Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 5, 1 May 2010 — Untitled [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Honolulu City Council on April 2 1 approved a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to support the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, or NHGRA, also known as the Akaka Bill. Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz, at I left, introduced the resolution, whieh passed by a vote of 8 to 1 . The resolution has been sent to Gov. Linda Lingle, the Hawai'i Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Congress and President Ohama. City Councilmembers Nestor Garcia, center, and Ikaika Anderson also voted in favor of the resolution. - Photo: Ed Hishioka I I