I have to say, this story took me completely off guard
Quotes from Hawaii Sen. Akaka
http://hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx...165a139e<br />
Two former Senators were worried enough by the bill to pen an oped piece for the Wall Street JournalSenator DANIEL AKAKA (Democrat, Hawaii): It creates a government-to-government relationship with the United States. KASTE: Democratic Senator Dan Akaka, himself a native, wants Congress to let Hawaiians re-establish their national identity. He says his bill would give them a kind of legal parity with tribal governments on the mainland, but he says this sovereignty could eventually go further, perhaps even leading to outright independence.
Sen. AKAKA: That could be. As far as what's going to happen at the other end, I'm leaving it up to my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007117
Question is, does the Senate even have the Constitutional right to go ahead and do this, elevate a State from statehood status to Tribal Government on the way to independence?