Waimanalo, Hawaii

Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association  (WHHA) has taken the position from the first inception of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (NHGRA) or more commonly known as, "the Akaka Bill" as an avid supporter.  In so doing, the "push" for our members including all of their 'ohana (families) are to inform by sending a "copy of the attached email" message to every family member, friend, supporter and "cousin of cousins" to "email" their elected U.S. Congressional delegation!

"We're asking for the support of this important legislation which will provide a "valuable opportunity" for all Native Hawaiians throughout the world to voice their opinion and ask their elected U.S. Congressional representative to vote in "favor" of the NHGRA, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act," commented Paul Richards, President of WHHA.

"We are confident that this important legislation will pass, but moreso, the adverse and corrupt information passing throughout the nation distorts the truth of allowing us as Native Hawaiians to participate in a process for our own self-determination and self-governance.  The rights afforded to every U.S. citizen to express their own opinion and feelings is protected by the Constitution; nonetheless, information distributed and collated in such a fashion with baseless data can cause confusion and fear."

"WHHA urges its members and everyone to participate in this process by reading and forwarding the attached email message below.  Add your name and "your honest opinion" whether or not you understand the proposed Act or simply accessing the information via the Office of Hawaiian Affairs weblink (See Links on our waimanalo.org website).  It would be best to end this important message from a quote."

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

Martin Luther King