Despite American political and territorial control of Hawaii since 1898, Hawaiians are not Americans.... In Polynesian cultures, genealogy is paramount. Who we are is determined by our connection to our land and to our families. Therefore, our bloodlines and birthplace tell our identity.
--Haunani-Kay Trask, From a Native Daughter
Ancestry can be a proxy for race. It is that proxy here.... One of the principal reasons race is treated as a forbidden classification is that it ...