… many of you, steeped in history, often unique to Hawaii, unique to the relationship between Native Hawaiians, the social, political trust relationship between Native Hawaiians and the federal government. But The history in this department goes back to 1921, some 23 years after Hawaii became a part of the United States. And at that time, Native Hawaiians were literally on the verge of extinction as a peoples and as a culture. And this Congress adopted the very first law that directly impacted Native Hawaiians. (02:37–02:47)
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Asserts that the department's history with Native Hawaiians began in 1921, 23 years post-Hawaii's U.S. annexation.
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