### Question
What does Native Hawaiian community-based organization mean?


### Answer
**Native Hawaiian community-based organization** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 7517*:

> any organization that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians from a specific community and that assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of Native Hawaiians in that community

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 7517*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER VII-INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION > Part B-Native Hawaiian Education**

