Hawaii is one of the most lovely places in the Universe. It has beautiful  scenery, wonderful people, and a sense of authentic serenity and peace. It is, by far, my family's favorite vacation destination. The memories we have of Hawaii are beyond priceless. We can't wait to come back!

Now, amid the beauty of Hawaii comes the stench of politics. It has the potential of changing Hawaii's natural beauty and making it politically correct like the rest of the nation. I am referring to the Akaka Bill. It intends to force Polynesians in Hawaii to become another native tribe equal to the other  indigenous tribes in Arizona, Oklahoma, South Dakota, etc.  These tribes are all supposedly "sovereign nations" within our own "sovereign" nation with distinct and  separate jurisdictions that are both confusing and troubling. Of course, Hawaii's  federal tribal designation (Akaka Bill) would not allow the Hawaii tribe "casino status," even though  the other native tribes have dotted the American landscape with an  overabundance of such "lucky" establishments.

There are so many questions that the proposed Akaka Bill raises and so many of them impossible to answer. Why is the federal government trying to do this? Is something broke? Is something wrong with Hawaii the way it is? Do we need  a federal designed tribe here? What will such a law accomplish or harm? And what  about the entire federal tribe designations in the first place; are they appropriate and are they proper or lawful? Is the federal tribal system with its corresponding  Bureau of Indian Affairs bureaucracy working so well that Hawaii just can't wait to be a part of it all?

America was founded on the proposition that "all men are created equal." But of course the feds are charged with designating which people are more equal than others and which ones get preferential treatment for jobs, and special consideration  for college placement, or which ones get casinos or water rights or the use of their  own lands. Freedom and equality belong to all people as a fundamental tenet of  American idealism. Trusting the federal government to play with that principle and the  power to control it is not what America was intended to be.

If anyone as a race or as an individual has been harmed or damaged, let them seek redress and justice accordingly. But seeking government apologies or  preferential treatment or certain class designations is not the answer. Keep Hawaii free and beautiful. Keep your lands and keep your tranquility. Run your own parks and keep your autonomy. Tell DC to keep their stinky hands hands off of Hawaii and their smelly politics to themselves. 

Former Arizona Sheriff Richard Mack has over 20 years experience in law enforcement.