This briefing discusses The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 (S. 310, H.R. 505), commonly known as the Akaka Bill. The Akaka Bill proposes to establish a process for Native Hawaiians to gain federal recognition similar to the recognition that some Native American tribes currently possess. The purpose of the bill is to provide a process for the reorganization of the single Native Hawaiian governing entity and the reaffirmation of the special political and legal relationship between the U. S. and that Native Hawaiian governing entity for purposes of continuing a government-to-government relationship.
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act : hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, on S. 147, to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, March 1,
H.R. 2314, "Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009" : legislative hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Witnesses: Haunani Apoliona, chairperson, Board of Trustees, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Mark Bennett, attorney gen., State of HI; Ed Case, U.S. Rep. from HI; Jade Danner, dir., Gov't. Affairs & Community Consultation, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement; Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, U.S. Delegate from Amer. Samoa; Tex Hall, pres., Nat. Congress of Amer. Indians; Micah Kane, chmn., Hawaiian Homes Comm.; Julie Kitka, pres., Alaska Fed. of Natives; Linda Lingle, Governor of HI; & Senators Byron L. Dorgan from ND, v. chmn., & John McCain from AZ, chmn., Comm. on Indian Affairs. Also includes dozens of prepared statements submitted for the record. Charts & tables.