OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ONLY PROTECTS ITS OWN INTERESTS
Honolulu Star Bulletin - January 24, 2008
After spending nearly seven years and more than $3 million of beneficiary/taxpayer money to get people to support the Akaka Bill, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has begun to accept the inevitable, the bill's demise.
Their "very conflicted" declaration that it be "THE" native Hawaiian governing entity confirms suspicions of their intentions of a Sen. Dan Inouye-backed agenda - the reaffirmation and confirmation of the illegal statehood of Hawai`i, the Organic Act - the territorial acquisition of Hawai`i, the alleged annexation of Hawai`i, the Republic of Hawai`i, the provisional government and the alleged overthrow of the government/kingdom of Hawai`i by using Congress' definition of "kanaka" as indigenous Native Americans and its plenary powers to rule and eliminate our independence claims forever!
OHA acts of "global-like" settlements, cronyism and funding of special projects, taking place as we speak, continue to fester the divisiveness within our community and we are told to "stop grumbling."
OHA's kuleana is to take care of its trust responsibilities and listen to all its constituents.
We have asked for reconciliation as guaranteed by President Clinton's 1993 Apology Bill. That needs to be defined.
Meaningful reconciliation would help to create more pono solutions toward self-determination and self-governance for the kanaka Hawai`i and address the historical injustices rather than just the Akaka Bill, which only perpetuates our dependence on governmental handouts, entitlements and dictation.
Kunani Nihipali
Haleiwa, O`ahu
