IS HAWAI`I PART OF THE US?
LEGAL OPINION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

"It is therefore unclear which constitutional power congress exercised when it aquired Hawai'i by joint resolution.

Accordingly, it is doubtful that the aquisition of Hawai'i can serve as an appropriate precedent for a congressional assertion of sovereignty..."

October 4, 1988
During The Ronald Reagan Presidency

US ELECTIONS OUTCOME BAD FOR AKAKA BILL

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.

AKAKA BILL OFFERS RECONCILIATION NOT REMEDY

Maui News - March 23, 2010

The March 14 Viewpoint writer is correct, the purpose of the Akaka Bill is reconciliation. Reconciliation is defined as the renewal of amicable relations between two persons who have been at enmity or variance; usually implying forgiveness of injuries on one or both sides.

The Akaka Bill, however, has nothing to do with reparation or restitution - defined as payment for an injury or damage; redress for a wrong done and an equitable remedy under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury.

The only egregious mistake the U.S. made was that it never ratified the treaty annexing Hawai`i. This mistake is the cause of the "special relationship between the US and Native Hawaiians," the reason the Akaka Bill is necessary for the U.S.

Had there been an annexation treaty in 1898, there would be no such thing as Native Hawaiians. They would have been assimilated as Americans.

What the Akaka Bill does not offer is remedy, defined as the means by which a right is enforced or the violation of a right is prevented, redressed or compensated.

In plain terms, Congress wants Native Hawaiians to forgive the US for taking away their country with no promise of repairing the damage or restoring anything.

The Viewpoint writer writes "others accuse Hawaiians of being racists; or as traitors and idiots for not demanding the whole pie." Maybe he knows something he's not sharing with the rest of us.

Dan Taylor
Haiku, Maui

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"AKAKA BILL ON THE HILL"

In Another Sneak Last Week, The Akaka Bill Was Passed On The Hill.

It Was Done, We're Clear, For One Person's Career.

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NEW YEARS DAY AKAKA BILL PROTEST
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"AWAKE TO A FAKE"

You Won't Believe What Was Said At The 50th State Celebrations That Stopped Hawai`i's Fake State Governor Cold.

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