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Eni Faleomavaega: “The 200,000 acres were the worst portions of the land given to the Native Hawaiians supposedly to get them back to…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
The 200,000 acres were the worst portions of the land given to the Native Hawaiians supposedly to get them back to agriculture.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa

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Faleomavaega critiques the land allocation to Native Hawaiians under the Homestead Commission Act.

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