Reconciliation at a Crossroads: The Implications of the Apology Resolution and Rice V. Cayetano for Federal and State Programs Benefiting Native Hawaiians

Summary Report of the Aug. 1998 & Sept. 2000 Community Forums held by the Hawaii Advisory Comm. to the U.S. Comm'n. on Civil Rights. They collected info. on the impact of the 1993 Apology Resolution enacted to recognize the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy & on concerns of Native Hawaiians & others on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Rice v. Cayetano on Native Hawaiians. Chapters: social cohesion & conflict, & cultural identity; a history of Hawaiian annexation; Hawai'i today: diversity & disparity; the path to reconciliation & reparation; implications of the Rice decision; & recognition legislation before Congress. Tables on demographics in Hawai'i