In 2007, at a hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Gregory Katsas stated: By dividing government power along racial and ancestral lines, S. 310 (the bill) would represent a significant step backwards in American history and would create far greater problems than those it might purport to solve FreeHawaii.info is a site that documents many of the misgivings of this bill, the history of changes, and a few voices of the many opponents. Previous versions The Akaka Bill was previously introduced, in different forms, on the following occasions: From the 106th Congress: (July 20, 2000) (July 20, 2000) 107th Congress: (January 22, 2001) (February 14, 2001) (April 6, 2001) (December 7, 2001) 108th Congress: (February 11, 2003) (February 11, 2003) (May 5, 2004) 109th Congress: (January 25, 2005) (January 25, 2005) (May 25, 2006) 110th Congress: (January 17, 2007) (January 17, 2007) See also Hawaiian sovereignty movement Legal status of Hawaii Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom References External links "Reservation for a Broken Trust" "More than 73% of Hawaiians not 'Qualified' for membership in Akaka Tribe" "The Akaka bill — What would it mean for Hawai'i?" Special article from the Honolulu Advertiser, April 10, 2005 "The Akaka bill" Article by Ilima Loomis in Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine, Vol.13 No. 4 July 2009. FreeHawaii.info 106th United States Congress Proposed legislation of the 107th United States Congress Proposed legislation of the 108th United States Congress Proposed legislation of the 109th United States Congress Proposed legislation of the 110th United States Congress Hawaii law Native Hawaiian Politics of Hawaii Indigenous land rights in Hawaii