"A Very Hawaiian Health Care Bill?" (Obama deserves the Break)

[KoKo]

A Very Hawaiian Health Care Bill?
Christina Bellantoni | December 4, 2009, 5:56PM


A reporter today asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about the lag as the Senate debates its version of the bill.

"Given that it took four days to vote on the first two amendments in the health care bill do you think realistically you're looking at a date closer to the state of the union for a bill?" the reporter asked in the morning gaggle.

"I'm not going to wiggle on a date," Gibbs said.

TPMDC followed up asking Gibbs about the First Family's annual Hawaiian vacation. The dates aren't public yet, but Obama will be in the Aloha state for a good chunk of time in late December.
"If the bill is passed the president would be happy to sign it in Hawaii - I could think of any

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[arcadian]

1. Here is a Hawaiian law Mr Obama should try to take into consideration

Law of the Splintered Paddle

Māmalahoe Kānāwai:

E nā kānaka,
E mālama ‘oukou i ke akua
A e mālama ho‘i ke kanaka nui a me kanaka iki;
E hele ka ‘elemakule, ka luahine, a me ke kama
A moe i ke ala
‘A‘ohe mea nāna e ho‘opilikia.
Hewa nō, make.


Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle (also translated Law of the Splintered Oar), is a precept in Hawaiian law, originating with King Kamehameha I in 1797. The law, "Let every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety," is enshrined in the state constitution, Article 9, Section 10, and has become a model for modern human rights law regarding the treatment of civilians and other non-combatants during battle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamalahoe