THURSTON TWIGG-SMITH, DESCENDANT OF ONE WHO HELPED OVERTHROW HAWAI'I'S SOVEREIGN QUEEN A CENTURY AGO, AGREES FEDERAL RECOGNITION IS BAD FOR HAWAI'I
Honolulu Advertiser - Letter to the Editor
June 11, 2004
If Only The Senator Would Ask The People
It was interesting to read Sen. Daniel Akaka's comments Sunday on his bill and to note that he believes the bill is "important to all of us in Hawai'i, Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian."
There has never been a hearing in all these years that would allow ordinary folks to express their opinions of the bill.
If he called a hearing and allowed anyone who wanted to to testify, he would find out why so many of us don't think the bill would be helpful. He would find many, including many Hawaiians, who think the important thing about the bill is to see that it doesn't pass.
Thurston Twigg-Smith
Diamond Head
