At 16:02 +0200 2002-04-24, Håvard Hjulstad wrote:
>I also know the principle ...! I also know that it is a principle, and not a
>law.

As IETF Language Tag Reviewer, I formally object to this. It is an
agreement made by the JAC while RFC 3066 was being revised. The
agreement was to ensure internet stability for language tagging.

The JAC must NOT go back on its promise. This is a serious matter of principle.

>QUESTION: Is anyone in favour of adding an alpha-2 identifier for Hawaiian.
>If I don't get any feedback in favour of this within the next week, I will
>send out a ballot with a recommendation to vote "no".

Certainly not. It violates the rules of the JAC. That answer should
be given to the Hawai'ians. No ballot should be sent out.
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