Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 7, 1 July 2003 — July roundtable TV shows feature pros and cons of federal recognition bill [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

July roundtable TV shows feature pros and cons of federal recognition bill

This month's schedule for "Ho'oulu Lāhui Aloha, "OHA's televised roundtable discussion series on Hawaiian nationhood issues, features two shows focusing on the pros and cons of the federal recognition bill currently before Congress. Both shows are moderated by Ku'umealoha Gomes, director of the Kua'ana student-services program at the University of Hawai'i. In the first hour-long program, scheduled to air on July 2 and 9, Jade Danner of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement joins Gomes to review the terms of the Akaka bill. The second show, scheduled for broadcast July 16 and 23, focuses on alternatives to the "AkakaStevens" federal recognition legislation, with panelists Nation of

Hawai'i sovereignty activist Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele, native rights attorney Keoni Agard and attorney H. William Burgess, who is involved in lawsuits challenging the

constitutionality of Hawaiian entitlement programs. "Ho'oulu Lāhui Aloha" airs every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Oeeanie Cable Channel 53. n

Roundtable panelists Bumpy Kanahele, Moderator Ku'umealoha Gomes, Keoni Agard and William Burgess discuss different reasons for opposing federal recognition for Hawaiians.