Native Hawaiians and other Pacific islanders make up only 10% of the population of the state. How about federal representation? Would the “Natives” have their own senators and congressmen?
CC
I wonder if they would set this up similar to how Indian reservations are set up? But then, Indians have separate geographic areas set up as their reservation lands. What areas of Hawaii would be the Hawaiian reservation? What if native Hawaiians don’t want to be part of a reservation?
Has anyone really thought through the implications of setting up such a system in Hawaii? This strikes me as something that someone came up with over a few beers in a bar, without thinking through exactly how this gets administered.