| Aloha,
and welcome. We
invite a dialogue aimed at mutual respect, better understanding
and a path for Hawaii's future that encompasses and respects
all its citizens.
We
link you to some other sites that deserve attention from those
who would seriously and objectively study the sovereignty
question in Hawaii.
We
provide a bulletin board to
promote discussion and debate.
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Sovereignty
Views
The issue of Hawaiian sovereignty is complex and divisive. Many
have spoken out over the years with a multitude of views. We
offer here a wide range of views from a variety of vantage points.
To take a look at some of them, click here.
In the Courts
There have been several challenges to various programs and
organizations designed to benefit native Hawaiians. A unifying
theme of the challenges is that entitlements and other benefits
cannot be race-based, given the laws of the United States.
Some have been successful; others are moving through the legal
system. For information on, and views of, some of these cases,
click here.
The Akaka Bill
In 2000, Senator Daniel Akaka introduced legislation which
would provide “…a process within the framework
of Federal law for the Native Hawaiian people to exercise
their inherent rights as a distinct aboriginal, indigenous,
native community to reorganize a Native Hawaiian governing
entity for the purpose of giving expression to their rights
as native people to self-determination and self-governance.”
The proposed legislation has stirred strong reaction. For
the text of the current version of the bill, and views both
pro and con, click here.
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