### Question
How does AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT define Native Hawaiian?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 4402*, **Native Hawaiian** is defined as:

> 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**

