The Akaka bill would be devastating to Hawaii, but it is also dangerous for the rest of America. That's because the bill breaks new legal ground with a theory of the Constitution that would speed up the balkanization of our nation.

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There are more than 400,000 'Native Hawaiians,' which would make them America's largest tribe. Two hundred forty thousand live in Hawaii, 60,000 in California, and 100,000 among the other 48 states.

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