Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 16, Number 10, 1 October 1999 — Page 19 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

HO'OLAHA MEA NUI

n 1893, the Hawaiian Kingdom was illegally overthrown with the help of armed forces of the United States. Five years later, Hawai'i was illegally annexed to the United States, and 1.8 million acres of land was confiscated. Since then, Native Hawaiians have plummeted in the social statistics of heakh, ineome, substance

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abuse, are without a land-base, and are overrepresented in prison and homeless populations. In 1993, a century after the illegal overthrow of the independent Hawaiian Kingdom, United States President William J. Clinton signed into law, Public Apology Gt 103-150.

\ ^%riu i • • ( "L J >w e... - -i s « RECONCILIATION In response to Senator Daniel K. Akaka's requests for the Department of the lnterior anel the Department of Justice to designate officials to further implement reconciliation efforts as called for in Public Law 103-150, lnterior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has designated John Berry, assistant secretary, Policy, Management and Budget. Similarly, Attorney General Janet Reno has designated Mark Van Norman , director, Office of Tribal Justice, to assist Berry with further implementation of the Apology Resolution. In November, Berry and Van Norman plan to visit Hawai'i to consult with Native Hawaiians and Native Hawaiian organizations regarding the reconciliation process. Public forums on O'ahu, Nov. 12 - 13, 1999. Hearing iocation and exact times have not been confirmed as of press time. Check OHA's Web site at www.OHA.org, listen to your radio and read November's Ka Wai Ola for details. This is a rare opportunity for our lāhui. Please make the time to share your mana'o on reconciling the wrongs of the past. THE TIME IS NOW! Kaulana nā pua o Hawai'i. Kūpa'a ma hope o ka 'āina.

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