Y 4. In 2/11: S.hrg. 100.485 2/11:5.hrg. S. HRG. 100-985 NATIVE HAWAIIAN REPARATIONS COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON OVERSIGHT HEARING ON NATIVE HAWAIIAN REPARATIONS For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office CONTENTS Kamali'i Kina'u Boyd, chair, Native Hawaiians Study Commission Keale, Moses, chairman, Board of Trustees, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Oshiro, Masaru, chief executive officer, Alu Like, Inc., Honolulu, HI Simeona, John I., cofounder and chairman, Hui Maka Kilo, Inc.... Betts, Roder, Commissioner, Native Hawaiian Study Commission Blaisdell, Kekuni, acting interim director, Center for Hawaiian Studies, Burgess, Hayden, director, World Council of Indigenous People.. Dodman, Palikapu, Ka'u, HI.. Ing, Mahealani, executive director, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation 203 Keale, Moses...... 81 Additional materials submitted for the record: Rose, Charles, letter to Senator Inouye dated September 2, 1988. Andrade, Naleen, M.D., vice president of E Ola Mau, Honolulu, HI.............. Clark, Fern, Hawaii Nurses' Association, Honolulu, HI. Gomes, Ku'umealoha, member, Mental Health Task Force, Native Hawai- Izutsu, Satoru, M.D., professor of psychiatry and public health, school of 319 Oshiro, Masaru, chief executive officer, Alu Like, Inc., Honolulu, HI Paulsen, Sandra, representative at large, Hawaii Psychological Associa- Richard, Ku'ulei, director, Hale Ola Ho'opakolea, Inc., Nanakuli, HI ......... Kappenberg, Richard, M.D., president, Hawaii Psychological Association... 380 343 Lewin, John M.D 346 Marsella, Anthony J., vice president, Academic Affairs, University of NATIVE HAWAIIAN REPARATIONS FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1988 U.S. SENATE, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Honolulu, HI. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m., in the Keoni Auditorium, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senator Inouye. Also present: Representative Akaka. Staff present: Alan Parker, staff director; Patricia Zell, chief counsel; Lurline McGregor, professional staff member; and Elva Arquero, chief clerk. STATEMENT OF HON. DANIEL K. INOUYE, U.S. SENATOR FROM HAWAII, CHAIRMAN, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS The CHAIRMAN. The Select Committee on Indian Affairs will please come to order. Aloha, good morning, and welcome to this hearing. We are here this morning to receive testimony on the question of Hawaiian reparations. There is no question in my mind that the Hawaiian people suffered a grave injustice when their government, under the reign of Queen Lili'uokalani, was overthrown in 1893 with the assistance of U.S. Government personnel. Most of us are familiar with the historical events that led to the subsequent loss of Hawaii. However, the question which has never been answered is whether the U.S. Government, based on the deeds or misdeeds of its representatives at the time of the overthrow and subsequent to the overthrow of the monarchy, has a responsibility to provide compensation or reparations. During the past two decades, I have sponsored numerous proposals to bring this issue before the Congress and the American people. The 1983 Native Hawaiians Study Commission Report found that there was insufficient evidence to support the claim that the U.S. Government acted illegally during the events surrounding the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. Based on these findings, the majority report concluded that there is no basis for reparations to the Hawaiian people. As soon as the commission report was released, it was severely criticized by scholars and lawyers and, of course, Hawaiian leaders. The criticism focused on the dubious findings of fact related to the historical role of the United States. Particularly compelling was |