[John S Mosby]

Not only that, but the wording of the HI constitution describes “native” as being “descendants” of the population people present at the time of Captain Cook’s visit in 1778.

This translates (with extreme stretching of genealogy) to a possible 1 in 500 chance of “probable” descent that is virtually unprovable, except for physical characteristics.
DNA from Queen Liluokulani— would that help establish the “race”?

[Jim from C-Town]

‘This translates (with extreme stretching of genealogy) to a possible 1 in 500 chance of “probable” descent that is virtually unprovable, except for physical characteristics.’

That explains how Elizabeth Warren is not only an American Indian, she is also Native Hawaiian and Inuit. That makes her the BEST Senator EVAHHHH! She is a shoe in for POTUS!

[A'elian' nation]

“DNA from Queen Liluokulani”

All a student needs to attend the private Kamehameha Schools (which has an endowment almost equal to Harvard and is practically a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs ) is one scintilla of Hawaiian blood.

I see more blue eyed freckled kids at that school than at an Irish fling.

[Verginius Rufus]

According to James Michener's novel Hawaii, there are good genealogical sources for the native Hawaiians...but that may refer refer mostly to the earlier period before Hawaii was inundated with people from elsewhere.

How someone would prove "native" ancestry whose only connection was one great-great-grandparent, I don't know. It might be easy enough to determine the typical DNA types of pureblooded Hawaiians (but how to tell them apart from other Polynesians?) since there are some still living, but probably the part-Hawaiians are far more numerous.