Aloha, Hawaii?

I haven't said much about the Senate bill giving native Hawaiians the same status as mainland Indian tribes. Here are a pair of links that will provide the background on this controversial measure:

Manifest Destiny in Reverse

E Pluribus Unum?

What is devastatingly revealing about the true motivations of the bill's primary co-sponsor, Daniel Akaka (D-HI), emerged in a most freudian of verbal slips:

[Akaka] undermined his own cause August 16 when he was described on National Public Radio as saying tribal sovereignty "could eventually go further, perhaps even leading to outright independence." Said Akaka: "That could be." The senator hastily peeled back August 18 with a statement that he is "not a proponent of independence or secession of the State of Hawaii."

Sorry, Senator, but that cat is out of the bag and ain't going back in. Might as well admit it and follow in the same outrageous footsteps as the rest of your party.

You might at least propose a more candid neo-nationalist motto:

Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to mainland scum, but leave your money)