House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding next week’s possible floor consideration of an unknown version of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009:
“Once again the Democrat majority is writing bills behind closed doors without any contribution or consideration from the minority. When the… Read more »
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Exactly one year ago today, the newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered his first speech to Department employees, outlining his vision for the future of the agency.
Unfortunately, Secretary Salazar’s rhetoric stands in stark contrast to… Read more »
Only 34 Percent of Hawaiians Support Akaka Bill
Human Events
Valerie Richardson
December 18, 2009
With President Bush no longer wielding a veto and a Hawaiian in the White House, Democrats would need to stumble badly to botch the passage of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. Fortunately for conservatives, that's exactly what's happening.
Better known as the Akaka… Read more »
Aloha, Segregation: The Akaka bill would create a race-based state in Hawaii
Wall Street Journal
Editorial
December 17, 2009
President Obama speaks proudly of his childhood in Hawaii, so we wonder what the state's voters think of his support for a bill that would redistribute its wealth based on race. That's what would happen under the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today following Committee passage of H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009:
“It was the correct course of action for Democrats to abandon their rush to adopt the proposed changes to the Akaka Bill at today’s hastily-scheduled markup.
“With both the… Read more »
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 (H.R. 2314)
December 16, 2009 Full Committee Markup
Reporting H.R. 2314 out of Committee (View Roll Call Vote)
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, also known as the Akaka bill, would create a separate governing entity for Native Hawaiians. Following strong opposition from Hawaii’s Governor and Attorney… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings offered a motion to postpone the markup of H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, until February 24, 2010 – allowing interested parties 60 days to thoroughly review proposed changes to the bill. Last night, Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett on behalf of Governor Linda Lingle sent… Read more »
