Akaka Bill: Another Example of Some People Using the Akaka Bill to Single Out and Target Hawaiians Based on Their National Origin, Ko Hawai’i Pae Aina
Conservative American News recently posted a diatribe about the Akaka Bill. In it they state some racist things about Hawaiians based on their national origin. This should never be tolerated for ANY group of people.
An excerpt:
There is the additional complicating factor that it’s not clear just who is a Native Hawaiian. Racial intermarriage has been common in Hawaii for a century and a half, and some have estimated that there are only a few hundred people left all of whose ancestors were Native Hawaiian. The Akaka bill provides that a federal commission determine who qualifies for inclusion in the new tribe. Anyone see an opportunity for political favoritism here?
Akaka Bill: The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is Not Listening to the Will of the Hawaiian People Regarding the Akaka Bill
This is what the Hawaiian people want: They are saying “NO to the Akaka Bill.”
A picture is worth a 1000 words:
Stop the Akaka Bill
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs does some good for some Hawaiians. However the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is not listening to the will of the Hawaiian people about the Akaka Bill. They posted an announcement recently and titled it, “OHA applauds passage of the Hawaiian Recognition Bill in the U.S. House.” With all due respect to some people at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs this is not what the Hawaiian people want.
An excerpt of their post:
“The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is very pleased that H.R. 2314 Substitute Amendment known as the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (NHGRA) passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives today,†said Board of Trustees Chairperson Haunani Apoliona. She added, “Today’s vote is a major step in the century-long effort of Native Hawaiians to reconcile the history of past injustice and move forward together for all of Hawai‘i.â€
It is not over yet. The bill must still be passed by the Senate where it has run into roadblocks twice previously before it can go President Obama for his signature. He has explicitly stated that he will sign it.
Republicans staunchly oppose the Akaka Bill and should continue to do so though their reasons differ from many Hawaiians’ reasons.