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HRS §10-19

Hawaiian registry

The office must create and keep a list of all Hawaiians, no matter where they live. To be on the list, you must show family records proving you descend from the original people of Hawaii in 1778.

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The statute, as written — Hawaiian registry

The office shall establish and maintain a registry of all Hawaiians wherever such persons may reside. Inclusion of persons in the Hawaiian registry shall be based upon genealogical records sufficient to establish the person's descent from the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands in 1778.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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