Community Correspondence - Letter opposing the recommendation to close the Human Resources Service Center in Hawaii

Executive Correspondence - Letters dated 20 July 2005 from Neil Abercrombie to Commissioners Hill, Bilbray, Hansen, and Skinner thanking them for their recognition of Pearl Harbor's strategic importance to the United States.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from the Office of the county Clerk of Kauai to Chairman Anthony J. Principi regarding the counties support for keeping Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard operational.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from retired Admiral Ronald J. Hays to Chairman Anthony J. Principi regarding his concern for the DoD recommendation for Pearl Harbor Naval Ship Yard.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/18/2005 to Chairman Principi from Gov Linda Lingle (HI) expressing her support for keeping Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard active.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from the County Council of Kaua'i, Hawaii to Chairman Principi regarding Pearl Harbor naval Shipyard on O'ahu, Hawaii.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Republican caucus of the State of Hawaii House of Representatives to Chairman Principi regarding Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives members to Commissioner Newton regarding Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and the congress member's view on the BRAC considerations for the base.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from the City and county of Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann to Chairman Principi regarding Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dated 14 June, 2005 to Chairman Principi from Representative Ed Case (2nd, HI) enclosing correspondence he received from constituents regarding DoD BRAC recommendations.

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S. 147/H.R. 309, companion bills introduced in the 109th Congress, represent an effort to accord to Native Hawaiians a means of forming a governmental entity that could enter into government-to-government relations with the United States. This report describes the provisions of the reported version of S. 147; outlines some federal statutes and recent cases which might be relevant to the issue of federal recognition of a Native Hawaiian entity; and recounts some legal arguments that have been presented in the debate on this legislation. It includes a brief outline of the provisions of a substitute amendment expected to be offered in lieu of the reported version of S. 147, when Senate debate, which was interrupted by the filing of a cloture motion on July 29, resumes.