HERE'S AN EASY WAY TO LET YOUR SENATORS KNOW YOU'RE AGAINST FEDERAL RECOGNITION FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS!

Simply Cut & Paste The Letter Below, Fill In The Blanks, Sign Your Name & Email Or Fax -

Dear Senator _______________,

I write to you on a mater of grave concern.

I vehemently oppose SB.344, the Native Hawaiian Recognition Act of 2003, also known as the Akaka-Stevens bill. It falsely purports to award political self-determination to Native Hawaiians through US federal recognition.

I ask that you oppose this legislation by supporting the anonymous hold on SB. 344.

SB.344 names the US Department of Interior as the administrative agency to oversee, authorize and implement a political relationship between Native Hawaiians and the United States.

The US Department of Justice has serious constitutional issues with this bill, already facing similar challenges with federally recognized Native American Tribes.

Undoubtedly, passage of SB.344 will cause a landslide of costly litigation to ultimately resolve its constitutionality. If passed, it will become a legal nightmare for all concerned parties.

This bill is bad for the United States and bad for Hawaiians. Contrary to what you are being told, Hawaiians do not support this legislation!

I am aware that Hawaii’s elected representatives are currently lobbying intensely in Washington, DC for passage of this bill.

I am also aware of Hawai’i Governor Linda Lingle’s attempts to personally persuade you to support this bill. Please do not be persuaded.

Senators Inouye and Akaka, Representatives Case and Abercrombie, Governor Lingle, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and any other S.344 advocates do not speak for me on this bill!

I stand unified with my Hawaiian brothers and sisters, staunchly opposed to SB.344.

Please help us defeat this bill.

PLEASE OPPOSE SB.344.

Thank you,

LET THEM KNOW YOU OPPOSE THE AKAKA BILL!

Another Republican U.S. Senator has agreed to
co-sponsor the Akaka bill that would give Native
Hawaiians federal recognition.

Hawai'i Govenor Linda Lingle, attending
a National Governors Association conference
on long-term care, met with U.S. Sen. Gordon
Smith, R-Ore. Smith, who is in his second term
and a member of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee, said he would co-sponsor the Akaka
bill.

Smith is the third Republican to co-sponsor the
bill, which has stalled in the U.S. Senate. Sen.
Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Sen. Orrin Hatch,
R-Utah, co-sponsored the bill earlier, said Paul
Cardus, spokesman for Sen. Daniel Akaka,
D-Hawai'i.

"It's another step," Cardus said. "It's one step
in the process that I think Sen. Akaka is hopeful
and confident will lead to passage next year."

CONTACT SENATORS SMITH AND HATCH NOW TO LET THEM KNOW YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL!!
Senator Gordon Smith - (202) 224-3753 (202) 228-3997 - Fax
Senator Orin Hatch - (202) 224-5251 - (202) 224-6331 - Fax