed above here. Wall Street Journal editorial; Roger Clegg, National Review and Human Events; Michelle Malkin, Jewish World Review; Thomas Sowell, Washington Times; Richard Engle, National Federation of Republican Assemblies; Bruce Fein, Sherry P. Broder, Jon M. Van Dyke, Melody McKenzie, Ken Conklin, dialog in Washington Times; others in Honolulu newspapers including Earl Arakaki, Mark J. Bennett, H. William and Sandra Puanani Burgess, Ken Conklin, Bruce Fein, Barb Lindsay, Paul M. Sullivan
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- February 2005 through July 15, 2005. Michelle Malkin blog; Bruce Fein, Washington Times and Congressional Record; Grassroot Institute of Hawaii comprehensive survey of Hawaii households; Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review; U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee; Paul M. Weyrich, Free Congress Foundation; Elaine Willman, Citizens Equal Rights Alliance; Ed Meese, Todd Gaziano, Brian McNicoll, Townhall; others in Honolulu newspapers including Jerry Coffee, Honolulu Star-Bulletin online poll, Don Newman, Tracy Ryan, Elaine Willman are listed below here
On February 28, 2005, nationlly syndicated conservative columnist Michelle Malkin published her second article devoted to the Hawaiian recognition bill.
HOT AIR ON THE WASHINGTON POST OP-ED PAGE
HAWAII'S SECESSIONISTS
By Michelle Malkin · February 28, 2005
The article can be seen as originally published (including fancy scripts, Ms. Malkin's photo, hot-links and reader comments)at:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/001612.htm
Full text of Ms. Malkin's article is copied below on this webpage.
On March 11, 2005 an article entitled "The Pineapple Time Bomb" was published in The Washington Times by Bruce Fein, a constitutional lawyer and international consultant with Bruce Fein & Associates and the Lichfield Group. The article is copied in full below on this webpage.
http://washtimes.com/commentary/20050310-085600-2662r.htm
On March 13, 2005 An article was published in Hawaii Reporter (on-line) saying that the Akaka bill is intentionally vague about the impacts the bill would have on local businesses and communities in Hawai'i. The article describes some of the actual consequences of federal tribal recognitions on the mainland, focusing on Washington state. The author is Elaine Willman, Chair of the Citizens Equal Rights Alliance (CERA) in Toppenish, WA. The full text of her article is copied below on this webpage.
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?6126e6bf-7ddb-4b75-a268-26b512914720
Jerry Coffee (Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired) was the pilot of a reconnaissance aircraft flying over North Vietnam when shot down in 1966. He was held as a prisoner of war until released in 1973. An article was published by Jerry Coffee as his weekly column in the March 16, 2005 issue of "Midweek" newspaper in Honolulu. That article, "Arguing Against the Akaka Bill," is copied in full, below, in chronological order.
Attorney Bruce Fein, nationally recognized expert on Constitutional law, published three articles opposing the Akaka bill, between November 2004 and March 2005. The articles were entitled "The Pineapple Time Bomb"; "A Race-based Drift?"; and "E Pluribus Unum, Debating the Legality of the Akaka Bill." All three articles were entered into the Congressional Record by Senator Kyl (R. AZ) on March 17, 2005, along with Senator Kyl's own statement reaffirming his opposition to the Akaka bill. The actual pages of the Congressional Record can be seen, along with URLs for the original sources of the three articles and some closely related articles. Go to:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaFeinCongRec031705.html
In March 2005 the Honolulu Star-Bulletin conducted an on-line poll which asked the question "Would you like to see the Akaka bill become law?" When the poll ended, the votes were "Yes" 436 and "No" 1301 -- a resounding 75% opposed. This in the only time public opinion on the Akaka bill has ever been gathered in a survey open to anyone who cared to participate. That is important, because the State of Hawai'i does not allow citizens to place "initiative" questions on the ballot; and even Constitutional amendments must first be approved by the Legislature before being placed on the ballot. Previous Akaka-bill polls were conducted under circumstances controlled by supporters of the bill. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaSBpollmarch2005.html
Paul M. Weyrich is the Chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation. On June 13, 2005 he published an article in "The Austin Review" entitled "Native Hawaiian" Government -- A Dangerous Experiment. The article is copied in full below. Its citation is:
http://www.freecongress.org/commentaries/2005/050614.asp
and also
http://www.austinreview.com/archives/2005/06/native_hawaiian.html
The analysis of the Akaka bill as related to MEChA (Nation of Aztlan) presented in the above short article was limited by space, but its analysis is similar to an article previously published in Hawaii Reporter on September 3, 2003 by Kenneth R. Conklin: "Hawaiian Nationalism, Chicano Nationalism, Black Nationalism, Indian Tribes, and Reparations - Akaka Bill Sets a Precedent for Balkanizing and Dismembering America"
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaHawnChicanoNatnlHawRept.html
. That article in turn was based on a webpage twice as long by the same title with much greater detail:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaHawnChicanoNatnl.html
SUMMARY
There are strong similarities between the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and the Chicano nationalist movement. The 2003 Gubernatorial recall campaign in California focused public attention for a few days in August on the radical agenda of an ethnic nationalist group to which Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante belongs. This Chicano-power group is MEChA, or Nation of Aztlan. Its view of history and demands for nationhood are strikingly similar to the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
A bill now being considered in Congress, S.147 and H.R.309 (the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill), would give federal political recognition to an ethnic group in Hawai'i as though they are an Indian tribe. This bill is pork barrel politics, designed to protect 160 racially exclusionary government programs for "Native Hawaiians" which will otherwise be ruled unconstitutional by the courts. But the same misguided theory that would allow Congress to convert an ethnic group into a racial separatist government in Hawai'i could also be used to support racial separatism and eventual independence for "indigenous" people of Mexican ancestry in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and perhaps other states. Anyone concerned about MEChA, Nation of Aztlan, or Chicano nationalism should also be concerned about Hawaiian nationalism, and vice versa. The success of one would help the other both politically and legally. There are also parallels to Black nationalism and demands for reparations for slavery.
What makes Hawaiian nationalism of special concern to the rest of America is that it may be the first nationalist movement to succeed in establishing a government, thanks to the support of Hawai'i's powerful senior Senator, Daniel Inouye. S.147/H.R.309, the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill, would give a political and legal victory to Hawaiian nationalism, setting a precedent for other ethnic nationalist movements. Our country is strong enough militarily to defeat any foreign enemy. Our most dangerous enemy comes from within -- the idea of race-based rights and ethnic nationalism. S.147/H.R.309 is the thin edge of a very large knife poised to dismember America. That is a very good reason why Senators and members of Congress from throughout America must oppose this disastrous legislation.
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Constitutional law expert Bruce Fein published a booklet June 1, 2005 under the auspices of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii: "Hawaii Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand." Mr. Fein's essay is of special interest to scholars because of his analysis of the apology resolution of 1993 as well as the provisions of the Akaka bill. It can be downloaded in pdf format here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaHawaiiDividedFeinJune2005.pdf
Senator Kyl (R, AZ) obtained unanimous consent to print Mr. Fein's essay in the Congressional Record in three installments on three consecutive days: June 14, 15, and 16 of 2005. Each installment was introduced by brief remarks by Senator Kyl. The relevant portions of the Congressional Record are copied here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaFeinCongRec061405.htm
On June 22, 2005 the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee issued a 13-page report on the Akaka bill entitled: "S.147 Offends Basic American Values -- Why Congress Must Reject Race-Based Government for Native Hawaiians." The report, on official stationery, can be downloaded in pdf format here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaSenRepubPolComm062205.pdf
On July 5, 2005 the Grassroot Institute of Hawai'i released the report of a scientific survey of Hawai'i's people done by an out-of-state professional survey company. The survey showed that out of 10,000 people who were called on the telephone, 67% of those who responded to the question said they are opposed to the Akaka bill. Furthermore, 45% feel strongly enough about this issue that they are less likely to vote for any politician who supports the bill. The results of this survey are posted, along with a review of other surveys previously conducted, at
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaScientificSurvey070505.html
ON JULY 18, 2005 "THE NATIONAL REVIEW" PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE BY RAMESH PONNURU ENTITLED: "A RACE-BASED STATE -- HAWAII WANTS A SEGREGATION THAT WOULD BOGGLE YOUR MIND". That article is copied in full at the bottom of this webpage (in chronological order).
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?57939234-6c46-4d26-b6dd-2eda95da2b77
Hawaii Reporter (on-line), July 13, 2005
Akaka Bill Facilitates Open Season on America
By Don Newman
Full text copied below, in chronological order
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http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?4590d9b2-951c-4f52-b790-6095b4c0b83f
Hawaii Reporter (on-line), July 13, 2005
Thoughts on the Akaka Bill -- A Libertarian View
By Tracy A. Ryan
Full text copied below, in chronological order
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Three articles published in the national media on Friday, July 15, 2005 just days before the U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a debate and floor vote on the Akaka bill.
1. Bruce Fein, "New Racism in New Bottles", The Washington Times
Bruce Fein is a constitutional lawyer and international consultant with Bruce Fein and Associates and the Lichfield Group and a consultant to the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.
2. Ed Meese and Todd Gaziano, "The 'Native Hawaiian' bill", Townhall
Ed Meese was the Seventy-Fifth Attorney General of the United States, serving under President Ronald Reagan. Todd Gaziano worked as an attorney in all three branches of the federal government. Meese and Gaziano now direct the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
3. Brian McNicoll, "Trouble in paradise?", Townhall
Brian McNicoll is contributing columnist for Townhall.com and a senior writer at The Heritage Foundation, a TownHall.com member group.
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- February 2005 through July 15, 2005 are listed above here. Michelle Malkin blog; Bruce Fein, Washington Times and Congressional Record; Grassroot Institute of Hawaii comprehensive survey of Hawaii households; Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review; U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee; Paul M. Weyrich, Free Congress Foundation; Elaine Willman, Citizens Equal Rights Alliance; Ed Meese, Todd Gaziano, Brian McNicoll, Townhall; others in Honolulu newspapers including Jerry Coffee, Honolulu Star-Bulletin online poll, Don Newman, Tracy Ryan, Elaine Willman
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- July 18 through August 31, 2005 are listed below here. John Fund, Wall Street Journal; U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution; Wall Street Journal Editorial; Letter by 21 members of House to Speaker; Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report; Former U.S. Senators Slade Gorton and Hank Brown, Wall Street Journal; Rich Lowry, The National Review; Gail Heriot, San Diego Herald-Tribune and personal blog; Linda Chavez, Center for Equal Opportunity; others in Honolulu newspapers including Jerry Coffee, Bruce Fein, James Kuroiwa, Andrew Walden
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110006981
Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal (on-line), Monday, July 18, 2005
JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL
Volcanic Politics
Congress considers setting up a race-based government for Native Hawaiians.
Full text available below (chronological order)
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http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?afba19b6-cb1c-4377-84b0-0f62d89b7a4e
Hawaii Reporter, July 18, 2005 (Special from Hawaii Free Press)
Huge Poll Shows Strong Opposition to Akaka Bill
By Andrew Walden
An audacious polling effort, calling every single household in Hawaii, and gaining responses from 39,000 of the total 280,000 households, shows strong opposition to passage of the Akaka Bill S147/HR 309.
The poll was commissioned by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Polling was conducted by FEC Research between June 29 and July 10. When asked, "Do you want Congress to approve the Akaka Bill?" only 28.2 percent of registered voters answered "yes," 56.8 percent said "no," and 15.0 percent did not answer. Counting noes over only those who responded to the question, 66.8 percent oppose the passage of the Akaka Bill.
*** Full text of this article is copied below (chronological order). Spreadsheets showing the results of both the sample survey and the comprehensive survey, together with the actual questions asked; plus the results of surveys conducted in previous years regarding Hawaiian sovereignty; can be seen at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaScientificSurvey070505.html
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Debating Hawaii State Attorney General Bennett On the Merits of the Akaka Bill
On July 19, 2005 the House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing regarding the issue whether the Akaka bill is unconstitutional. Some of the testimony presented at that hearing is available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaHearingHouseJudiciary071905.html
It is very unusual for a Senator to participate in a subcommittee hearing in the House of Representatives. But Senator Kyl (R, AZ) feels so strongly opposed to the Akaka bill that he submitted a 14-page statement regarding that bill's unconstitutionality. The statement, on official stationery, can be downloaded in pdf format from:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaKylToHseJudicry071905.pdf
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http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?8ec93f34-f5a8-4082-bd87-a8e56c18a86b
Hawaii Reporter, July 21, 2005
MidWeek (O'ahu), July 27, 2005, page 23 (No internet archive)
"Coffee Break" (weekly column by Jerry Coffee)
[** Note by Ken Conklin: Jerry Coffee (Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired) was the pilot of a reconnaissance aircraft flying over North Vietnam when shot down in 1966. He was held as a prisoner of war until released in 1973. He ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for a seat in the Legislature from an overwhelmingly Democrat district in 2004, but made a strong showing; hopefully he will try again in 2006.]
"Arguing Against the Akaka Bill"
** Full text available below, in chronological order **
Text of letter is copied below, in chronological order
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On Friday, July 29, 2005 Senator Akaka gave a short speech on the floor of the Senate at the time he filed his cloture petition to be voted September 6. His short speech contained numerous errors and distortions of history.
On Sunday, August 7, 2005 Constitutional law expert Bruce Fein published a rebuttal to Senator Akaka's floor speech.
http://starbulletin.com/2005/08/07/editorial/special.html
** Full text available below, in chronological order
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http://opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110007076
WSJ.com Opinion Journal from the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page
Monday, August 8, 2005
JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL
Aloha, Apartheid
A court strikes down a race-based policy in Hawaii, while Congress considers enshrining one.
** Full text available below, in chronological order
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Akaka Bill Will Have Negative Impact on Hawaii's Construction Industry, Economy
By James I. Kuroiwa, Jr.
Director, Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation Education Trust (HI-LECET)
Hawaii Reporter, August 9, 2005
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?f24b15e0-7d16-4768-ac2e-21196a2bb893
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A bad idea whose time has come
by Michael Barone
U.S.News & World Report
August 10, 2005
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog/columns/barone_050810a.htm?track=rss
** Full text available below, in chronological order
Wall Street Journal on-line, commentary; August 16, 2005 (URL still valid but only for paid subscribers)
Also reprinted with different title in Hawaii Reporter (no charge) at:
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?f182b614-6360-4197-8f37-22d3e70c2aae
E Pluribus Unum? Not in Hawaii.
By SLADE GORTON and HANK BROWN
These two former Senators, from Washington and Colorado, led the fight against the Apology Resolution of 1993. In this article they point out that the Apology Resolution is now cited three times in the Akaka bill as a justification for creating a race-based government and race-based communal money and land; despite the fact that Senator Inouye had assured them on the Senate floor that the resolution would never be used that way. ** Full text below, in chronological order.
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"Thirteen Stripes and Forty-Nine Stars?"
By John Fund [Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer], 8/19/2005
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?093172c8-bfa6-4247-ae3a-12b557f90d6c
"Manifest Destiny in Reverse -- Toward a race-based government in Hawaii."
The National Review, August 19, 2005
by Rich Lowry, Editor
http://nationalreview.com/script/printpage.p?ref=/lowry/lowry200508190812.asp
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** Outstanding article summarizing Akaka bill issues for national audience which may be unfamiliar with them **
Trouble from Paradise: Hawaii's Divisive Racial Politics Hits the National Agenda
San Diego Herald-Tribune, Sunday August 28, 2005
Published in the Sunday newspaper but not included on newspaper website.
Posted by its author on Monday August 29 on her blog at
http://therightcoast.blogspot.com/2005/08/trouble-from-paradise-hawaiis-divisive.html
By Gail Heriot
Professor of Law, San Diego State University
** Full text below, in chronological order **
Midweek Newspaper (O'ahu), August 31, 2005
Coffee Break, by Jerry Coffee
Reverse Racism is Alive and Well
COMMENTARY
Indian precedents won't boost Akaka bill
By Bruce Fein
Honolulu Advertiser, Wednesday, August 31, 2005
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050831/OPINION03/508310303/1110/OPINION
Time to Stand for Unity
by Linda Chavez, President, Center for Equal Opportunity
TownHall, August 31, 2005
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/lc20050831.shtml
and also
GOP USA, September 1, 2005
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/lchavez/2005/lc_09011.shtml
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- July 18 through August 31, 2005 are listed above here. John Fund, Wall Street Journal; U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution; Wall Street Journal Editorial; Letter by 21 members of House to Speaker; Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report; Former U.S. Senators Slade Gorton and Hank Brown, Wall Street Journal; Rich Lowry, The National Review; Gail Heriot, San Diego Herald-Tribune and personal blog; Linda Chavez, Center for Equal Opportunity; others in Honolulu newspapers including Jerry Coffee, Bruce Fein, James Kuroiwa, Andrew Walden
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- September 2005 through May 2006 are listed below here. The Economist (London, England); Kristina Rasmussen, National Taxpayers Union, Human Events; Frank Gaffney, Washington Times; George Berish, Washington Times; Ed Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation, in Chicago Sun Times; Wes Vernon, Renew America; Edward Hudgins, The Objectivist Center; Rich Karlgaard, Forbes magazine; Washington Times Editorial; National Review Editorial; Linda Chavez, President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, Jewish World Review; others in Honolulu newspapers including Robert Fukuda (former U.S. Attorney for Hawaii), Joseph Gedan (Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge), Ken Conklin, Don Newman, Elaine Willman
Scared of the Akaka Bill
By Don Newman, senior policy analyst for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Hawaii Reporter, September 1, 2005
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?ce16b63f-fee4-407c-8198-a449dc1c8932
On September 2, 2005 the Hawaii Reporter on-line newspaper published excerpts of an article from "The Economist", a prestigious journal published in London England. The excerpts were at
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?5b5a2fae-517e-4b01-b40a-dfe6c18779b8
Ken Conklin has since then obtained the full text of the article, provided below in chronological order.
SURF, SUN, AND SECESSION?
A daft proposal for racial separatism approaches the Senate
The Economist, September 2, 2005
Move Over Kilauea -- 'Native Hawaiians' Legislation Threatens Fiscal Eruption
by Kristina Rasmussen
[Ms. Rasmussen is the Government Affairs Manager for the 350,000-member National Taxpayers Union (www.ntu.org). ]
Human Events, September 2, 2005
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=8839
Homeland IN-Security
[Excerpt from "Going To Pieces - The Dismantling of The United States of America; Perspective from a Native American on a Lack of Homeland Security on Tribal Lands; How Hawaii Senators are Involved]
By Elaine D. Willman, MPA
Hawaii Reporter, September 2, 2005
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?27687a03-fc41-4ca6-81c7-5b5b2d7e2cd5
The undoing of America
By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
The Washington Times, September 5, 2005
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. is president of the Center for Security Policy and a columnist for The Washington Times.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050904-100121-6141r.htm
"Oppose the Akaka Bill On Principle"
[Extraordinarily powerful statement of principles on which America was founded and which require rejection of Akaka bill]
by George Berish
Letter to editor, Washington Times, September 5, 2005
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050904-100120-4888r
State of the Union
by Ed Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation
The Conservative Voice, September 5, 2005
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/articles/article.html?id=8040
Sneak attack of the racial/ethnic dividers
by Wes Vernon
Renew America, September 5, 2005
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/vernon/050905
Fascism in a Lei
by Edward Hudgins, Executive Director
The Objectivist Center, September 6, 2005
http://www.objectivistcenter.org/mediacenter/articles/ehudgins_fascism-in-a-lei.asp
** Elaine Willman, Chair of Citizens Equal Rights Alliance, published a powerful essay "Battered Communities." She describes non-Indian communities living inside or near Indian reservations as being like battered spouses, who often seem too timid to stand up for their rights; and she asks whether government officials in Hawai'i are like that. **
Hawaii Reporter, September 7, 2005
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?217e5849-73be-49b4-8591-6043b323ae22
Dunce of the Week [Weekly feature every Friday in Forbes Magazine]
Dunce(s) Of The Week: Daniel Akaka and Linda Lingle
by Rich Karlgaard
Forbes, September 9, 2005
http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/09/09/economics-hawaii-politics_cz_rk_0909dunce.html?partner=rss
Akaka Bill would reverse tradition of equal rights
by Joseph Gedan (former counsel to various legislative committees and a retired U.S. magistrate judge, now living in Honolulu)
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 29, 2005
http://starbulletin.com/2005/09/29/editorial/commentary.html
Separate but equal, Hawaiian-style
The Washington Times, October 3, 2005
TODAY'S EDITORIAL
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20051002-093350-3309r.htm
National Review Online, May 24, 2006, Editorial
A Hawaiian Punch to E Pluribus Unum
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTA1ZDU0NWZmMTUwZWE0YzY3MmJjOGMxYjk1YjdhZjM
May 31, 2006: Linda Chavez, President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, writes an article in the Jewish World Review chastizing Republican Senators for abandoning the principles of Ronald Reagan in regard to immigration and especially in regard to the Akaka bill. She calls the Akaka bill a "reconquista of Hawaii" and a creation of group rights for a new victim class.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/chavez053106.asp
May 31, 2006: Ed Feulner, President of the Heritage Foundation, writes an article in the Chicago Sun-Times: "'E pluribus whatever' hardly a unifying national motto"
http://www.suntimes.com/output/feulner/cst-edt-feul31.html
May 31, 2006: Ken Conklin, article in Hawaii Reporter, asks "What Does the United States Owe to Native Hawaiians?" and describes two reports to Congress which clearly say the answer is "Nothing more nor less that what is owed to every other U.S. citizen" (the Morgan Report, 1894, and the Native Hawaiians Study Commission report, 1983).
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?e44e8f7b-5552-40d6-b0b8-fa54a69b85e7
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- September 2005 through May 2006 are listed above here. The Economist (London, England); Kristina Rasmussen, National Taxpayers Union, Human Events; Frank Gaffney, Washington Times; George Berish, Washington Times; Ed Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation, in Chicago Sun Times; Wes Vernon, Renew America; Edward Hudgins, The Objectivist Center; Rich Karlgaard, Forbes magazine; Washington Times Editorial; National Review Editorial; Linda Chavez, President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, Jewish World Review; others in Honolulu newspapers including Robert Fukuda (former U.S. Attorney for Hawaii), Joseph Gedan (Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge), Ken Conklin, Don Newman, Elaine Willman
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- June 1 through December 31, 2006 are listed below here. Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- June 1 through December 31, 2006. U.S. Senators transcripts of speeches: Alexander(four), Cornyn(two), Craig, Enzi, Kyl, McConnell, Sessions(two); Alston Ramsay, National Review Editorial; Washington Times Editorial; Tim Chapman, Town Hall; Wall Street Journal Editorial; Duncan Currie,The Weekly Standard; John Fund, Wall Street Journal; Mary Katharine Ham, Townhall.com; The black leadership network Project 21; Wes Vernon, Renew America; National Review Editorial; Peter Kirsanow, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; The Heritage Foundation, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies; others in Honolulu newspapers including Jerry Coffee (personal friend of John McCain writes open letter to him), Cliff Slater, Elaine Willman
June 1, 2006: National Review editorial by Alston Ramsay describes the "bastardization of history" underlying the Akaka bill, and says "Bad history inevitably makes bad law."
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YTM1MjA1OGMyNTJiZTA5NDI1ODVlNjE2ZTQ2MzlkMmE=
June 1, 2006: Washington Times editorial says the Akaka bill "is an attempt to legalize and codify what the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 2000: a race-based government" and concludes "The Akaka bill subverts the ideal of equality without racial distinction toward which America strives. Mr. Akaka's legislation should not have proceeded this far, and deserves to be firmly defeated."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060531-090558-7868r.htm
June 1, 2006: Tim Chapman of Townhall.com calls the Akaka bill "An unconstitutional act." He says "winning this floor fight will be critical because of how dangerous the Native Hawaiian bill is."
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/TimChapman/2006/06/01/199371.html
June 2: The Wall Street Journal has an editorial "The Akaka State? A recipe for Balkanization heads for the Senate floor." The conclusion: "Republicans this week have a chance to get one right by keeping an unconstitutional bill from reaching the floor of the Senate."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114921111782969411.html
[Article available only to subscribers; but copied in full in chronological order below]
June 4, 2006: Cliff Slater (Honolulu Advertiser) pokes holes in the Native Hawaiian victimhood claims, links corruption of mainland tribes with corruption of Bishop Estate.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060604/OPINION03/606040309/1110/OPINION
A footnoted version of this important article is available at
http://lava.net/cslater/Akak3.pdf
June 5, 2006: Duncan Currie (The Weekly Standard) publishes lengthy review of Hawaiian political history, and concludes: "The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act remains a noxious affront to E pluribus unum, and to anyone who gives a fig about colorblind justice and equal protection. As the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights concluded last month, it deserves an emphatic rejection--if not from the Senate or the House, than from President Bush."
http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/286pqinw.asp
June 5, 2006: John Fund (Wall Street Journal) asks "Will the Senate impose race-based government on Hawaii?" He concludes "But the Akaka bill is not just another special-interest boondoggle. It too important not to have senators give it the most exacting scrutiny. Creating a race-based government in Hawaii would create a dangerous precedent that could lead to ethnic balkanization on the mainland too."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110008472
June 5, 2006: Mary Katharine Ham (Townhall.com) describes her conversations with Native Hawaiians who complain the nobody is asking them what they really want. Ham concludes "This "Hawaiian issue" will become a national issue this week. The Akaka bill's attempt to create a race-based government is antithetical to American values. If the Senate knows that the people of Hawaii—even native Hawaiians—believe that, then maybe we can indeed avoid a bad situation."
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/MaryKatharineHam/2006/06/05/199857.html
June 5, 2006: The black leadership network Project 21 issues press release citing U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report and expressing concern that the Akaka bill conflicts with America's "melting pot" philosophy.
http://nationalcenter.org/P21PRHawaiiRacialGovernance606.html
June 5, 2006: Elaine D. Willman, the National Chair for the Citizens Equal Rights Alliance (CERA), says "The Akaka Bill is wrong on every level. Tell Congress to make this nightmare go away."
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?a1abdc83-2f2a-4d03-87a9-b03676d982c9
June 5, 2006: Wes Vernon, Renew America, "Dismantling of the United States: Happening right before our eyes" discusses the balkanization produced by the Mexican immigration and Akaka bills; says it's almost as though these two Senate bills could be imagined to be linked as a conspiracy to dismantle America.
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/vernon/060605
June 5, 2006: National Review reruns "A Race-Based State -- Hawaii wants a segregation that would boggle your mind."
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmMyNDlmZjYxZWFjNjExMzU5ODU5ZmYzZWQ0OGVhYTk=
June 6, 2006: Peter Kirsanow, member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and member of the National Labor Relations Board writes a strong message in the National Review entitled: "A Pandora's Box of Ethnic Sovereignty -- Race-based Hawaii, an island we don't want to travel to."
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDVhNDRiNmIxN2Y3YWNjODQ5NDcxMDJiYjMxMDZkYjM=
June 6, 2006: The Heritage Foundation, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies issues a report entitled: "The "Native Hawaiian" Bill: An Unconstitutional Approach in Furtherance of a Terrible Idea" by Ed Meese and Todd Gaziano
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/wm1114.cfm
June 8, 2006: Jerry Coffee, a personal friend of Senator John McCain and a fellow long-term prisoner of war with him in Viet Nam, sends him a "Dear John" letter begging him to oppose the Akaka bill: "Help -- Dangerous Legislation"
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?052a37cb-2f94-43a2-8283-91624cd15f7d
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- June 1 through December 31, 2006 are listed above here. Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- June 1 through December 31, 2006. U.S. Senators transcripts of speeches: Alexander(four), Cornyn(two), Craig, Enzi, Kyl, McConnell, Sessions(two); Alston Ramsay, National Review Editorial; Washington Times Editorial; Tim Chapman, Town Hall; Wall Street Journal Editorial; Duncan Currie,The Weekly Standard; John Fund, Wall Street Journal; Mary Katharine Ham, Townhall.com; The black leadership network Project 21; Wes Vernon, Renew America; National Review Editorial; Peter Kirsanow, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; The Heritage Foundation, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies; others in Honolulu newspapers including Jerry Coffee (personal friend of John McCain writes open letter to him), Cliff Slater, Elaine Willman
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- January 1 to December 31, 2007. U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander floor speech; Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2); National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans; Ken Conklin in Insight Magazine; Herbert London (President of the Hudson Institute), in Insight Magazine; Wes Vernon in Renew America; Roger Clegg, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity; Barb Lindsay, national director and spokesperson on behalf of One Nation United; Jere Krischel, senior scholar for Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, testimony to civil rights committee; Stephen Aghjayan testimony to civil rights committee; Elaine Willman, Chair, Citizens Equal Rights Alliance; PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH; House Republican Study Committee; Knoxville Metro Pulse columnist; Investors Business Daily editorial; Ken Conklin in Molokai Times; GEORGE F. WILL (Washington Post); NEWT GINGRICH (FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE); others in Honolulu newspapers and websites including Jerry Coffee, Ken Conklin(3), Joseph Gedan, Jim Growney, Jere Krischel (2), Grant Jones, Richard Rowland, Andrew Walden, Daniel P. de Gracia II
Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, published a lengthy commentary opposing the Akaka bill in National Review on January 18, 2007, entitled "Disunited States; Multiculturalism Run Amok." First sentence: "The worst piece of legislation ever analyzed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has been brought back from the dead and may be enacted in the next few weeks."
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTE0MmUwNjE5ODYxMWQxY2ExMTc3ZmU0OGY3Yzk1YzE=
Essay by Ken Conklin: "Akaka Warns: The Natives Are Restless (Schoolyard Bully Wants Your Lunch Money)." Senator Akaka introduced his bill for 2007 with a speech on the Senate floor that included a warning that there will be racial trouble unless the Akaka bill is passed. This is intimidation; demanding appeasement.
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/restlessnatives.html
February 27: Article in Hawaii Reporter analyzes an advertisement by OHA in Honolulu Advertiser whose purpose was to persuade everyone that "Hawaiian" properly refers to a racial group rather than to citizens of Hawai'i. "This is what the Akaka bill and OHA are asking for. They ask you to be ignorant of the multi-ethnic history of the Kingdom of Hawaii. They ask you to take an internationally recognized nation, which established equal rights over 100 years before our own civil rights movement, and to undo their progressive political acts." Full text below.
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?1632aa4e-06ff-462b-b2e0-56cb47f1cd5b
May 10, 2007: Jere Krischel, Senior Fellow of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, published his testimony to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee regarding the Akaka bill. Krischel contradicts statements made by Senator Dorgan, Hawaii Attorney General Bennett, and OHA chair Haunani Apoliona.
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?3f1c8aa7-f6fb-45d6-9f39-b397d26c4868
May 15-21, 2007: Kenneth Conklin article in Insight Magazine: "Hawaii's racial separatism paves way to eventual secession"
[** Insight Magazine is a conservative weekly on-line magazine published every Tuesday, focusing on issues of national importance, and affiliated with The Washington Times]
http://tinyurl.com/23xo6p
May 22, 2007: Herbert London, President of the Hudson Institute, published an article in Insight Magazine (republished in his own Hudson Institute bulletin on May 23) opposing the Akaka bill because it would lead to balkanization.
http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=publication_details&id=4929
August 31, 2007: TESTIMONY OF BARB LINDSAY, NATIONAL DIRECTOR AND SPOKESPERSON OF "ONE NATION UNITED" PRESENTED TO HAWAII ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, AUGUST 31, 2007. Published in Hawaii Reporter September 1 2007 at
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?634d95bf-5260-49c5-82bd-6d43895fd2e3
September 5, 2007 Jere Krischel, senior scholar for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, gave testimony to the Hawaii Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, by invitation. "Debunking Myths Surrounding the Akaka Bill" Full text copied below. Published in Hawaii Reporter September 10, 2007 at
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?1a3fda56-e88f-4152-b0c2-6203bb33879f
October 22, 2007 U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH issued a statement strongly opposing the Akaka bill and threatening to veto it if it reaches his desk. The President's statement can be seen as a pdf file on official letterhead, and/or as a simple text document, at
October 24, 2007 the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Study Committee issued a 10-page statement strongly opposing the Akaka bill. The statement was printed on colorful letterhead available as a pdf document, and is also available in simple text. To see the document (in either or both formats), go to
October 24, 2007 the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Study Committee issued a 10-page statement strongly opposing the Akaka bill. The statement was printed on colorful letterhead available as a pdf document, and is also available in simple text. To see the document (in either or both formats), go to
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/big60/AkakaHseRSC102407.html
George F. Will, nationally syndicated columnist, published a major commentary ripping the Akaka bill in The Washington Post and reprinted in numerous newspapers throughout America.
"Social Engineers In Paradise"
By George F. Will
The Washington Post, Thursday, November 29, 2007, Page A25
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/28/AR2007112802053.html
The commentary drew a large number of comments on the newspaper's blog for this article. The comments make interesting reading to see how some angry Hawaiian sovereignty zealots trash George Will and try to defend the Akaka bill, while many opponents of the Akaka bill come forward to say he told the truth. See:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/28/AR2007112802053_Comments.html
In view of George Will's comments comparing the Akaka bill's racism with the racism of Hitler's treatment of Jews, and in view of comments saying that comparison is absurd, it is notable that one of the many places where George Will's article was reprinted was the Jewish World Review, whose audience knows the comparison is appropriate.
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/will112907.php3
Daniel P. de Gracia II, a political scientist specializing in international relations and also a pastor, writes a lengthy and passionate commentary opposing the Akaka bill based on many historical perspectives: "It's Time We Started Recognizing The United States of America In Hawaii"
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?29e4667f-d68e-4bda-a58a-af4d9dc1d3d5
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- January 1 to December 31, 2007. U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander floor speech; Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2); National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans; Ken Conklin in Insight Magazine; Herbert London (President of the Hudson Institute), in Insight Magazine; Wes Vernon in Renew America; Roger Clegg, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity; Barb Lindsay, national director and spokesperson on behalf of One Nation United; Jere Krischel, senior scholar for Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, testimony to civil rights committee; Stephen Aghjayan testimony to civil rights committee; Elaine Willman, Chair, Citizens Equal Rights Alliance; PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH; House Republican Study Committee; Knoxville Metro Pulse columnist; Investors Business Daily editorial; Ken Conklin in Molokai Times; GEORGE F. WILL (Washington Post); NEWT GINGRICH (FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE); others in Honolulu newspapers and websites including Jerry Coffee, Ken Conklin(3), Joseph Gedan, Jim Growney, Jere Krischel (2), Grant Jones, Richard Rowland, Andrew Walden
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Dick Rowland (President of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii); Arthur Lemay (retired informatics executive and management consultant); Eric Seabury (6th generation resident of Hawaii whose great-great-great grandfather became a naturalized subject of the Kingdom in 1860); Jerry Coffee (Viet Nam prisoner of war with John McCain); H. William Burgess(2); Kenneth R. Conklin(6); Kaleihanamau Johnson; Jere Krischel; Andrew Walden; ethnic Hawaiian secessionist leaders; Matthew Vadum, James Dellinger, and Phil Brand of Capital Research Center(2); Duncan Hengest in American Renaissance magazine; PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN; American Spectator; William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Legal Officer, Mountain States Legal Foundation
January 16, 2008: Dick Rowland, President of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, notes the divisiveness and jurisdictional conflicts the Akaka bill would spawn, and then asks readers to sign an internet petition demanding the Hawaii legislature "let us vote" on whether we want Congress to pass the bill.
January 24, 2008
"Too Bad Obama Supports the Akaka Bill -- The Akaka Bill is Unfair and Un-American"
By Arthur Lemay (retired informatics executive and management consultant. He is a science graduate of Harvard, and writes extensively on scientific subjects. He was the systems architect for several world-wide information systems. In addition, he was president of several high-tech companies, both in computer services and manufacturing. His consulting clients included the U.S. Congress, several major banks in New York, venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and a major Japanese company.)
Hawaii Reporter, January 24, 2008
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?eebf34c6-3af0-4017-8b00-6b45b019fb8e
Akaka Bill Would Set Precedent for Break Up of Every State in the Nation
Letter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (including links to his 2006 testimony presented live to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs).
by H. William Burgess
Hawaii Reporter, February 7, 2008
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?62a94585-cc2f-462f-a42c-8b05cbcd415b
State's Land Distribution to Office of Hawaiian Affairs: 'Killing Our State Through Death of 1,000 Cuts' (testimony to state Legislature describes the "big picture" how this land transfer fits into the Akaka bill).
by Kenneth R. Conklin
Hawaii Reporter, February 7, 2008
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?5364350c-ae8e-401f-812a-211f27eef35a
April 15-16, 2008
Republic of Hawaii Was Recognized Worldwide as the Legitimate Government of These Islands
Photos of letters of recognition personally signed by 19 foreign rulers in 1894 discredit the apology resolution, undermine the Akaka bill, and confirm that the ceded lands belong to all Hawaii's people without racial distinction.
By Dr. Ken Conklin
** The most complete version of this essay was published in
Hawaii Reporter, April 16, 2008 at
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?4692e83b-6924-469b-bd0a-13512024596f
** Other versions were published in
The Maui News, April 15, 2008 at
http://www.mauinews.com/page/category.detail/nav/18/Letters_to_the_Editor.html
and
The Garden Island News (Kaua'i), April 16, 2008 at
http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/04/16/opinion/edit02.txt
April 28, 2008
Hawaii Needs You
An open letter to the US left from the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
["The Nation" magazine dated April 28, 2008 devoted major space to a series of articles about the history of Hawaii and the victimization of ethnic Hawaiians. An "open letter" opposing the Akaka bill was written by Hawaii's most famous secessionists.]
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080428/open_letter
May 1, 2008
Diversity in Hawaii -- Our tropical paradise is a racial tinderbox.
by Duncan Hengest
American Renaissance, May 2008, Vol. 19, No. 5, Cover story
A pdf file will probably be placed eventually in the magazine's archives at
http://www.amren.com
June 16, 2008
Rights are Inherent for All People by Virtue of Their Humanity, Not By Virtue of Their Ancestry or Nationality
Open Letter to U.S. Senator Akaka Opposing the Akaka Bill
By Kaleihanamau Johnson
Hawaii Reporter online newspaper
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?cb3ad702-347d-47f2-8eba-c34b02899875
December 3, 2008
Hawaiian Sovereignty, Zionism, and Governor Lingle -- Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle's main motive for supporting the Akaka bill, OHA, race-based entitlements, and Kamehameha Schools' racially exclusionary admissions policy is her strong support for Zionism and her mistaken belief that the Hawaiian sovereignty movement is comparable to the struggle to establish and maintain a Jewish nation of Israel.
by Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D.
http://www.angelfire.com/bigfiles90/LingleZionismHawnSov.html
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Dick Rowland (President of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii); Arthur Lemay (retired informatics executive and management consultant); Eric Seabury (6th generation resident of Hawaii whose great-great-great grandfather became a naturalized subject of the Kingdom in 1860); Jerry Coffee (Viet Nam prisoner of war with John McCain); H. William Burgess(2); Kenneth R. Conklin(6); Kaleihanamau Johnson; Jere Krischel; Andrew Walden; ethnic Hawaiian secessionist leaders; Matthew Vadum, James Dellinger, and Phil Brand of Capital Research Center(2); Duncan Hengest in American Renaissance magazine; PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN; American Spectator; William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Legal Officer, Mountain States Legal Foundation
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- from January 1, 2009 and continuing. Jere Krischel; A series of audios and videos; Andrew Walden; Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D. x3; Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell et. al.
January 23, 2009:
Open letter to President Obama
Akaka Bill Promises to Divide Our Homeland By Race
by Jere Krischel, Senior Fellow of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.
Published in Hawaii Reporter online newspaper
"As a fellow hapa haole, born and raised in Hawaii as you were, educated at Punahou as you were, I beg you to turn towards those who are still promoting the Akaka Bill, and with all the grand rhetoric at your disposal, demand they abandon their attempts to divide us as a people based on race. Insist to them that we are "One America," "One People," and we should all live under "One Law.""
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?0287db9f-fea7-44b1-a573-f3abb5496cc5
http://akakabill.org/audio-downloads/
Audios and videos opposing the Akaka bill
A series of hard-hitting one-minute audio messages oppose the Akaka bill, accompanied by corresponding YouTube videos and transcripts. Each item focuses on one historical figure who is of major importance in Hawaiian history or culture but would not be recognized as Hawaiian according to the Akaka bill; or one aspect of the Akaka bill that is contrary to the ideals of unity, equality, and aloha. The webpage offering the audios and videos was launched in February 2009 with 10 audios and 5 accompanying videos. More will be added from time to time. Please visit
http://akakabill.org/audio-downloads/
http://akakabill.org/audio-downloads/
February 22, 2009
The Akaka Bill: A Cash Cow for Democrats
by Andrew Walden
Published in The American Thinker magazine
Major Articles Opposing the Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) -- from January 1, 2009 and continuing. Jere Krischel; A series of audios and videos; Andrew Walden; Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D. x3; Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell et. al.
