For Media and the Public: Up-to-Date, Basic, Quick Information About The Hawaiian Government Reorganization Bill (Also known as the Akaka bill). Three matched pairs (companion bills with identical content) of the Akaka bill are active in the 111th Congress.

LATEST NEWS:

October 20, 2009: How the Obama Family Will Benefit from the Caucasian Government Reorganization Act of 2040 [sarcastic analogy]

October 11: Saint Damien, the Leprosy Colony on Molokai, Hawaiian Sovereignty, and the Akaka Bill. Sovereign monarchs of the Hawaiian Kingdom badly abused the victims of leprosy. Today Damien, the patron saint of Native Hawaiians, would not be allowed to join the Akaka tribe.

September 20: Feds to Hawaii: We did the crime, now you do the time. Two unfunded federal mandates single out Hawaii: Micronesian healthcare and Akaka bill.

September 8, 2009: Washington Times editorial entitled: Shakedown at the luau; Congress tries to carve up Hawaii

September 1, 2009: Anti-Caucasian Racial Hate Crimes in Hawaii -- Southern Poverty Law Center brings the issue to national awareness in a flawed but valuable Intelligence Report article.

August 31, 2009: Dialog: Would the Akaka bill be a win/win solution to reconcile ethnic Hawaiian grievances in a way that restores harmony among all Hawaii citizens, or would it be a zero sum game where ethnic Hawaiians take money, land, and political power at the expense of everyone else?

August 28, 2009: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights letter to Congressional leaders once again blasting the Akaka bill: calling it unconstitutional, racially divisive, setting a bad precedent, and contrary to the multiracial polity of the Hawaiian Kingdom. On official stationery signed by Commissioners.

August 21, 2009: Hawaii golden jubilee (50th anniversary of statehood) included ripping the 50th star off the U.S. flag and burning it. Congress must not pass the Akaka bill because it would empower anti-American secessionists.

Hawaii's Most Important Civil Rights Issues -- An attorney who is a member of the Hawaii State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights publishes his recommendations to the Chairman and members of the USCCR identifying the most important civil rights issues in Hawaii in 2009 and looking forward. The Akaka bill is high on the list.

Hawaii Statehood -- straightening out the history-twisters. A historical narrative defending the legitimacy of the revolution of 1893, the annexation of 1898, and the statehood vote of 1959. Debunks history lies told on the floor of the Senate by Senators Akaka, Inouye, and Dorgan, and history lies told repeatedly in the media.

Dialog: Is it possible to oppose the Akaka bill for unique reasons that do not attack the sovereignty of Indian tribes in general? The essay in the item below is placed as a response to two essays from 2007 and 2009 published in Indian Country Today.

The Akaka bill can be rejected for reasons that do not attack the legitimacy of the genuine Indian tribes.

Akaka Bill Hearing: Video of entire hearing and Written Testimony by 6 Invited Witnesses in the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on June 11, 2009

New for June 11, 2009 (Kamehameha Day): What Kamehameha hath joined together, let not Akaka rip asunder

The Claim of Ethnic Superiority in Comprehension and Reasoning -- Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor's assertion (Latina women make better decisions than white men) was mild compared with what passes for normal in Hawaii

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Three matched pairs (companion bills with identical content) of the Akaka bill are active in the 111th Congress. Their dates of introduction and bill numbers are:
(1) February 4, 2009, S.381 and H.R.862;
(2) March 25, 2009: S.708 and H.R.1711;
(3) May 7, 2009: S.1011 and H.R.2314.

Presumably the most recently introduced version (May 7, 2009) will be the active one (see item #3 below); but in 2006 there was actually a decoy bill, introduced shortly before a Senate floor fight, whose purpose was to distract attention from the bill actually being pushed. Therefore we need to exercise great caution regarding which bill is the "real" one. For a commentary about this simultaneous deployment of three versions of the bill, see:
"Akaka Bill Shell Game, May 2009 -- 3 versions are now active in both the House and Senate, but which is the real one?" at:
http://www.angelfire.com/big09a/AkakaShellGameMay2009.html

Here is full text of all 3 versions of the Akaka bill now formally introduced in 111th Congress:

(1) February 4, 2009 identical Senate and House bills S.381 and H.R.862
http://www.angelfire.com/big09a/Akaka020409S381HR862.html

(2) March 25, 2009 identical Senate and House bills S.708 and H.R.1711
http://www.angelfire.com/big09a/Akaka032509S708HR1711.html

(3)May 7, 2009 identical Senate and House bills S.1011 and H.R.2314
http://www.angelfire.com/big09a/Akaka050709S1011HR2314.html

In the Senate all versions of the bill have been referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, where both Hawaii Senators Inouye and Akaka are members. Akaka and Inouye have both been sitting on the Indian Affairs Committee for decades, despite the fact that there are no Indian tribes in Hawaii. Inouye served for several years as Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee. Hawaii is the only state that has both of its Senators serving on that committee at the present time, and probably at any time. By sitting on the Indian Affairs Committee, Akaka and Inouye have been able to see all bills providing help to the genuine Indian tribes, and have been able to insert the words "and Native Hawaiians" into many of those bills. But since those programs are race-based, they are actually illegal except for federally recognized tribes; and some of the programs have come under court challenge. That's why the Akaka bill is needed, to make ethnic Hawaiians appear to be an Indian tribe!

In the House all versions of the bill have been referred to both the Committee on Resources (which has jurisdiction over all Indian legislation).

Open letter to President Obama regarding the Akaka bill (Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill). This letter appeals to President Obama based on his ideals expressed in his speech in Berlin (tear down the walls that separate people by race and tribe); his racial heritage and the struggle for integration vs. racial separatism; and his background as a professor of Constitutional law.

The whole concept of the bill is extremely dangerous no matter what form it takes, because it would establish a new theory of the Constitution that Congress has the power to single out any ethnic or racial group (especially if they can claim to be called "indigenous") and arbitrarily declare them to be an Indian tribe exempt from the 14th Amendment, create a government permitted to be racially exclusionary, and authorized to negotiate for money, land, and jurisdictional authority, dividing the lands and people of a State along racial lines.

The 2009 version of the bill is even more dangerous than previous versions in recent years. It is missing the restrictions and limitations on the proposed Akaka tribe which worked their way into the bill during the 8 years of President Bush's term in office, such as a prohibition on gambling casinos, a prohibition on taking land into trust to create "Indian country", and a prohibition on claims against military lands. There is no time limit for completing a global settlement of all claims. Therefore the future Akaka tribe would be able to keep demanding more and more pieces from a constantly diminishing State of Hawaii, and racial strife would continue to worsen without limit.

Akaka bill deja vu (Groundhog Day). The new Akaka bill introduced February 4, 2009 is identical to the one from 2000-2001. It strips away all protections inserted in multiple amendments since then. This webpage describes what many of those protections were and why they are important.
http://www.angelfire.com/big09a/AkakaDejaVuFeb2009.html
See also "New version of Akaka bill introduced March 25, 2009 -- multiple layers of deception" at
http://www.angelfire.com/big09a/Akaka032509Deceptions.html

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/

New April 18, 2009: OHA, chief pusher of the Akaka bill, takes leadership in bringing together Hawaiian secessionists and helping them with Hawaii government money. Documents on OHA letterhead invite all secessionist groups to come together for day-long meeting with OHA officials, to discuss strategy and funding of projects.

February 22, 2009
The Akaka Bill: A Cash Cow for Democrats
by Andrew Walden
Published in The American Thinker magazine
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/02/the_akaka_bill_a_cash_cow_for.html

ON JANUARY 8, 2009 A MAJOR REPORT ABOUT THE AKAKA BILL WAS RELEASED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL BY THE BEACON HILL INSTITUTE, WHICH IS AN ECONOMIC THINK-TANK AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE REPORT IS ENTITLED: "The Economic Impact of the Akaka Bill: Unintended Consequences for Hawaii". The full report in pdf format can be downloaded here:
http://big09a.angelfire.com/AkakaBeaconHillInstituteJan2009.pdf

AUGUST 31, 2008 *** IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN ABOUT AKAKA BILL

http://specials.starbulletin.com/john_mccain/we-ask-mccain-and-he-answers-on-issues-of-rail-hawaiians-oil/

[HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN'S] EDITOR’S NOTE: The Star-Bulletin submitted several questions to presidential candidates Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill. McCain’s replies were returned Aug. 15. The Obama campaign did not respond.

Q: Proponents of the Akaka Bill see the measure as overdue federal recognition of the rights of native Hawaiians to form their own government. Opponents see it as a “Balkanization” of America. Please explain your views on the bill.

A: I recognize the importance of preserving both Hawaii’s indigenous culture and its unique island culture. Hawaii is the most diverse place on earth, and I honor the extraordinary blend of races and cultures that have made the state such a special place. The Akaka Bill would compromise that special blend of peoples and cultures by creating a race-based separate nation that would differentiate treatment for the inhabitants of Hawaii based on blood type. The Hawaiian government has never been a race-based government, as a kingdom, a constitutional monarchy, a republic or a territory. I believe it would be a violation of King Kamehameha’s principles that — “All men are of one blood” — to divide Hawaii and Hawaiian families along racial lines. I believe the Akaka Bill would be bad for the economy of Hawaii, all the people of Hawaii and for indigenous Hawaiians. Dividing people by race inevitably leads to racial discrimination and conflict. I am committed to helping those of every race who need assistance, and deeply committed to federal programs that preserve Hawaiian culture and identity for the benefit of all.

On March 25, 2008 photographs were taken in the Archives of the State of Hawaii, and are now available on the internet, showing that emperors, kings, queens, princes, and presidents of 19 nations gave full-fledged diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Hawaii in late 1894. This finding discredits the apology resolution of 1993 and undermines the Akaka bill which relies on it. The worldwide family of nations never protested the revolution that overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, and condoned it as having been legal when they gave full recognition to the successor government. The photos of the letters of recognition can be seen at
http://tinyurl.com/4wtwdz
and an analysis of the impact on the Akaka bill is at
http://tinyurl.com/2pxqgz

Obama vs. McCain on the Akaka Bill -- Words, Actions, Hypocrisy and Waffling

***** President George W. Bush issued a formal statement on October 22, 2007 on official stationery strongly opposing the Akaka bill and saying that his senior advisors recommend he should veto it if it reaches his desk.

** U.S. House of Representatives Republican Study Committee official statement of October 24, 2007 strongly opposes Akaka bill

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

Lies told on the U.S. Senate Floor by Senators Inouye and Dorgan [during the June 7, 2006 cloture debate] Regarding the Akaka Bill http://www.angelfire.com/planet/big60/AkakaInouyeDorganLies.html

The Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill is highly controversial, unconstitutional, and dangerous to all 50 states. It would give federal recognition to a phony Indian tribe invented for the sole purpose of protecting over 160 currently-established racial entitlement programs.

WHY ALL AMERICA SHOULD OPPOSE THE HAWAIIAN RECOGNITION BILL. A short summary of the most important arguments against the bill, and a lengthy set of "footnotes" leading to webpages explaining those points.
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaNationalSummary.html

PRICE OF APOLOGY: CLINTON, OBAMA, AND THE HAWAIIAN QUID PRO QUO (Hawaiian apology resolution, Akaka bill, Indian apology resolution, corrupt reasons why Hawaii politicos support Obama for President in return for Obama's support for Akaka bill)

Current Version of the HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION BILL, also known as the AKAKA BILL
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaCurrentVersion.html

Rumble in the U.S. House: History of the Akaka bill H.R.505, October 18-31, 2007. The Akaka bill passed the House on October 24, 2007. Full text of floor debate from Congressional Record; and yeas and nays from House Clerk on 4 roll-call votes. Followup news reports and commentary.

Representative Steve Kagen MD, Member of Congress from Wisconsin , recently wrote to one of his constituents after the House vote "setting the record straight" on why he voted for the Akaka bill. In doing so, the good Congressman shows that he has been misled by the fraudulent sales pitch used by the bill’s promoters. To see his letter and correction of the misstatements, please see:
http://wiki.grassrootinstitute.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2007-11-21_Steve_Kagen_Fact_Check

Text of Senator Akaka's speech at the time of introducing the Akaka bill on January 17, 2007 INTERSPERSED WITH COLOR-CODED CORRECTIONS AND COMMENTS by Jere Krischel and Ken Conklin

Bush Administration "Strongly Opposes Passage" of the Akaka Bill -- Department of Justice letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on June 7, 2006

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights -- Official Report Opposing the Akaka bill adopted by 5-2 vote on May 5, 2006

In August and September 2005 the Hawaii Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held hearings on the Akaka bill in Honolulu. Major testimony against the bill was presented by:
Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D., at:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/big60/AkakaConklinHACtestimony081707.html
Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, at
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/big60/AkakaCivRts082007Clegg.html
Jere Krischel, senior fellow, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, at
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/big60/AkakaCivRts090507Krischel.html

"Hawaiian Apartheid -- Racial Separatism and Ethnic Nationalism in the Aloha State" (a new book by Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D. 302 pages. See cover, detailed table of contents, and entire Chapter 1, plus information on how to order the book; at http://tinyurl.com/2a9fqa This book provides strong medicine against the Akaka bill, showing how the bill fits into the "big picture" of Hawaiian apartheid.

Press release and floor speech by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R, TN) opposing the Akaka bill, on January 17, 2007 (same day the bill was introduced)

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."

"Heritage In Focus: Hawaii: Separate but Equal?" Heritage Foundation spokesman Todd Gaziano explains why Akaka bill is bad, in a 2-minute movie placed on YouTube May 9, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF7vu81djM0
If link error message says tape is temporarily unavailable, then go to YouTube internal search window and enter "Akaka Heritage" to find it.

Akaka Bill Testimony Pro and Con, 110th Congress, May 2007 (plus access to 2000-2006 testimony and hundreds of major publications in opposition)

Honolulu attorney Paul M. Sullivan updated his lengthy point-by-point analysis of the Akaka bill in March 2007, including cartoons by Daryl Cagle. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaSullivanKA110Cong.pdf

Testimony opposing S.310 (Akaka Bill) by Ken Conklin for May 3, 2007 hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

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.

Violence and threats of violence to push demands for Hawaiian sovereignty -- past, present, and future

February 12, 2007: Citizens Equal Rights Alliance publishes a special newsletter on the Akaka bill for nationwide distribution.
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaCERA021207.pdf

Akaka Bill and Ethnic Hawaiian Entitlements -- Dialog -- Jere Krischel vs. OHA Chair Haunani Apoliona and others, January 2007

OHA Racist Kau Inoa TV Commercials -- transcripts and analysis; plus background information about how the Kau Inoa program fits into strategy for the Akaka bill, and how much OHA has spent on lobbying

In U.S. Census 2000, more than 400,000 people nationwide checked the box for "Native Hawaiian." If the Hawaiian bill passes, the newly recognized "tribe" would instantly become the largest tribe in America, competing against genuine tribes for government handouts. A spreadsheet created from Census 2000 data shows 240,000 Native Hawaiians in Hawai'i, comprising about 20% of Hawai'i's population; plus 60,000 in California, plus another 100,000 scattered among the remaining 48 states. If the bill passes, giving federal recognition and special benefits to these "indigenous" people, many more people would suddenly remember that their great-great grandmother was native Hawaiian! For the population spreadsheet, see
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/population2000.html

KKK -- Klub Kanaka -- Office of Hawaiian Affairs confidential memo of June 2006 outlining OHA plans for setting up Hawaiian apartheid regime following failure of the Akaka bill

Hawaii Business Magazine, August 2007, "Is the Akaka Bill Good For Hawaii?" Pro/Con 300 word commentaries by Haunani Apoliona, Chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, vs. Ken Conklin, Ph.D.
http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/currentmonth.aspx?id=6&date=82007

Native Hawaiian Businesses Booming -- U.S. Census Bureau report issued June 2006 shows that Native Hawaiians (and other Pacific islanders) are creating new businesses at triple the rate of other ethnic groups (and they are doing so without federal recognition of an Akaka tribe).

A CLOTURE PETITION ON THE AKAKA BILL WAS FILED IN THE SENATE ON TUESDAY JUNE 6. THE CLOTURE PETITION WAS DEBATED JUNE 7; AND FURTHER DEBATED AND THEN DEFEATED ON THURSDAY JUNE 8. THE TRANSCRIPTS FROM THOSE DEBATES HAVE BEEN COPIED FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEBSITE AND PLACED ON A DIFFERENT (USER-FRIENDLY) WEBPAGE HERE:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaHistJune2006SenateActionCongRec.html

Akaka bill yeas and nays for the cloture motion vote of June 8, 2006 (56 yea, 41 nay, 3 not voting) are displayed here:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaClotureVoteStats060806.html

Complete HISTORY of the Akaka bill for the 110th Congress, 2007-2008: A collection of all the important published news articles and commentaries, in chronological order (in progress, with running index)
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaHist110thCong.html

Complete HISTORY of the Akaka bill for the 109th Congress, 2005-2006: A collection of all the important published news articles and commentaries, in chronological order (about 2,000 pages, with index):
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaHist109thCong.html

Bush Administration "Strongly Opposes Passage" of the Akaka Bill -- Department of Justice letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on June 7, 2006

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights -- Official Report Opposing the Akaka bill adopted by 5-2 vote on May 5, 2006

Survey by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii released May 23, 2006 shows that 2/3 of Hawai'i citizens oppose the Akaka bill, and also want a question on the election ballot before Congress even considers the bill.

On May 8, 2006 Senator Lamar Alexander made a speech on the Senate floor citing the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report on the Akaka bill, and urging fellow Senators to oppose the bill. Senator Akaka later that day went to the floor, gave a short speech in favor of the bill, and promised he would give a speech every day on the Senate floor until the bill is brought up for debate and vote. He followed through on that pledge. Opponents of the bill created a webpage to provide point-by-point fact-checking and rebuttal to each of Akaka's speeches. Please visit
http://wiki.grassrootinstitute.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Correcting_Akaka

Akaka Bill -- Roundup of Evidence Showing Most Hawaii People and Most Ethnic Hawaiians Oppose It

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 13, 2005, U.S. Assistant Attorney General William Moschella released a letter to Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, identifying several important objections to the Akaka bill on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Moschella's letter came only a few days before the full Senate was scheduled to debate and vote on the bill, S.147. The letter, on official stationery, can be downloaded in pdf format from:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaMoschellaDOJ071305.pdf

Akaka bill hearing before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, in Washington D.C., on Tuesday July 19, 2005

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Mid-July, 2005: Members of Congress send letter to House of Representatives Speaker Hastert and Majority Leader Tom Delay asking them to kill Akaka bill
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaHseRepubLtrJuly2005.html

Two former Senators who led the opposition to the Hawaiian apology resolution in 1993 point out that the Akaka bill cites the apology resolution several times as justification for creating a race-based government, and communal property -- something Senator Inouye assured them on the Senate floor would never happen. See Slade Gorton and Hank Brown, "E Pluribus Unum? Not in Hawaii" in Wall Street Journal online for August 16, 2005. For paid subscribers the article is at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112415838738514082,00.html?mod=opinion%5Fmain%5Fcommentaries
The article by Senators Gorton and Brown is also available free of charge as republished in Hawaii Reporter (on-line) at:
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?f182b614-6360-4197-8f37-22d3e70c2aae

What Does the United States Owe to Native Hawaiians? Two reports commissioned by Congress contain the answers, which are directly applicable to the Akaka bill. The Morgan Report (U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1894, 808 pages) concluded the U.S. did not conspire with the revolutionists to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy, and did not help them while it was underway. The Native Hawaiians Study Commission was delivered to Senate and House committees in 1983, and concluded there is no historical, legal, or moral obligation for the United States to provide race-based benefits, group rights, or political sovereignty to ethnic Hawaiians.

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Akaka Bill -- OHA flier "The Time is Now" mass-mailed May-June 2006 -- Comments and Corrections

Akaka Bill Endorsements by Ethnic Spokespersons (How can anyone speak for an ethnic group? Is it wise for a spokesperson of one ethnic group to lead that group into bondage to another group?)

** 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

By Gail Heriot
Professor of Law, San Diego State University

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

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Three articles published in the national media on Friday, July 15, 2005 just days before the U.S. Senate was 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.

All three articles are available at
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/Akaka3ArticlesFeinMeeseMcNicoll071505.html

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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.

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Akaka Bill Scientific Survey Report July 5, 2005 -- 67% OPPOSED out of 1696 who responded when 10,000 were called -- 45% feel strongly enough to hold it against politicians who support this bill
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaScientificSurvey070505.html

On April 24, 2006 the Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced that it is cutting off funding for the Native Hawaiian Coalition. This is a very significant admission that even when OHA pays over a lengthy period of time for airfare and meeting space for people to come together for multiple meetings to figure out how to "build a nation", the turnout is low and the people who participate have so many disagreements that very little progress is made. This three-page letter to participants in the Native Hawaiian Coalition is on official OHA stationery.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/OHAstopNatHawnCoal042406.pdf

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November 28, 2005 issue of "Newsweek" contains an article linking White House chief of staff Karl Rove to Washington lobbying firm Patton Boggs and the payment of $400,000 by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to Patton Boggs to lobby for the Akaka bill. The implication is that Rove may be improperly using his influence with the President to lobby on behalf of Patton Boggs clients, including lobbying for the Akaka bill, in return for money and legal representation for himself regarding the investigation of CIA leaks involving Lewis "Scooter" Libby. The "Newsweek" article, and Ken Conklin's comments about it, are on the following webpage:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaRovePattonBoggsNewsweek112805.html

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Twisting History -- Reverend Kaleo Patterson Cites 112 Year Old Joke as Fact And Launches Media Blitz -- National Day of Prayer set for April 30, 2006 to support ethnic Hawaiian economic and political causes, based on fake 1894 proclamation attributed to President Grover Cleveland

http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/fraudpattersoncleveland.html

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On August 2, 2005 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a racially exclusionary admissions policy at the $6 Billion Kamehameha Schools, and a huge pro-segregation political rally in support of the schools' policy followed on August 6. But while the courts are ruling against racial segregation, the Senate is scheduled to take up the racial separatist Akaka bill on September 6. Wall Street Journal editorial writer John Fund published an editorial contrasting these two situations.

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.

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Akaka Bill Dialogs (collection of several series of published articles where supporters and opponents engage each other)

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Map of Hawaiian islands showing some of the lands likely to be demanded by an Akaka tribe, where different laws would prevail and businesses might operate exempt from taxes and regulation. There are large and small land parcels, SCATTERED throughout the islands, making jurisdictional issues a nightmare. Almost every current business would eventually come under competition from untaxed and unregulated businesses located within easy driving distance.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaTribeLandsAdv080505.pdf

Akaka Bill Amendment Formally Introduced in Senate by Conservative Republican Senator Brownback of Kansas on September 28, 2005 (Why did media ignore this for a week? Why did Senator Akaka not yet officially introduce his own alleged revision of Akaka bill published on his Senate website 3 weeks previously accompanied by great publicity?)

The best webpage explaining in depth what the bill says and what's wrong with it is:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/OpposeAkakaBill.html

The Akaka Bill And Secession: The Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) is seen by its supporters as a step toward total independence for all of Hawai'i

Akaka Bill: Replacing Democracy and Individual Rights With "Indigenous" Communal (Group) Rights

Anti-American Hawaiian activist protesters -- photos and links to explanatory webpages

Akaka Bill Heritage Foundation Symposium, Washington D.C., August 30, 2005. Complete audio/video file available for download. Speeches given by Rubellite Kawena Johnson (University of Hawaii, Professor of Hawaiian Language and Literature, and descendant of Kamehameha the Great); John Fund (Wall Street Journal editorial board member and columnist); and Larry Arnn (President of Hillsdale College); along with Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., President, The Heritage Foundation.
Audio/video file can be downloaded here:
http://multimedia.heritage.org/content/lehrman-083005a.ram
Detailed description of the event at:
http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev083005b.cfm

Native Hawaiian Population To Double by 2050 -- (a) Do we want an Akaka tribe on the federal dole with a million members? (b) "Native Hawaiians" are clearly not a dying race; (c) Population bomb as a political weapon: "Native Hawaiian" activist professor urges "her people" to double in 20 years rather than 50, in order to grab majority power sooner.

Federal Recognition Denied to Two Indian Groups in Connecticut on October 12, 2005 -- Implications for the Akaka Bill
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/fedrecdenied2connecticutgroups101205.html

THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE HAWAIIAN RECOGNITION BILL, ALSO KNOWN AS THE AKAKA BILL OR THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION BILL
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaCurrentVersion.html

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 January 25, 2005, at the time they introduced the new Akaka bill in the Senate and House, speeches were given and entered in the Congressional Record by Senators Akaka and Inouye, and Representatives Abercrombie and Case. The full text of those speeches can be seen, along with red-pen corrections and comments by Professor Ken Conklin, at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/Akaka012505SpeechRed.html

Some Testimony in Opposition to the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill in the 109th Congress (S.147 and H.R.309), including a roundup of testimony from previous years, and published articles opposing the bill.

Improving the Akaka Bill To Leave No Hawaiian Behind (proposing some serious amendments to make the bill less awful, consistent with its purpose of creating racial separatism)

Three Choices For Hawai'i's Future: Akaka Bill vs. Independence vs. Unity and Equality

Major Articles Opposing the Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill, Published in Newspapers and Magazines, year 2000 to now.

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

Akaka bill "debate": The Washington Times newspaper, series of 3 articles focusing on issues of concern nationwide, written by constitutional law attorneys and activists pro and con, published October and November 2004.

In December, 2004 the Attorney General of the State of Hawai'i, Mark J. Bennett, wrote the second of a series of four essays regarding whether the Hawaiian recognition bill is Constitutional and whether it would be good public policy. Mr. Bennett claimed the Akaka bill would be constitutional, and would give ethnic Hawaiians equality with America's other indigenous people. Mr. Bennett's essay was a response to a short letter to editor by attorney H. William Burgess and his wife Sandra Puanani Burgess. Attorney General Bennett's essay received replies from Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D.; and from Bruce Fein, a constitutional attorney and international consultant at Bruce Fein & Associates and The Lichfield Group. Thus, the four articles together read like a debate.

In July 2005 Constitutional law expert Bruce Fein challenged the Governor of the State of Hawai'i, or her Attorney General Mark Bennett, to a public debate on the Akaka bill. The actual challenge to debate, on letterhead stationery in pdf format, can be downloaded from:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaFeinChallengeLingleBennettDebate.pdf

Akaka Bill Public Opinion Poll of March 2005 Shows 75% Opposed; and Previous Scientific Surveys Show Akaka Bill is Lowest Priority for Ethnic Hawaiians and All Hawai'i's People

Testimony of Professor Rubellite Kawena Kinney Johnson (highly esteemed native Hawaiian kupuna) opposing S.147, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill, delivered to U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for hearing on March 1, 2005

Attorney Hayden Burgess, alias Poka Laenui, Hawaiian sovereignty independence activist, supports the Akaka bill as a way of getting federal money while continuing to seek Independence.

The Akaka Bill And Secession: The Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill (Akaka bill) is seen by its supporters as a step toward total independence for all of Hawai'i

Akaka bill -- would it be a unifying force for Hawai'i if it passes? The Akaka bill -- building a bridge to the Nineteenth Century.

Kamehameha vs. Akaka -- Kamehameha unified Hawai'i 200 years ago; Akaka bill's main purpose is to divide Hawai'i (includes history of Kamehameha Day holiday; lack of certainty about Kamehameha's birthdate within a range of 25 years; Battle of Nu'uanu Pali and Herb Kane's painting of it and Adair's political cartoon based on it; newspaper advertisement comparing Kamehameha's unification of a multiracial Hawai'i against divisiveness of Akaka bill)

"NATIVE HAWAIIAN" VICTIMHOOD CLAIMS -- what are they, why are they being asserted, and how can the bad statistics be explained? Advocates for race-based programs frequently justify them by asserting claims that "Native Hawaiians" have the worst statistics among all Hawai'i ethnic groups for education, income, unemployment, drug abuse, incarceration, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc. But such claims are rarely accompanied by the documentation that would allow researchers to verify them independently. Most economic and social "victimhood" statistics are probably due to the fact that "Native Hawaiians" on average are only 25 years of age -- 13 years younger than the average of other ethnic groups. Most health statistics are probably explained by the strange counting method which allocates full tally marks to "Native Hawaiian" victimhood for victims whose native blood quantum is very low -- about 3/4 of all "Native Hawaiians" each have more than 3/4 of their ancestry from Asia, Europe, or America; thus, most of their victimhood tally marks should be awarded to races other than "Native Hawaiian." See: http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/victimhoodclaims.html

Citizens Equal Rights Alliance, open letter to Hawai'i Governor Linda Lingle, July 11, 2005, regarding Akaka bill
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaCERAletterToLingle071105.html

Ken Conklin -- Personal background and anecdotes showing why the Akaka bill would be harmful to the unity of Hawai'i

On March 31, 2005 U.S. Senator Dan Inouye, Rep. Neil Abercrombie, and Rep. Ed Case appeared in person before a joint meeting of two committees at the state Legislature to provide an informational briefing on the Akaka bill. Senator Akaka sent a written statement. A question-and-answer session followed. The federal delegation and state legislators agreed that it is important to "calm the waters" while the bill is being considered in Congress -- this would be a bad time for the Legislature to try to deal with controversial issues such as ceded lands. A complete transcript of the 96-minute event is available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaHawLegisBrfngFedDeleg033105.html

One America, One Hawai'i -- Democrat Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards' Speech at the National Convention Complaining about Two Americas and Calling for Unity and Equality in One America -- Implications for Hawai'i

Hawai'i's Fifth Column: Anti-Americanism in the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement

On October 23, 2003, the day of President Bush's visit to Honolulu, Aloha For All published a full-page advertisement in the Honolulu Advertiser on page A10 asking President Bush to "just say no" to the Akaka bill, and listing a few reasons why he should oppose it. To download a copy of that ad, click here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles/Adv102303AskBushOpposeAkaka.pdf

On February 25, 2003 the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs held a "hearing" on the bill, known in the Senate of the 108th Congress as S.344. Only supporters of the bill were allowed to give live testimony. But written testimony in opposition was submitted. To see testimony by Honolulu attorney H. William Burgess on behalf of himself and the Aloha For All organization he heads, and also testimony by Ken Conklin, editor of this website, click here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaTestimony022503.html

In 2001 the Office of Hawaiian Affairs adopted a policy decision to spend up to $9 Million on advertising and lobbying to pass this bill. In February 2003 the pace of lobbying accelerated as OHA opened a branch office in Washington D.C. and in May OHA also hired the high-profile Washington lobbying firm Patton, Boggs on a retainer of $450,000. The Native Hawaiian Recognition bill (aka Akaka bill) is pork barrel ethnic politics at its worst. The primary purpose of the bill is to protect racial entitlement programs which otherwise will be ruled unconstitutional by the courts. Hawai'i's political power structure, and wealthy ethnic Hawaiian institutions, are willing to splinter Hawai'i's rainbow because of greed for money, land, and power. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaPorkBarrel.html

In Summer 2002 research was done for plaintiffs in the Arakaki2 lawsuit showing astonishing amounts of state government money spent for OHA and DHHL. These two racially exclusionary programs of the State of Hawai'i will be dismantled if the lawsuit is successful. The Akaka bill is being pushed in hopes of shielding programs like OHA and DHHL against such lawsuits. For details, see:
OHA and DHHL Cost to State of Hawai'i Treasury: $1 Billion to Date. Estimate for Next Ten Years: $2 Billion More at the Current Expenditure Rate. See Spreadsheets On This Webpage for Details.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles/ohadhhlburdenstatetreasury.html

The Native Hawaiian Recognition bill seeks to pull a thoroughly integrated ethnic group out of society and create an ethnic nationalist government. The same arguments favoring an ethnic Hawaiian "nation" would also favor nationhood for Mexican-Americans, whose radical sovereignty groups MEChA and Nation of Aztlan are very active in California and the Southwest. The legal theory behind the Hawaiian recognition bill makes Hawaiian nationalism the thin edge of a knife poised to balkanize America and perhaps eventually dismember it. Hawaiian nationalism, Chicano nationalism, Black nationalism, and demands for reparations are destabilizing America. Passage of the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill would give legal and political support to all such radical movements. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaHawnChicanoNatnl.html

The level of political activism for racial separatism and ethnic nationalism is increasing significantly in Hawai'i. Perhaps the primary reason for increased zealotry and radicalism is the support for the Akaka bill coming from the political establishment. To read about sovereignty fanaticism in Hawai'i, see:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/religdogzeal.html

On September 7, 2003 a pro-apartheid "red shirt" march by 5,000 to 10,000 ethnic Hawaiians and supporters took place in Waikiki. The purpose of the march was to protest the Arakaki2 lawsuit as well as the two Kamehameha School desegregation lawsuits, and to rally support for the Akaka bill as a way of resisting the lawsuits. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/redshirtsept2003.html

Another, larger red-shirt pro-apartheid march was held on September 6, 2004, and has been compared to the Nazi brown-shirt and black-shirt marches in 1930s Germany. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/redshirtsept2004.html

Ethnic Hawaiians are deeply divided among themselves regarding whether to support or oppose this bill. Native Hawaiian Opposition to the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill is important, and it is growing. When the people who will allegedly benefit from legislation say they don't want it, everyone should listen carefully. Public statements in opposition, and photographs of protestors, are provided. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaKanakaOpposed.html

Ethnic Hawaiians Refusing to Sign Up on a Racial Registry -- Only 18,000 out of 400,000 ethnic Hawaiians signed up after 17 months of intense advertising and community outreach
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AkakaKauinoa.html

THE ALASKA OIL CONNECTION: The Hawaiian recognition bill is being supported by the Alaska oil industry, by the Republican delegation from Alaska, and by Alaska native corporations. The Alaska North Slope Corporation has provided large donations to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, and financial support for the sisters Jade Danner and Robin Danner, who are leading the CHNA propaganda efforts to convince Hawaiian Homestead residents and others to support the Akaka bill for fear of losing their homes and benefit programs if they don't. Alaska oil companies and corporations clearly believe they can make huge profits in Hawai'i if the Akaka bill passes, perhaps by using the preference given to Indian tribes in bidding for federal construction and services contracts. A Native Hawaiian activist opposing the Akaka bill has published extensive details about the Alaska oil connection to the Akaka bill, is the Hawaii Island Journal of October 16-31, and in a 5-part series in "Indian Country Today" newspaper from December 2003 and January 2004. To see Ms. Kelly's articles, click here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaAlaskaKelly.html

Other nations have suffered grievously because of laws and government policies establishing racial supremacy. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/racialsupremacyworldwide.html

Fiji, with a history similar to Hawai'i, enforces Native Fijian racial supremacy over descendants of Asian sugar plantation workers through a legal system resembling what Hawaiian sovereignty activists are seeking. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/fiji.html

The Native Hawaiian Recognition bill is affirmative action gone berserk. It is racial entitlement programs run amok to the point where race-based political sovereignty is demanded as a way of defending them. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/afacracentakaka.html

Over 160 Hawaiian racial entitlement programs are slowly but inexorably coming under attack in the courts because they are unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment equal protection clause. There are literally Billions of dollars (yes, with a B!!) in racially exclusionary programs benefitting ethnic Hawaiians. To see a list of about 170 of these programs , and how much money was spent on each in year 2000 and a few immediately preceding years, go to:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/listhawnentitlements.html
As it turns out, both ethnic Hawaiians and the general population of Hawai'i give very low priority to so-called "native Hawaiian" issues, giving ceded land revenues to OHA, building a race-based nation, etc. Two polls recently taken by OHA and by the Honolulu Advertiser confirm that both ethnic Hawaiians and the general population give high priority to education, healthcare, housing, clean environment, and improving traffic congestion; and very low priority to "native Hawaiian issues" and ethnic nation-building. It is clear that ethnic Hawaiians, like everyone else, want government money to be spent solving real problems that affect all Hawai'i's people, and they do not support having those problems solved through race-based programs or a separate government for ethnic Hawaiians. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/prioritieshawnonhaw.htm
Affirmative action, especially with government-imposed quotas, is bad public policy. Racial entitlement programs are far worse -- they are unconstitutional, but widespread in Hawai'i in the areas of housing, healthcare, and education. At the extreme end of the spectrum would be a sovereign government inside the United States, recognized by the U.S., supported by billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars, whose members are required by law to have at least one ancestor of a specified race. See: Affirmative Action Gone Berserk -- Racial Entitlement Programs in Hawai'i, and the Attempt to Create a Phony Indian Tribe to Defend Them:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/afacracentakaka.html

Here are important statements against the bill:

Congressman Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Speaker Hastert asking that the bill either be killed or else referred to his committee for hearings because of grave concerns that it is unconstitutional.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaSensenbrenner071901.html

A lengthy memo was sent by Senator Craig, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, to all the Senators severely criticizing the bill as unconstitutional and strongly rebuking Senator Inouye's stealth tactic of burying it inside the Defense Appropriations bill. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/oliphantcraig120601.html

In September, 2003 Senator Kyl (Republican, Arizona) sent a letter to his constituents explaining his reasons for opposing the Akaka bill. Complete text of that letter, and the reasons why he sent it: http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaKylConsituentLtrSept2003.html

The lengthy memo by Senator Craig to all his fellow Senators was sent because of a stealth maneuver then underway by Senator Inouye. In December, 2001, Senator Inouye abused his power as chairman of an appropriations subcommittee to hide S.746 deep inside the huge Defense Appropriations bill in the form of a single sentence buried in section 8132. Fortunately the hidden cancer was detected in time to remove it. For details see:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/StealthDeception.html

Connecticut Senators Dodd and Lieberman, and Attorney General Blumenthal, oppose having more (phony) tribes recognized. Logical consequence -- defeat Akaka bill, which would make tribal recognitions easier. Connecticut Attorney General's letter to Senator Inouye describes the bad consequences of tribal recognitions for states and local communities. Hawai'i Legislators should listen to the voices of experience. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaBlumenthalConnecticut.html

There have been numerous articles (and letters to editor) opposing the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill published in newspapers and magazines. Here are some of the most important articles, selected because they appeared in media of nationwide circulation or because they provide especially clear analysis. The articles include "A Bright Line on Race" editorial in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL of October 2, 2000; a commentary in THE NATIONAL REVIEW, September 6, 2001, by Roger Clegg, general counsel at the Center for Equal Opportunity; an article "Hawaiian Apartheid" was published in many venues by nationally syndicated conservative writer Michelle Malkin; "Hawaiian Sovereighty: 3 Alternatives, No Choice" by Kenneth R. Conklin, Ph.D.; "Akaka Bill unlikely to survive challenge" by Honolulu attorney Paul M. Sullivan; "A Race to Racism? Ascribe It To Tribe" by Honolulu attorney Paul M. Sullivan Full text of these articles, and their source citations, are available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaPublishedOpposition.html

People throughout the United States have good reason to oppose the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill. The letters from Congressman Sensenbrenner (Wisconsin) and Senator Craig (Idaho) are an indication of that, along with the published articles by Roger Clegg and Michelle Malkin, and the editorial in the Wall Street Journal, as mentioned above. For a detailed analysis of why this bill should be of great concern to all Americans, see:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaOtherStatesOppose.html

Two resolutions passed by the Western States Sheriffs' Association in 2003 and 2004 are very important to be aware of when considering the consequences of the Akaka bill. There are serious law enforcement problems arising in local jurisdictions throughout America due to the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes. If the Akaka bill passes and the Akaka tribe gets created, jurisdictional conflicts will be far more severe in Hawai'i than in any other state. That's because the Hawaiian homelands, and lands owned by Bishop Estate (Kamehameha Schools) and other ali'i trusts, plus portions of the ceded lands, would probably become tribal lands. Indeed, most of the ceded lands could become tribal lands if the Legislature is as generous in giving away the public lands as it has been in giving away the public's money to OHA and DHHL. The Akaka tribe's lands would be scattered throughout all the islands, and located in virtually every portion of every island. Tribal businesses established on such lands, and the homes and incomes of tribal members, would be exempt from taxation , zoning regulations, labor laws, environmental laws, etc. State and county law enforcement officers would need to negotiate with tribal officials for access and authority in such areas. The situation would be especially severe if Bishop Estate decides to re-incorporate under tribal jurisdiction, making tribal businesses at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Windward Mall, etc. exempt from state and local taxes, regulation, and jurisdiction. The following document contains copies of two resolutions passed by Western States Sheriffs' Association in 2003 and 2004 on the subject of tribal sovereign immunity abuses and local public safety impacts. The letterhead stationery shows the number of states and organizations standing behind these resolutions. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles/sheriffstelljurisdprobs.pdf

Here are some letters opposing the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill. Newspapers and magazines are welcome to publish them signed by the author who wrote each one; and individuals or organizations are welcome to send these letters to Congress by e-mail, fax, or hardcopy.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaLettersOppose.html

"Killing Aloha", a careful, lengthy point-by-point analysis of the Akaka bill by Honolulu attorney Paul M. Sullivan, updated March 2007 for S.310/H.R.505 (including political cartoons): http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bigfiles40/AkakaSullivanKA110Cong.pdf

A lengthy, heavily-footnoted essay by Honolulu attorney Patrick W. Hanifin describing the legal history of the growth of citizenship and voting rights in Hawai'i, and how the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill would reverse a 225-year-old tradition of racial and ethnic inclusiveness in the Aloha State. Printed edition available upon request. The article was published in the Hawai'i Bar Journal of 2001, Issue No. 13. The final published article in pdf form, and also a slightly different earlier version in html, are available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/HanifinCitizen.html

Text and Analysis of Bush Administration Actions and Statements on Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill: December 6, 2001 Dept. of Interior Markup of S.746; September 6, 2002 statement by Secretary of Interior Gail Norton
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaBush20002004.html

There are two major theories of what Hawaiian sovereignty or self-determination should look like. These theories and their advocates are often in conflict with each other and even within themselves. Both racial separatism and ethnic nationalism are characterized by the same underlying attitudes: hostility toward the United States and racism toward people who have no Hawaiian blood. Public statements illustrating the core attitudes are provided.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/sepnatcommoncore.html

In 1993 Congress passed a resolution of sentiment commonly known in Hawai'i as the "apology bill." The resolution was passed at the request of the Hawai'i delegation to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the monarchy in Hawai'i. The resolution gave an apology for the minor role of the U.S. in that event, using flowery language filled with factual inaccuracies. A recorded vote was taken in the Senate, but not in the House. Resolutions of sentiment usually pass unanimously, or with very little opposition. But this resolution was so outrageous that 34 Senators had the courage to take the "politically incorrect" step of voting against it. 13 of those Senators are still sitting in the Senate in 2003. They can be expected to understand why it is important to oppose the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill. For a spreadsheet showing the names and contact information for these 13 remaining members of the Honor Roll, see:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/NoOnApologyCurrSen109Cong.html

If the Akaka bill passes, it would have disastrous effects on local businesses and local communities. Some of those effects are described here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/tribeimpactbizandcommunity.html

If the Akaka bill passes, it will severely damage the democratic and constitutional rights of ethnic Hawaiians, both those who join the tribe and those who do not. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/tribeimpactethnichawns.html

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