"THERE YOU GO AGAIN!" - THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS RESPONDS WITH MORE LIES AND PROPAGANDA!
From Yesterday's Honolulu Advertiser -
Mr. Kai'opua Fyfe's assertion that there is "overwhelming" opposition to the Akaka bill in Hawai'i is wrong (Letters, July 12).
In fact, the most recent statewide survey conducted by an independent research firm shows there is overwhelming support for the effort to provide federal recognition for Native Hawaiians, as the Akaka bill would do.
What "independent" firm, how many people were surveyed, what area of the island(s) was the research conducted within, AND was the overwhelming support for "recognition" via the a-KAKA bill or for simple RE-"recognition" of the inherent sovereignty of the Hawai'i islands???.......pretty crafty way of glazing the donut for the un-analytical reader of his letter. Does this Namuo guy writes his own stuff or does he hire someone smarter to write it for him?
The telephone survey, conducted one year ago by Ward Research, polled both Native Hawaiians and non-Hawaiian residents. Among Native Hawaiians, 72 percent were familiar with the Akaka bill.
If you are still in Hawai'i you gotta be six feet under or close to it for the last 10 years to have not heard of the aKAKA bill.
An overwhelming 86 percent said they support federal recognition and only 7 percent said they did not. Among non-Hawaiian residents, 78 percent said they support federal recognition and 16 percent said they did not. These numbers are similar to a survey done in 2000.
What were the questions asked in this alleged survey? The question still remains, do those surveyed actually support the pseudo recognition that is being sold to them via the aKAKA bill or recognition of the fact that a wrong was committed by the US government ?
Support for the Akaka bill is both broad and deep, and includes civil rights, cultural, educational and ethnic organizations. Gov. Linda Lingle has joined Sens. Akaka and Inouye in lobbying the Bush administration and members of Congress. The overwhelming support is more than just a statement on federal recognition and the Akaka bill. It shows the vast majority of people in Hawai'i believe an injustice was committed by the U.S. government, and it is time now to help Native Hawaiians regain our sovereign right of self-determination.
Clyde Namu'o - Administrator, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
The last sentence is the most truthful sentence in the whole letter. The problem is that Namuo's concept of the sovereign right of self determination is incomplete. He needs to look up those words in a dictionary and then re-examine exactly what it is the aKAKA bill is about. Being a shill, he won't because he is being paid to tell it the way he does.
The simple truth is, who would be for the aKAKA bill if it contained no US federal dollars ? NO ONE, THAT'S WHO!!
Coming Tommorow - An Alaska Native Speaks Out On What A Settlement With The US Government Did For Them!
