John Waihee

The former governor is leading a state-sanctioned effort to restore Hawaiian sovereignty

By Vicki Viotti

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 06, 2012

~~<p>John Waihee thought back to his childhood, when the whole notion of Hawaiian sovereignty wasn't even part of the political conversation.</p>
<p>Now, he said, most people agree on the basic historical facts. And Waihee, the recently appointed chairman of the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, said that's evidence of the real progress that supporters of the cause have made.</p>
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John Waihee thought back to his childhood, when the whole notion of Hawaiian sovereignty wasn't even part of the political conversation.

Now, he said, most people agree on the basic historical facts. And Waihee, the recently appointed chairman of the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, said that's evidence of the real progress that supporters of the cause have made. Login for more...