We could also take the TMT as an example. Hawaiians on the Big Island worked with the TMT group to secure funding to support Native Hawaiian education especially focused on immersion schools. Clearly a number of other Native Hawaiians did not agree with this arrangement, and took to the mountain in protest. Would this have happened if a duly elected Native Hawaiian governing entity had been engaged during negotiations of TMT? Perhaps. But would the protest carry legitimacy if they were in contravention to the NHGE's negotiations? I think less so. Being able to have a governing entity negotiate on your behalf means also holding them accountable if they don't represent your wishes.