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Interior Proposes Path for Re-Establishing Government-to-Government
Relationship with Native Hawaiian Community
內政府建議重建政府對政府的途徑與夏威夷本土島民共同體組織建立外交關係
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
國務院辦公室
9/29/2015
Last edited 9/30/2015
Date: September 29, 2015
Contact: Jessica Kershaw, Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a proposal
to create an administrative procedure and criteria that the Secretary of the
Interior would apply if the Native Hawaiian community forms a unified
government that then seeks a formal government-to-government relationship
with the United States. Under the new proposal, the Native Hawaiian community
— not the Federal government — would decide whether to reorganize a Native
Hawaiian government, what form that government would take, and whether it
would seek a government-to-government relationship with the United States.
華盛頓-美國內政部宣布今天提出一個去創造一個行政程序和標準.假如夏威夷本土島民共
同體形成一個聯合的政府那時尋求與美國政府一個正式政府對政府的關係,內政府部長將
施行這樣的步驟.在這個提議下,夏威夷本土島民共同體-不是聯邦政府-將決定是否改組為
夏威夷本土島民政府,甚麼樣的政府型態成立,和是否他將尋求一個與美國政府為政府對政
府的關係.
“The United States has a long-standing policy of supporting self-governance
for Native peoples, yet the benefits of the government-to-government
relationship have long been denied to Native Hawaiians, one of our nation’s
largest indigenous communities,” said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally
Jewell. “Today’s proposal is testament to the Obama Administration’s
strong support for our nation’s Native peoples’ right to self-determination.
”
美國有一個支持本土島民自治的長久持續政策，可是政府對政府關係的利益長久以來一直
被拒絕給予我們國家最大土著共同體其中之一的夏威夷本土島民，”美國內政部長薩莉．
朱厄爾（Sally Jewell）說。“今日的提議證明歐巴馬政府強烈支持我們國家的本土人民
的自決權利。”
The proposal, which takes the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM),
builds on more than 150 Federal statutes that Congress has enacted over the
last century to recognize and implement the special political and trust
relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community. The
NPRM comes on the heels of a robust and transparent public comment period as
part of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) process that began
last year and included public meetings. More than 5,000 members of the public
submitted written responses to the ANPRM, and they overwhelmingly favored
creating a pathway for re-establishing a formal government-to-government
relationship.
採用提議規範公告（NPRM：a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking）形式之該提議建基於超
過150項美國國會在上個世紀之中已制定的聯邦法令上，以便承認和實施美國與夏威夷本
土島民共同體之間特別的政治與信任關係。該提議規範公告（NPRM：a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking）緊跟在堅強且透明的公眾評論期之後而來，它做為去年開始且含
蓋了公開會議的提議規範預先公告（ANPRM：an Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking）程序之一部分。超過5,000會員大眾將書面答覆提交到提議規範預先公告（
ANPRM：an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking），並且他們壓倒性地支持創造一
條再建立正式政府對政府關係之小徑。
“We’ve listened to the feedback we received during the public meetings and
in writing and worked to improve the proposal to reflect those comments,”
added Jewell. “We appreciate the many voices on this topic and look forward
to hearing from the public on this proposal.”
“我們已聽取了我們在公開會議期間及以書面方式所收到的反應，並且我們已用功以改進
要反應那些評論的提議，”朱厄爾（Jewell）補充說。“我們感謝關於這話題的很多意見
且盼望接到有關這提議的大眾信息。”
If a government-to-government relationship is reestablished, it can provide
the community with greater flexibility to preserve its distinct culture and
traditions and special status under Federal law that enables the community to
exercise powers of self-government over many issues directly impacting
community members.
假如政府對政府關係被再建立起來，它能夠在很多直接衝擊共同體成員的議題上提供該共
同體較大的靈活性以保存它在聯邦法律下使該共同體能夠行使自治政府權限的不同文化與
傳統以及特殊地位。
The Native Hawaiian community has not had a formal government since the
overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893. In 1993, Congress enacted the
Apology Resolution, which offered an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of
the United States for its role in the overthrow and committed the Federal
government to a process of reconciliation. As part of that reconciliation
process, in 2000 the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice
jointly issued a report identifying as its lead recommendation the need to
foster self-determination for Native Hawaiians under Federal law.
自從1893年推翻夏威夷王國，夏威夷本土島民共同體一直沒有正式的政府。於1993年，美
國國會通過了代表美國為其在推翻王國時的角色向夏威夷本土島民提出道歉且要聯邦政府
投入和解過程的道歉決議案（the Apology Resolution）。做為和解過程的一部分，於
2000年，美國內政部和司法部共同發表一份做為其領先的建議而認同在聯邦法律下促進夏
威夷本土島民自決之需要的報告。
Today’s proposal is available for review at www.doi.gov/ohr, and public
comments on it will be accepted for the next 90 days. Members of the public
are encouraged to read the proposal and provide comments in writing by email
to part50@doi.gov, on www.regulations.gov (docket no. DOI-2015-0005), or by
U.S. mail/hand delivery to the Office of the Secretary, Department of the
Interior, Room 7228, 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20240. The public is also
encouraged to participate in teleconferences on the proposed rule, a schedule
of which is available here.