THE HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT

Friday is Statehood Day in Hawaii, a holiday commemorating the day Hawaii became the 50th state. For many native Hawaiians, it's not a day of celebration, but a day to protest what they see as an illegal takeover of the islands by the United States. This view, once considered radical, has lately gained more credence, and a bill is now moving through the U.S. Senate that would grant native Hawaiians some sovereignty, much like American Indians have received. Patt Morrison talks with Kekuni Blaisdell, convenor for the Kanaka Maoli ("True People") Tribunal, Judge Robert Klein, Counsel for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and William Aila, Jr., a native Hawaiian fisherman, about the desire by native Hawaiians for more independence.