There is nothing in the language of this bill that would lead me to conclude that.

That is not an accurate reflection of the support that this legislation of the Native Hawaiians have in Hawaii.

They are still members of the United States. They are still citizens of the United States with all the rights and privileges of citizens of the United States.

Native Hawaiians were not constituted as tribes as most of us I think understand tribes, but they were a separate nation.

the Native Hawaiian people are an indigenous people this is not race-based legislation.

I particularly appreciate the comments made by my colleagues, Abercrombie of course, Bordallo and Faleomavaega.

The thing that we should remember is the United States has a special relationship with native peoples, and Native Hawaiians are native peoples.

The legislature of the State of Hawaii...has time and again passed resolutions in support of this legislation.

They were a kingdom. We had treaties. The Kingdom of Hawaii had treaties with the United States.

Aloha. Thank you for this opportunity to testify on H.R. 2314.

This decision does not stand for the proposition that Native Hawaiians are non-indigenous people.