HONOLULU (AP) — Two major candidates vying for Hawai`i's vacant congressional seat want changes to pending federal legislation to establish a governing entity for Native Hawaiians.
Democrat Ed Case said during a debate on PBS Hawai`i Thursday night that the current measure contains no deliberate process to work out the details before it grants recognition to a Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Case backed the bill's previous versions. He says there should be more hearings on it in Hawaii.
Republican Charles Djou says it should establish talks between Native Hawaiians and state and federal governments before recognition.
