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On the recordJune 10, 2009
Native Hawaiians were not constituted as tribes as most of us I think understand tribes, but they were a separate nation.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono clarifies the historical status of Native Hawaiians compared to tribes.

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