Aloha e Laakeac, 

Wasn't it Mililani Trask, who lobbied OHA on behalf of IDG and Huena Power (geothermal companies) for $1.25 million and that $600,000 was the first installment?  Wasn't it also Bob Lindsey, who led the charge to withhold the remaining $600,000+ of beneficiary money that Trask demanded to have?  

I'm eager to understand how you perceive federal recognition as an impediment to indigenous self-determination, when the foremost scholars of Federal Indian Law regard this moment of time as the era of self-determination. 

Perhaps, it's your lack of understanding of self-determination and FPIC that has you making unsubstantiated claims.  When the Native Hawaiian population is split between fed-rec, Kingdom restoration, and "don't care" - is it clear what the Native Hawaiian community has determined for its political future?  The answer is "NO."