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Gov. Appoints 5 To Hawaiian Roll Commission

Gov. Appoints 5 To Hawaiian Roll Commission

Commission To Create Qualified List Of Participants

POSTED: 12:51 pm HST September 8, 2011
HONOLULU — Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Thursday announced his choices for the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission.
The commission is made up of five members of the Native Hawaiian community.
They are:
  1. former Gov. John D. Waihee;
  2. ‘Oiwi TV executive director and documentary film director Naalehu Anthony;  
  3. attorney Lei Kihoi, who has helped shape Hawaiian rights legislation;
  4. former Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation Executive Director Mahealani Perez-Wendt;
  5. and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement President and Chief Executive Officer Robin Puanani Danner.
The commission has been directed to create a roll of qualified Native Hawaiians defined by state law to participate in the formation of a Native Hawaiian government.
“These individuals represent various sectors of the Hawaiian community. Each brings experience, talent, knowledge, and skills that collectively create a broad-based team,” Abercrombie said. “This team will put together the roll of qualified and interested Native Hawaiians who want to help determine the course of Hawaii’s indigenous people.”
The delegates represent the four counties and one at-large seat: Waihee (At-Large), Kihoi (Hawaii), Perez-Wendt (Maui), Anthony (Oahu) and Danner (Kauai). Waihee will be the commission chairman

Read more: http://www.kitv.com/politics/29124166/detail.html#ixzz1XPcpmMgL

2 comments to Gov. Appoints 5 To Hawaiian Roll Commission

  • Ken Ng

    Aue noho’i e. The occupation continues. Have the US and its minions no shame? Steal, lie and destroy: such is the legacy left to Hawaiians.

  • D.McShane

    Sorry Gov but the Kanaka Maoli’s are not an indigenous people. You can go ahead and brand the Indians that or even the Eskimos but the Kanakas or “Hawaiian Nationals” born to the Aina by God will not settle for anything less like the Indians did. This is not the way to right the wrong done to the Queen and her people back in the 1800’s. We know the truth now that there was no treaty between the Queen and the U.S. so why are we playing footsy with another pawn of the U.S. Or should we say “Puppet”.

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