Office of Native Hawaiian Relations

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The Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, created by means of a US appropriations bill in January 2004, is expected to oversee the legal relationship between Native Hawaiians and the U.S. government. The move is an important first step toward establishing the legal and political relationship between Native Hawaiians and the federal government.

"The establishment of the office," Sen. Daniel Inouye said, "advances the cause of self-determination for Native Hawaiians, and is an important component of the Akaka Bill that the Hawaii Congressional delegation supports."

Contact

U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Office of Hawaiian Relations (OS/PHI), 
1849 C St, NW, 
Mail Stop-3530, 
Washington, D.C. 20240.

External Links

• Native Hawaiian Information (US Department of Interior)
• U.S. Senate funds office benefiting Hawaiians -- Coordination of federal programs will be the office's goal -- Isles get $475M from Congress (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 01-23-04)
• Federal Hawaiian office gets Bush’s OK -- Lingle will lobby next month for further Hawaiian recognition (Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1-24-04)
• Senate Rpt.107-066 - EXPRESSING THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING THE UNITED STATES RELATIONSHIP WITH NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR THE RECOGNITION BY THE UNITED STATES OF THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN GOVERNING ENTITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (US Senate)
• S147 Bill intrduced in the Senate by Sen. Aakaka called: The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005.(US Senate, Jan. 25 2005)
• Hawaiian Relations office lists job opening (Honolulu Advertiser, 01-19-05)
• Invitation to Public to Gatherings on August 14-17, 2006 (Department of the Interior)
• Walton, Krista. Federal office seeks to identify Native Hawaiian organizations Maui News, August 18, 2006.

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