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E-mails should be sent to reps@capitol.hawaii.gov (goes to all Representatives). If you can include us on the cc (or better yet the BCC) by putting kupuaina@gmail.com in that e-mail, we'd greatly appreciate it. Feel free to cut and paste the below e-mail message.

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Dear House Speaker Say and Members of the House of Representatives,

My name is (insert your name here). Last month, our State House of Representatives adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 40, which

• urged the Governor "to withdraw the appeal to the United States Supreme Court of the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court decision" of the ceded lands case, and


• "that the Legislature declares the public policy of the State of Hawai‘i is to honor the decision of the Hawai‘i Court.

In the resolution, the Legislature also expressed its belief that, pursuing the appeal "is detrimental to the interests of all of the people of Hawai‘i and to the ongoing reconciliation process between the State and the Native Hawaiian people."

Please continue on the path you started on when you adopted SCR 40, by arranging to have SB 1085 heard in committee. As difficult as it may be to work towards the resolution of the "ceded" lands issue, it is something we must do. SB 1085 is consistent with the policy re-affirmed in SCR 40.

I urge you and our individual representatives to support and pass SB 1085.

Mahalo,


(Insert Your Name Here)