THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Hawaiian Reparations Face a Serious Test
The dysfunctions of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act are coming home to roost. The post Hawaiian Reparations Face a Serious Test appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Hawaiian Reparations Face a Serious Test The dysfunctions of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act are coming home to roost. “This is not a race issue,” said even Hawaiian Republican party leaders as they denounced a local white resident’s actions. But race is indeed the issue, and a new lawsuit seeks to challenge it. Hawaii, one of the most expensive states in America, basically gives away land, but only to people of the designated ethnicity—in this case those with at least 50 percent Native Hawaiian blood. This scheme functions as reparations. For those sidelined, it looks like the kind of reverse discrimination…Open