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After the thumping defeat of the Akaka Bill in the United States Senate, the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is debating “Plan B” methods to create a Hawaiian tribe.
While Senators Dan Inouye (D-HI) and Dan Akaka (D-HI) pledge to bring the Akaka Bill back for a vote next session, a “Nation Building Proposal to the Trustees” published in the ”’HawaiiReporter.com”’ on June 28th indicates that after 6 years of attempts, OHA is no longer going to continue waiting for the Akaka Bill.
Instead, the document,