Thursday, September 17, 2009

THE AKAKA BILL VS. A FREE HAWAI`I

The People Are Not Fooled


Big Island Weekly - September 16, 2009


"...That issue" was the Akaka Bill, which would set up a framework for creating a native Hawaiian governmental body that the U.S. would recognize....

...The Danners' presentation was repeatedly interrupted by sovereignty supporters who disagreed with the bill's language and/or content....

"...You're actually allowing the perpetuity of an illegal system," argued one sovereignty supporter.

"It's just another form of capture," said another of the Akaka Bill framework....

"It's as though you're creating a wholly separate government for a fictitious Hawaiian people," said Gumapac....

"...The people who are pushing this bill are trying to divide the Hawaiian people," contended Rev. Ron Fujimoto, a non-Hawaiian who has worked for years with Hawaiian groups....

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