### Question
What is the definition of Native Hawaiian?


### Answer
The definition of **Native Hawaiian** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 80q*:

> a member or descendant of the aboriginal people who, before 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the State of Hawaii

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 80q*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES > SUBCHAPTER XIII-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN**

