### Question
How is the "Native Hawaiian" defined?


### Answer
The term **Native Hawaiian** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 4402* as follows -

> any descendent of a person who, prior to 1778, was a native of the Hawaiian Islands

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4402*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 56-AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT**

