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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
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                     HOUSE CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION

SUPPORTING FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF A HAWAIIAN NATION.



 1       WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed, and the
 2   President signed, Public Law 103-150 (the Apology Law),
 3   acknowledging the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
 4   and the need for reconciliation between the United States and
 5   Native Hawaiians; and
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 7       WHEREAS, there exists a trust relationship between the
 8   United States and Native Hawaiians, wherein many of the duties
 9   of the United States, through federal acts, including the
10   Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, have been
11   delegated to the State of Hawaii for administration; and
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13       WHEREAS, there is a need for Congress to effect a clear
14   statement about the political status of Native Hawaiians and to
15   recognize a Hawaiian nation; and
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17       WHEREAS, current federal policies and laws allow greater
18   autonomy and self-determination for native peoples, including
19   direct contracting with recognized native governments to
20   administer funds and programs designed to meet the trust
21   obligation of the United States to those peoples; and
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23       WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Native Hawaiians for
24   the United States Government to recognize a Hawaiian nation so
25   as to enjoy a full government-to-government relationship with
26   the United States; and
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28       WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii would benefit substantially
29   from the recognition of a Hawaiian nation because it would mean
30   less state responsibility, less burden on state resources and a
31   stimulated economy as Native Hawaiian businesses and programs
32   become available; now, therefore,
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34       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
35   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
36   of 2000, the Senate concurring, that this Legislature supports
37   the sovereign rights of Native Hawaiians and recognizes the
38   need to develop a government-to-government relationship between
39   a Hawaiian nation and the United States; and

 
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 1       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Twentieth Legislature of
 2   the State of Hawaii respectfully requests that the United
 3   States Congress and President articulate and implement a
 4   federal policy of Native Hawaiian self-government with a
 5   distinct, unique, and special trust relationship and to
 6   implement reconciliation pursuant to Public Law 103-150; and
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 8       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
 9   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the National Congress
10   of American Indians, the Alaska Federation of Natives, the
11   Governor of the State of Hawaii, the Hawaii congressional
12   delegation, the 106th Congress of the United States, the
13   Secretaries of the Departments of Justice, Interior and State,
14   and the President of the United States.
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