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Ed Case: “The law sets up the Hawaiian homelands, which still exist in…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase in Appropriations Defending Rural Water/Waste Disposal Funding for Hawaiian Home Lands

Published | Video Starts at 05:49

Just so I understand, is it by treaty or is it by law, or is it mandated spending, or is it discretionary spending? How is it structured? The law is the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. And so The law sets up the Hawaiian homelands, which still exist in Hawaii and are resided upon by Native Hawaiians. This particular program allocates specifically to American Indians, Alaska Natives, colonial and Native Hawaiians. And so that's the specific mechanism by which these monies go to these subsets. (05:49–05:58)

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Asserts that the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act established Hawaiian homelands still inhabited by Native Hawaiians.

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