What do Hawaiians think of the Akaka Bill? This question is rarely asked.
After the King Kamehameha Day parade, what was on the ground all around was enough to astound.
Thousands of names from the Ku’e Anti-Annexation Petition which shows how many Hawaiians were against the annexation of Hawai’i and against statehood. They still speak. They did not want statehood like how they do not want the Akaka Bill.
Unbalanced Coverage of the Akaka Bill: Akaka Bill Panel Video
Tauted as a “diverse panel” three out of the four panelists are for the Akaka Bill while one one out of the four is against the Akaka Bill.
This is far from “fair and balanced reporting” which is common with some journalists. Instead of fair and balanced reporting they are imbalanced.
This conversation about the Akaka Bill was recorded on February 4, 2010 in the PBS Hawaii studio:
State Attorney General Mark Bennett, The Honorable Walter Heen – OHA Trustee, Jonathan Osorio, Ph.D. Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at UH, and Attorney and blogger Trisha Kehaulani Watson, gathers to discuss the Akaka Bill:
Akaka Bill in the News: Isle’s Senators Stay Committed to the Akaka Bill Despite Most Hawaiians Against the Akaka Bill
The biased Starbulletin editors recently wrote about Senators Inouye and Akaka maintaining their commitment to the Akaka Bill. This despite most Hawaiians and many non-Hawaiians opposition for a variety of reasons:
They note that Senator Scott Brown‘s recent sweep of Massachusetts may tip the scale to those who oppose it.
Hopefully the Republican party will step up to the plate and shut the Akaka Bill down:
Akaka Bill Photo Courtesy of Pono Kealoha
Personally I am counting on the Republican party to do this though some people mistakenly think that the Hawaiian Kingdom seeks to be separate from the United States. It already is separate and distinct yet notice how some racist statements are being made about Hawaiians based on their national origin.
The Akaka Bill needs to be stopped.
Hopefully the Republican party will MAKE it happen.