Sons Of The American Revolution Hawaii Society

The Spirit of '76

• Categories: United States

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1895
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• Publisher: Unknown

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National Yearbook - National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

• Author(s): Sons of the American Revolution

• Categories: Patriotic societies

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1897
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Report

• Author(s): State Library of Massachusetts

• Categories: Library catalogs

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1897
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for ...

• Categories: Almanacs, Hawaiian

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1898
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Hawaiian Blood

• Author(s): J. Kehaulani Kauanui

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2008-11-07
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• Publisher: Duke University Press

In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) of 1921, the U.S. Congress defined “native Hawaiians” as those people “with at least one-half blood quantum of individuals inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778.” This “blood logic” has since become an entrenched part of the legal system in Hawai‘i. Hawaiian Blood is the first comprehensive history and analysis of this federal law that equates Hawaiian cultural identity with a quantifiable amount of blood. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui explains how blood quantum classification emerged as a way to undermine Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) sovereignty. Within the framework of the 50-percent rule, intermarriage “dilutes” the number of...