FREEHAWAII.INFO PRESENTS THE TOP TEN REASONS TO JUST SAY "NO!" TO FEDERAL RECOGNITION, THE AKAKA BILL OR THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS’ ATTEMPT TO ENROLL NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
AND FINALLY, HERE'S REASON #10 -
10. We must heed our own legacy of Hawaiian opposition to U.S. annexation that our kupuna left us when they submitted petitions that together represented the vast majority (over 38,000 signatures out of 40,000) of Hawaiian people in 1897. In those petitions, Hawaiians clearly stated their opposition to becoming part of the United States in any way, shape or form. Do you want to be counted among those Hawaiians who would desecrate the memory of their own `ohana and all of our ancestors for a few federal dollars?
