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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            S.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                                
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                     HOUSE CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION

SUPPORTING FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN NATION.


 1       WHEREAS, on the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow
 2   of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Congress enacted Public Law 103-150
 3   to acknowledge the historical significance and ramifications of
 4   the overthrow in order to provide a proper foundation for
 5   reconciliation between the United States and the Native
 6   Hawaiian people; and
 7   
 8       WHEREAS, in Public Law 103-150, Congress acknowledged the
 9   participation of the United States in the suppression of the
10   inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people, thereby
11   solidifying the varied positions of previous administrations
12   disputing responsibility; and
13   
14       WHEREAS, Congress expressed its commitment and urged
15   presidential support for reconciliation between the United
16   States and the Native Hawaiian people; and
17   
18       WHEREAS, there exists a trust relationship between the
19   United States and Native Hawaiians, wherein many of the duties
20   of the United States, through federal acts, including the
21   Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, have been
22   delegated to the State of Hawaii for administration; and
23   
24       WHEREAS, current federal policies and laws allow greater
25   autonomy and self-determination for native peoples, including
26   direct contracting with recognized native governments to
27   administer funds and programs designed to meet the trust
28   obligation of the United States to those peoples; and
29   
30       WHEREAS, there is a need for Congress to effect a clear
31   statement about the political status of Native Hawaiians and to
32   recognize a Native Hawaiian nation; and
33   
34       WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Native Hawaiians for
35   the United States Government to recognize a Native Hawaiian
36   nation so as to enjoy a full government-to-government
37   relationship with the United States; and

 
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 2       WHEREAS, Congress has acknowledged that the Native Hawaiian
 3   people are determined to preserve, develop, and transmit to
 4   future generations, their ancestral territory and their
 5   cultural identity in accordance with their own spiritual and
 6   traditional beliefs, customs, practices, language, and social
 7   institutions; now, therefore,
 8   
 9       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
10   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
11   of 2000, the Senate concurring, that the federal government is
12   requested to recognize an official political relationship
13   between the United States government and the Native Hawaiian
14   people; and
15   
16       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Twentieth Legislature
17   supports the sovereign rights of Native Hawaiians and
18   recognizes the need to develop a government-to-government
19   relationship between a Native Hawaiian nation and the United
20   States; and
21   
22       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Twentieth Legislature of
23   the State of Hawaii respectfully requests that the United
24   States Congress and President articulate and implement a
25   federal policy of Native Hawaiian self-government with a
26   distinct, unique, and special trust relationship and to
27   implement reconciliation pursuant to Public Law 103-150; and
28   
29       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
30   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the
31   United States, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate,
32   the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, each
33   member of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, the Secretaries of
34   the United States Departments of Justice, Interior and State,
35   the National Congress of American Indians, the Alaska
36   Federation of Natives, the Governor of the State of Hawaii, the
37   Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the members of
38   the Hawaiian Homes Commission.