TMT Work to Resume Says Ige!

[Chunkster]

Imagtek, sovereignty does not necessarily mean independence. My own frank opinion is that in the current US political environment, tribal recognition within the USA is the only remotely possible form of sovereignty with any chance of happening. The Obama administration has taken some tentative steps in that direction. Problem is that when the Interior Department held hearings here on the subject, the kingdom restoration faction made vigorous arguments against it. As I have said before, Hawaiians have yet to come to a united position on what it is they want. Although it goes against some deeply held cultural values, at some point the lunatic fringe is going to have to be taken out of the spotlight in what will likely be a messy public process. Obstructionism feels powerful for a moment, and then reality sets in.