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A Narrowing Window for Another Hawaiian Vote

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Tony Webster / Flickr

The deadline for comment on a proposed bridge between Native Hawaiians and the US Government is closing soon.

In the fall the US Department of the Interior proposed establishing a formal government-to-government relationship as part of the reconciliation process.  The proposal would give Native Hawaiians a legal framework that would help the native Hawaiian community work with the US government.

The move is separate from the Na‘i Aupuni election to choose delegates for a convention to discuss alternatives for Hawaiian self-governance.  Last week the US Supreme Court blocked votes from being counted in that process.

Kealii Lopez is the Board president of Imua Hawai‘i.  She says in order to preserve future options, it’s important to approve the DOI’s ruling while President Obama is in office. 

The deadline for comment on the DOI proposal closes on December 30th and you can find more information or submit testimony at The Department of the Interior website.

More information on the Na‘i Aupuni election can be found here.

Nick Yee’s passion for music developed at an early age, as he collected jazz and rock records pulled from dusty locations while growing up in both Southern California and Honolulu. In college he started DJing around Honolulu, playing Jazz and Bossa Nova sets at various lounges and clubs under the name dj mr.nick. He started to incorporate Downtempo, House and Breaks into his sets as his popularity grew, eventually getting DJ residences at different Chinatown locations. To this day, he is a fixture in the Honolulu underground club scene, where his live sets are famous for being able to link musical and cultural boundaries, starting mellow and building the audience into a frenzy while steering free of mainstream clichés.
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