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Action Alert: £ k" kf*ttakftf To the thousands of supporters of federal recognition for Native Hawaiians nationwide, your help is urgently needed. The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act is due for a vote in Congress this summer. Now is the time to contact lawmakers in support of the bill! This landmark legislation currently before the U.S. Congress is also known as the Akaka Bill (S 147 and HR 309), named for the first and only Native Hawaiian U.S. Senator, ūaniel Kahikina Akaka. The bill would extend the U.S. policy of self-determination and self-governance to Native Hawaiians. Hawai'i is the ONLY state in the union without federal policy recognizing its indigenous people. No ke aha lā? This bill would not eliminate any future possibilities for self-governance, but preserves the option of federal recognition for nā 'ōiwi Hawai'i - Native Hawaiians - the indigenous peoples of Ka Pae 'Āina Hawai'i. Go to nativehawaiians.com TODAY to contact Congress and show your support for justice and parity for Native Hawaiians. Urge your 'ohana and hoaaloha on the continent to do the same. 1 mua a /ea 'a /a /ete /a /ava/t/af

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