Daniel Akaka

Senator Daniel Akaka has served the state of Hawaii since the 1970s, he is the first senator of Hawaiian ancestry, and the only member of the senate that is Chinese-American. In my lifetime I've seen Daniel Akaka elected and re-elected many times (despite the fact that he's obviously blowing it) simply out of respect for his position (I'm serious). Daniel Akaka has constantly attempted to pass the Akaka Bill that tries to get Native Hawaiians the same rights as Native American on top of the rights they receive for being of Hawaiian decent. He's been elected amongst America's Five Worst Senators, the article calling him "master of the minor resolution and the bill that dies in committee". He's been a staunch supporter of the democratic party, and has done little more than trying to pass the Akaka Bill.

What's wrong with the Akaka Bill?
- It will work to give Hawaiians rights above those they have claim to as Native Hawaiians, i.e. they will have their rights as Hawaiians and as Native Americans.
- It will disenfranchise the peoples of Hawaii
- The Native Hawaiians will lose any and all claim over Hawaiian lands, the U.S. Government will have full jurisdiction.
- It will work to steal monetary assets from the Hawaiian peoples in just the same way that the American Indians have been stolen from.
- It will remove the 200,000 acres of land kept in a public trust since statehood for the Hawaiian peoples to be used at full discretion of the Federal Government

The Akaka Bill helps no one, it doesn't help the people of Hawaii in any way, and it definitely doesn't help the Native Americans. The only ones that are served by Hawaii having tribal status is the U.S. Government.

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