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On the recordJune 10, 2009
This decision does not stand for the proposition that Native Hawaiians are non-indigenous people.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono clarifies the Supreme Court's ruling on voting rights for Native Hawaiians.

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