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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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