Native Hawaiian Governmental Entity : Legislation to Establish a Process for Federal Recognition.

Examines legislation to establish a process for a Native Hawaiian government to be constituted and recognized by the Federal Government. Covers Federal statutes relating to Native Hawaiians, including the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 and the Statehood Act, recent court cases involving the s...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Federal government. Administrative agencies > Reorganization. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines legislation to establish a process for a Native Hawaiian government to be constituted and recognized by the Federal Government. Covers Federal statutes relating to Native Hawaiians, including the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 and the Statehood Act, recent court cases involving the status of Native Hawaiians, major provisions of bills in the 109th Congress addressing the subject, and related issues, including whether the legislation establishes a racial classification, interpretation of Hawaiian history, jurisdictional issues, and potential cost.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.