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INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES

A Comparison of Approaches to Native Hawiian Self Governance & Sovereignty

The attached table, developed by the CNHA Policy Center, will assist individuals interested in comparing the very basic elements of Native Hawaiian self governance and sovereignty as proposed by the most commonly held positions by various groups and organizations in Hawii today:  Federal Recognition, Decolonization, and De-occupation.

I Ku Mau Mau:  How Kanaka Maoli Tried to Sustain National Identity Within the United States Political System

by:  Noenoe Silva

The Article was published in the American Studies Journal, a quarterly iterdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association, the University of Kansas, and the Hall Center for the Humanities. 

Proposed Rule to Establish a Government to Government Relationship with Native Hawaiians

US Deparment of the Interior

 

 

On September 29, 2015, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a proposal to create an administrative procedure and criteria that the Secretary of the Interior would apply if the Native Hawaiian community forms a unified government that seeks a formal government-to-government relstionship with the United States. The public comment period is currently open for 90 days.  

Verify that you are registered to VOTE

If you are interested in participating to establish a Native Hawaiian Government, you must be registered to vote with Kanaiolowalu. The deadline to register is October 15, 2015.  

Lahui Oiwi - Fact Sheet

A one page fact sheet provided by Davianna Pomaika'i McGregor, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of Hawai'i, Manoa.  The fact sheet is based on her article abot Lahui Oiwi and Aupuni Hawaii as 2 distinct entities.  

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