Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 6, 1 June 2004 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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What does federal recognition really mean for Hawaiians? How would it impact non-Hawaiians? Would passage of the Akaka Bill put an end to hopes of independence? Is it true that the bill would extinguish current claims against the U.S. government? The Office of Hawaiian Affairs invites you to raise your questions and concerns about federal recognition and the Akaka Bill during a live eall-in television show on Monday June 21, 7-8 p.m. on ABC KITV4. Viewers will be able to pose their questions about the Akaka Bill via telephone or e-mail, with answers offered by a panel of experts, including consitutional and Indian law expert Charles Wilkinson, Hawaiian-rights attorney Melody MacKenzie and former Hawai'i Supreme Court Justice Robert Klein.

E-mail your questions to akakabill@oha.org during or prior to the June 21 show, or eall in live during the program at (808) 535-0414. (Please note that this number will be activated only during the broadcast.) Live Internet streaming The show will also be streamed live on the Internet at www.thehawaiichannel.com/oha/, an especially beneficial opportunity for those outside Hawai'i. Ongoing coverage If you're unahle to catch the live telecast, the show will be rebroadcast on KITV4 on June 26, 3-4 p.m., and will be available for viewing on the Internet through July 21. Check out an onhne foram discussion on the Akaka Bill at www.oha.org/forams.asp; eliek on "Akaka Bill."

KITV4 Live eall-in show Mon. June 21, 7-8 Rebroadcast: June 26, 3-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Offiee of Hawaiian Affairs Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Ste. 500, Honolulu, Hl 96813 Tel. (808) 594.1888 • Fax. (808) 594.1865 • www.OHA.org