Akaka Bill S.1011

Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law discusses S. 1011, the current U.S. Senate version of the Akaka Bill in a series of videos. Three short video clips below explore the following:
- Background of bill
- Initial Membership (qualified Native Hawaiian constituent)
- Inherent authority
- Negotiations, claims, sovereign immunity

The Senate version of the Akaka Bill is noticeably different from the U.S. House version. Do you know what the differences are? You can watch the videos below and we encourage you to CLICK HERE to read a printer-friendly summary of the new changes to the Akaka Bill.

Background of bill


Initial Membership


Inherent authority and negotiations, claims, sovereign immunity

New Post-JD Fellowships

Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law is proud to announce its award of four new Post-J.D. Research Fellowships to support research, scholarship, teaching and/or other research-related projects in Native Hawaiian law. With a recent gift of $750,000 spread over the next three years from Kamehameha Schools, four recent law graduates will undertake advanced research to deepen knowledge and understanding of the legal issues facing the Hawaiian community.

Inaugural Research Fellows are Li‘ulā Nakama, 2009 graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law; Nāpali Souza, 2009 graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law; Breann Swann, 2004 graduate of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, who also is a 2009 LL.M. candidate in Tribal Policy, Law and Government from The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University; and Titiimaea Ta‘ase, 2008 graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law.

CLICK HERE to read the full press-release.