05-04-2016, 03:06 AM
Time For Native Sovereignty Running Out, Abercrombie Says.
The former governor said the waning days of the Obama administration offer a last, best chance for real progress.
Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie, known for his acerbic tongue and no-holds-barred public comments, has some blunt advice for supporters of Native Hawaiian sovereignty:
“Time is running out,” the long-time island politician told a small private gathering last week. I was able to speak at length with Abercrombie on Monday about his critical viewpoint.
“From a political standpoint, they’ve got to do it now,” he said, referring to negotiating terms of a realistic and practical form of sovereignty.
The alternative, which he sees as increasingly likely, will be to see sovereignty proponents simply “drifting into oblivion.”
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“If they don’t get this settled before Obama leaves office, it’s over.”
“I’m not cheering it. I’m not lamenting it. I’m past all that stuff,” he said.
“I’m just stating it.”
The article can be read in its entirety at:
http://www.civilbeat.com/2016/05/ian-lind/
The former governor said the waning days of the Obama administration offer a last, best chance for real progress.
Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie, known for his acerbic tongue and no-holds-barred public comments, has some blunt advice for supporters of Native Hawaiian sovereignty:
“Time is running out,” the long-time island politician told a small private gathering last week. I was able to speak at length with Abercrombie on Monday about his critical viewpoint.
“From a political standpoint, they’ve got to do it now,” he said, referring to negotiating terms of a realistic and practical form of sovereignty.
The alternative, which he sees as increasingly likely, will be to see sovereignty proponents simply “drifting into oblivion.”
[...]
“If they don’t get this settled before Obama leaves office, it’s over.”
“I’m not cheering it. I’m not lamenting it. I’m past all that stuff,” he said.
“I’m just stating it.”
The article can be read in its entirety at:
http://www.civilbeat.com/2016/05/ian-lind/