Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 6, 1 June 2010 — New document posted online [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New document posted online

"lnherent Sovereignty, Sovereign lmmunity and the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act"

OHA recently posted online an informational document titled "Inherent Sovereignty, Sovereign Immunity and the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act," to increase community understanding of the terms inherent sovereignty and sovereign immunity in relation to the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, also known as the Akaka Bill.

Two key points include: • All governments in the U.S., Federal, State, Loeal and Native governments - receive their basic inherent sovereignty from the people. • Native sovereignty includes sovereign immunity - the right of the people's government to be protected from legal aehon in carrying out its government functions. OHA prepared this document so the community may have a better understanding of these concepts. To read the document in its entirety, visit www.oha.org/nhgra. ■

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