Monday, June 17, 2013
ELECTIONS 2012
Leading Senate candidates commit to Akaka Bill
Case, Hirono and Lingle pledge to pursue federal recognition for Hawaiians
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 20, 2012
~~<p>U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka may not achieve federal recognition for Native Hawaiians before he retires next year, leaving his successor to inherit a cause that has been frustrated in the Senate for more than a decade.</p>
<p>Akaka and U.S. Sen. Daniel Ino­uye will make a last run at federal recognition — which would treat Hawaiians as indigenous people with the right to self-government — before Akaka's term expires in January.</p>
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U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka may not achieve federal recognition for Native Hawaiians before he retires next year, leaving his successor to inherit a cause that has been frustrated in the Senate for more than a decade.
Akaka and U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye will make a last run at federal recognition — which would treat Hawaiians as indigenous people with the right to self-government — before Akaka's term expires in January. Login for more...
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