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On the recordAugust 5, 2009
The authority that you are giving us as an entity, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, to do that, is a tremendous authority, a tremendous resource that we are providing our people.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the authority of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for Native Hawaiians.

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