Statutory provisions, see chapters 10 and 13D.

A voter must qualify as a Hawaiian in his or her own right, not on the basis of the racial descent of the adoptive parents. Att. Gen. Op. 80-6.

The requirement that trustees be Hawaiians is not violative of the equal protection clauses; also the restriction to Hawaiians of the right to vote for trustees is not impermissible. Att. Gen. Op. 80-8.

Native Hawaiians, Self-Determination, and the Inadequacy of the State Land Trusts. 14 UH L. Rev. 519.

Native Hawaiian Entitlement to Sovereignty: An Overview. 17 UH L. Rev. 427.

Does not violate section 5 of the Admission Act. 921 F.2d 950.

Neither the Fifteenth Amendment nor the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution precluded Hawaii from restricting the voting for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees to Hawaiians and excluding all others. 146 F.3d 1075.