Because the Native Hawaiian government is not an Indian tribe, the body of Federal Indian law that would otherwise customarily apply when the United States extends Federal recognition to an Indian tribal group does not apply.
Inouye argues that Native Hawaiians do not fit the Indian tribe classification under federal law.
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