LET'S GET THE TRUTH OUT! DEMAND HEARINGS IN HAWAI`I ON THE AKAKA BILL
Hawaii Reporter - 12/30/2005 - By Malia Zimmerman
The first hearing on the Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act in Washington D.C. in 2006 will not be in the U.S. Senate as proponents had hoped.
Instead, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has scheduled a hearing on the proposed legislation for Jan. 20, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. at its headquarters in Washington D.C.
The commissioners, who research various civil rights issues and complaints and provide critical and analytical expertise in evaluations of those issues, have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas.
The commission lacks enforcement powers, and so refers the many complaints it receives to the appropriate federal, state, or local government agency or private organization for action.
To see the reports the commission has formally received, see
http://www.usccr.gov/calendar/calndx.htm
Sources in Congress tell Hawaii Reporter this will likely be the only official government hearing on the bill, also known as the Akaka Bill, in D.C. -- at least until March or April of 2006.
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