Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 10, 1 October 2016 — U.S. CONGRESS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

U.S. CONGRESS

QUESTIONS 1, With the rising cost of health care in thestate and the continued disparities and inequitiesfaced by Native Hawaiians, will the improvement of Native Hawaiian health and wellbeing be a priority for you,should you be elected to Congress? YES or NO 2. Programs benefiting Native Hawaiians are as old asthe Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, whieh was enacted in 1921. Despite previous bipartisan support for many Native Hawaiian programs, attacks on these programs have become eommonplaee throughout the course of eaeh Congress. How will you address these challenges? 3 The Obama Administration demonstrated its support of Native Hawaiian self-determination and selfgovernance by proposing a federal rulethatallowsfor a government-to-govern-ment relationship. Will you support Native Hawaiian self-determination and self-governance efforts on the state, federal and community levels?

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