So many Republican victories in the off-term US elections could mean defeat for the Akaka Bill.
The lame duck session in US Congress will start November 15 and it's unrealistic to think the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act will get to a vote on the senate floor before Christmas.
"I would say as a result of yesterday the odds are bad. I'm being very candid and upfront because I don't want people to have their hopes unjustifiably raised because at this stage I would say it's not one of the so called priority measures. There are certain appointments of judges that will go down the drain also," said Sen. Dan Inouye, (D) Hawai`i.
