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Article: Hawaii senator Daniel Akaka, a Democrat, is proposing legislation that would allow native Hawaiians to govern themselves in the same manner as American Indians.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)
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- September 12, 2005
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* Hawaii senator Daniel Akaka, a Democrat, is proposing legislation that would allow native Hawaiians to govern themselves in the same manner as American Indians. Akaka ran into a bit of trouble recently when he acknowledged to NPR one possible outcome of his bill: The natives could secede. We use the term "native" advisedly, because no one seems to know precisely what it means in this context, and in fact the new native interim government would set the definition. Akaka has tried to avoid such details, noting only that areas of contention will be worked out by his ...
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Transcript: VETERANS BENEFITS ISSUES:DANIEL AKAKA
Congressional Testimony;
April 29, 2009 ;
694 words
...Congressional Testimony 04-29-2009 Opening Statement of Daniel Akaka Chairman Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Committee on Senate Veterans Affairs April 29, 2009 Good morning, and welcome to today ...
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