Clearly, I supported the 1978 constitutional convention, which proposed the creation of OHA, which was ratified by the majority of the peopl...
Those of us who have addressed this issue, who have thought about it, who have read the various opinions, we have never viewed this as a rac...
I would say that any kind of an argument that says that, that Native Hawaiians are not an indigenous people, is in my view very wrong.
There is nothing in the language of this bill that would lead me to conclude that.
That is not an accurate reflection of the support that this legislation of the Native Hawaiians have in Hawaii.
They are still members of the United States. They are still citizens of the United States with all the rights and privileges of citizens of ...
Native Hawaiians were not constituted as tribes as most of us I think understand tribes, but they were a separate nation.
the Native Hawaiian people are an indigenous people this is not race-based legislation.
I particularly appreciate the comments made by my colleagues, Abercrombie of course, Bordallo and Faleomavaega.
The thing that we should remember is the United States has a special relationship with native peoples, and Native Hawaiians are native peopl...
The legislature of the State of Hawaii...has time and again passed resolutions in support of this legislation.
They were a kingdom. We had treaties. The Kingdom of Hawaii had treaties with the United States.
The Native Hawaiian people are an indigenous people this is not race-based legislation.
I want to thank Senator Collins, the lead Republican cosponsor of S. 372, and Members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Comm...
They do not at the Merit Systems Protection Board right now.
This issue is a priority for me, and I am optimistic that finally we will enact protections for whistleblowers this year.
I should also add that many of them have some good ideas that can improve government operations.
I understand that the Administration is committed to transparency, but we must ensure that this Board makes fair decisions.
