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Akaka Bill would cost millions, group contends
By Associated Press
and Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 02:15 p.m. HST, Jan 08, 2009
A study commissioned by a group opposed to federal recognition of Native Hawaiians estimates it could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
The libertarian Grassroot Institute of Hawaii predicts a Native Hawaiian government would snatch public land and tax revenues from the state, resulting in losses of state revenues of between $343 million and $690 million per year.
A spokesman for Sen. Daniel Akaka, who is pushing the measure in Congress, says the study is spreading misinformation because the bill doesn’t provide for land transfers or tax breaks.
The $15,000 study was conducted by the public policy think tank Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University.
A statement by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs questioned the political motives of both the Grassroots Institute and Beacon Hill. OHA officials said the Congressional Budget Office's analysis showed a Native Hawaiian recognition act would cost about $1 million in the first year and $500,000 in subsequent years.
A study commissioned by a group opposed to federal recognition of Native Hawaiians estimates it could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
The libertarian Grassroot Institute of Hawaii predicts a Native Hawaiian government would snatch public land and tax revenues from the state, resulting in losses of state revenues of between $343 million and $690 million per year.
A spokesman for Sen. Daniel Akaka, who is pushing the measure in Congress, says the study is spreading misinformation because the bill doesn’t provide for land transfers or tax breaks.
The $15,000 study was conducted by the public policy think tank Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University.
A statement by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs questioned the political motives of both the Grassroots Institute and Beacon Hill. OHA officials said the Congressional Budget Office's analysis showed a Native Hawaiian recognition act would cost about $1 million in the first year and $500,000 in subsequent years.
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