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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0350.000 2002-2004J. CURTIS TYLER IIIBus: (808) 326-5684 vjL [hair W cIIYfFax:(808) 326-5697 IMef DL.rLrloe 8 (NmLh Kona) Y @ P=.IIY( I IAWAILI COUNTY COUNCIL KUdLI CLa,/L�'Ll Office •77-6399 Nalanl Srvaat •Suw 111 •KaiL,a.Kono •Nnwni'i •96740.8980 September 19, 2003 Via Facsimile: 961 Pages: 4 C7 w 0(-) z` co 8913 ' CID TO: Fred Holschuh, M.D., Chair Committee on Human Services and Econ elo local FROM: 1. Curtis Tyler III, Vicc Chair Hawaii County Council C SUBJECT: Request for a Presentation by the Council for NativeH Advancan= This memo is a follow-up to our recent conversation regarding a July 2 communication received from SCHHA/HUI (copy enulowd) allout ranking a presentation on the economic impact of federal recognition proposed under the Akaka Bill. As you may know CNHA has been making similar pre.wtations statewide on behalf of the SCHHA/HUI to inform community members and businesses about possible federal recognition. I have contacted Leimana Damate of CNHA for further details and to inquire about their availability to make a presentation to the committee. She informed me that the normal presentation is quite lengthy, but that the economic/business pordwi of the Power Point presentation could be done in approximately one hour and fifteen minutes, and that she and the presenters would be available on October 7. An article in today's West Hawaii Taday (copy enclosed) provides information about a recent presentation trade to the Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners by CNHA. Since I believe it is important for all citizens to be well informed about this important proposal, I respectflilly request placement of this rnaucr Vu the October 7 meeting agenda of HSEDC. I would also ask that you or your staff contact Mrs. Dainate to confirm the date and time. She can be reached at 808.521-5011. Comm. No. 0 Ref. To: Ref. Date TO 39Vd 00>1 L69S9ZE SE:9T E00Z/6T/60 Fred Holschuh, M.D., Chair Page 2 September 19, 2003 Thank you for your favorable consideration of this request. If you have any questions or need further information regarding this request, please contact my aide Megan at 327-3666. JCT/mm Enclosures (District 8 -- North Kona) Z0 3BVd 00>1 L6999ZE SE:9T E00Z/6T/60 July 2, 2003 Coundlatan J. Curds Tyler m Hawaii County Council 25 Auvnni Street Hilo, $awaii %720 Re: Lawsuits & Legislation Presentation Tear Councilman Tyler: Federal Recognition of Native Hawaiians by the U.S. Congress is an important lwitiic poli � residents of Hawaii as well as local and state gp,overnment. Without earyxl�eco�i our state may lux y=o�rsav provided through eong*e astonal ads that address Native Hawaiian health, tion-istg, education and other -coal and econoatfc programs. In 2002the-! funds totaled approximately $70 adllicn in one year. The unpack of this funding teates $7.47 mullion in eeonondc atLnulue ertetewide, ovuppppoo,. 3,1bo job- in Hawaii and provides $69 million 1n per-ond income to Hawaii MMdants, The State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations (SCHHA), the HLA Kalw'o 'Rina Ho'opulapula (HUT), Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and the Council for Native Hawaiiwi Advancement, with support by the l?epartment of Hawaiian Home Landon the i have p � to Ingle ta pub po7i06cy � p c and l c broaden the umderstan of Federal Recognition the tic and local leaders. Comp ve workshops are being held on every island titled Laumuits 614gtslahm: The Araia� i7d IJAwsu f and the AkAW Bt1ii E Te!„ed. Commucuty and business workelwps have been overwhelmingly positive with nearly 1000 participants to attendance -ince we began in the. first week of June 2003. We invite the Hawai'i County Council to attend one of our educatioatal workshops, on the island of Hawaii or to contact us for • spacial pr entation to your body. Enclosed yyou will find e-chedule of workshops and our Policy Brief on the Economic Impact e Faderal Recepition. This publication is concise, compz ehensive and provides clear data on the importance of Federal Rucognition of NativcHewaiians to all of Hawaii_ Please join us as we educate our communities on the ramifications of this important public policy. Should you have any questions, please contact the SCHHA at 386.4046 or CNHA at 521.6071. blahalo for your Ime. fully Vours, Tony g, C;aiian Blomoan Feiteira, President State unnlHomestead Associations Ko KWw'ulA� p�Pita -•� nnpc iarHaSWI AN WdBitj4 6^S' EO TQC E0 35Hd OON L6999ZE 9E:91 E00Z/6T/60 West Hawaii Today, Friday, September 19, 2003 Recognition an issue for all residents By RON STATON AssooWled Press writer HONOLULU — Federal recogaltion is an issue Dot Just fbr Native Hawsums but for a0 Hawaii, according to a Native Hawaiian leader who says federal recognition is also, in part, the answer to the nation's long-standing question of what to do with the native people. Recant events such as lawsuits questioning the constitutionality of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the legality of the Karnchameha Schools admissions policy 'Tosco us to answer this question." Robin Danner president of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advsucemen4 told the Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners on Thursday. "So marry want to answer this question with one word: assimilate," she said. "But assimilation mans the destruction of native enlnrrm. "We had 700 years of assimilation." she said. "Native people have made greeter strides in the last 35 years under a new policy of sett-eetermi- nation. The legal challenges and the Hawaiian recogni- tion bill pandutg in Congress will have an enor- mous impact for Native Hawaiians and all Hawaii residents, said Danner, whose am -profit council provides support services to agencies and organi- zations that focus or deliver programs in native commodities. Danner, the child of a German -Amish father and Native Hawaiian mother, said her father's German culture will live on in its homeland. "But I Cannot take my mother's heritage for granted," she said. "My mother's culture doesn't have to be taken down by that of my father which helped build, this sat NA11VE: Page 4A ...Native -solutions for native challe, ;ges From Page lA Federal recognition already. govemmear," Danner said. cation," Danner said. "Tame is no exists in federal policy that says Danner also noted the economic need for conflict. Native people can native peoples have a right to self- impact of Native Hawaiian pro- be hath and we all we better for iL governance, according to Danner. grams. "We are connected; every one of The result is a native status that In fiscal year 2002, $59 million us." rete said. "Our diversity is goes beyond a racial minority sta- In new federal money carne into something to hWWgbL" tus. the state, along with another $11 Federal recognition essentially is Federal recognition would pro- trillion in competitive programs. a rm ognili,m of deal citi+eosW, vide fnr nnrive solurinnc for native In a matriplier effect, that 1,'70 and Native Hawaiians would be challenges, she said. million generates $147 million in citizaoe of a now nation of Hawaii '"Chis does not guarantee total production annually for the Ndd.of '{FI•rid,fi�iCt,t��itY•�iei..�}����'rrYyyl,,raf�u.?it it eallreside said. ✓dl v etr�,i�,,i1e�'.,r1'+1�,,Y6i+,j.,i�6i,• t 40 MVd 0071 L6999ZE SE:9T E00Z/6T/60 OJ�SV OF H{�, J. CURTIS TYLER III �' Bus: (808) 326-5684 ["ice Chair ' ' * Fay:: (808) 326-5697 District 8 (NO3'll7 K071a) •�. o_�--=_�'�.• etyler@interpac.net interpac.net �rF Op•N�'� HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Kona Council Office ° 77-6399 Nalani Street *Suite 104 ° Kailua-Kona ° Hawai `i • 96740-8980 September 19, 2003 MEMORANDUM: Via Facsimile: 961-8912 Pages: 4 TO: Fred Holschuh, M.D., Chair Committee on Human Services and Econamivelo ment FROM: J. Curtis Tyler III, Vice Chair Hawaii County Council --y` SUBJECT: Request for a Presentation by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement This memo is a follow-up to our recent conversation regarding a July 2 communication received from SCHHA/HUI (copy enclosed) about making a presentation on the economic impact of federal recognition proposed under the Akaka Bill. As you may know CNHA has been making similar presentations statewide on behalf of the SCHHA/HUI to inform community members and businesses about possible federal recognition. I have contacted Leimana Damate of CNHA for further details and to inquire about their availability to make a presentation to the committee. She informed me that the normal presentation is quite lengthy, but that the economic/business portion of the Power Point presentation could be done in approximately one hour and fifteen minutes, and that she and the presenters would be available on October 7. An article in today's West Hawaii Today (copy enclosed) provides information about a recent presentation made to the Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners by CNHA. Since I believe it is important for all citizens to be well informed about this important proposal, I respectfully request placement of this matter on the October 7 meeting agenda of HSEDC. I would also ask that you or your staff contact Mrs. Damate to confirm the date and time. She can be reached at 808.521-5011. Fred Holschuh, M.D., Chair Page 2 September 19, 2003 Thank you for your favorable consideration of this request. If you have any questions or need further information regarding this request, please contact my aide Megan at 327-3666. JCT/mm Enclosures (District 8 — North Kona) • • • July 2, 2003 Councilman J. Curtis T°ler III Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Lawsuits & Legislation Presentation • Dear Councilman Tyler: Federal Recognition of Native Hawaiians by the U.S. Congress is an important pAblic olicy impacting all residents of Hawaii as well as local and state ovemnnent. -Without federal recognition, our state may lose pro$rarns provided th roug congressional acts that address Illative Hawaiian health, housing, education and other somal and economic programs. In 2002, these funds totaled approximately $70 million in one year. The din creates $147 million in economic stimulus statewide, supports impact of this fung 3,100 jobs in Hawaii and provides $69 million in personal income to Hawaii residents. The State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations (SCHHA), the Hui Kako'o 'Aina Ho'opulapula (Ht3I), Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and the Council for Native Hauraiian Advancement, with support by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) have partnered to implement a public policy project statewide to broaden the understanding of Federal Recognition by the general public and local leaders. Comprehensive workshops are being held on every island titled Lawsuits & Legislation: The Arakah Lawsui West Hawaii -Today, Friday, September 191 2003 Recognition an issue for all residents By RON STATON Associated Press Writer HONOLULU — Federal recognition is an issue not just for Native Hawaiians, but for all Hawaii, according to a Native Hawaiian leader who says federal recognition is also, in part, the answer to the nation's long-standing question of what to do with the native people. Recent events such as lawsuits questioning the constitutionality of the Office .of Hawaiian Affairs and the. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the legality of the Xamehameha Schools admissions policy "force us to answer this question," Robin ' Danner, president of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement; told the Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners on Thursday. "So many want to answer this question with one word: assimilate," she said. "But assimilation means the destruction of native cultures. "We had 200 years of assimilation," she said. "Native people have made greater strides in the last 35 years under a new policy of self-determi- nation. The legal challenges and the Hawaiian recogni- tion bill pending in Congress will have an enor- mous impact for Native Hawaiians and all Hawaii residents, said Danner, whose non-profit council provides support services to agencies and organi- zations that focus or deliver programs in native communities. Danner, the child of a German -Amish father and Native Hawaiian mother, said her father's German culture will live on in its homeland. "But I cannot take ' my mother's heritage for granted," she said. "My mother's culture doesn't have to be taken down by that of my father which helped build. this See NATIVE: Page 4A ...Native solutions #or native e Frorn Page 1 A :. Federal recognition already. government," Danner said. nation," Danner said. "There is no exists in federal policy that says Danner also noted the economic need for conflict. Native people can native peoples have a right to self- impact of Native Hawaiian pro- be both and we all are better for, it. governance,' according to Danner. grams. "We are connected; every one -of The result is a native status that In fiscal year 2002, $59 million us." she said. "Our diversity.. is goes beyond a racial minority sta- in new federal money came into something to highlight.". tus. the state, along with another $11 Federal recognition essentially is Federal recognition would- pro- million in competitive programs. a :recognition of dual citizenship, vide for native solutions for native In a multiplier effect, that $70 and. Native .Hawaiians would be challenges,.she said. million generates $147 million in citizens of a new nation of Hawaii "This does not guarantee total production annually for the and United Stairs s..-he}salid.t 0ioQd: ave nmegtr t -,fini { setf , . benefit of all residents,, she said.