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. K haulani Kauanui explains how blood quantum classification emerged as a way to undermine Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) sovereignty....
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 o...
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. K haulani Kauanui explains how blood quantum classification emerged as a way to undermine Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) sovereignty....
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 o...
