Last reviewed · SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

Organization profile

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi

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Evidence balance

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Class A4
Class B0
Class C10
Class D9
Class E4
Archive analysis / methodology2

29 citations on this page.

A — Primary government, court, institutional, or authenticated documentary record: A record created by a government, a court, an institution, or the parties to an instrument, held by that body or an archive, or a document whose authenticity has been established.
B — Independent journalism or reputable third-party reporting: Reporting, scholarship, or third-party documentation produced independently of the organization.
C — Organization-produced documentation: Material produced or published by the organization itself. Class C is not treated as false: it establishes what the organization documented or asserted. Broader claims that depend on outside acceptance — recognition, another party's status, or an outcome — require corroboration from class A or B.
D — Claim with limited or incomplete independent corroboration: A reference was located, but independent corroboration is partial or has not been confirmed against a primary source.
E — No reliable source located: No reliable source was located for the statement.
ARCHIVE ANALYSIS / METHODOLOGY — Not an external evidence source: This site's own source review, editorial policy, methodology statement, archive assessment, or a conclusion derived from the material above. It is not an external evidence source and is deliberately kept outside classes A through E.

Classes A through E are applied to every organization on this site, by the same rule, with no organization held to a stricter or looser standard than another. The archive's own source review, editorial policy, methodology, and assessments are labelled ARCHIVE ANALYSIS / METHODOLOGY and are never counted as class A through E evidence. Class C — organization-produced documentation — is not treated as false; it establishes what the organization documented or asserted, and may require outside corroboration before a broader claim rests on it.

Evidence status labels

Each section below carries one of these six statuses, derived the same way for every organization on this site. A status describes how a section’s sources stand together. It is not a score and not a ranking. Absence of documentation is not automatically evidence that an event did not occur.

Strongly corroborated: Multiple meaningful independent primary or institutional sources establish the proposition.
Corroborated: At least one meaningful independent, counterparty, court, government, institutional, or reputable third-party source establishes the core proposition.
Partially corroborated: Some outside evidence supports part of the proposition, but the broader or full claim is not independently established.
Organization documentation: The proposition is primarily supported by documentation produced or published by the organization itself.
Oral / traditional testimony: Evidence derives primarily from firsthand, oral, genealogical, or traditional accounts. Recorded on its own terms and not treated as lesser, while being kept distinct from independently verified documentary records.
No documentation located: The review has not located adequate supporting evidence for the proposition. Absence of documentation is not automatically evidence that an event did not occur.

Self-described name and status

Partially corroborated

Described itself as a Native Hawaiian citizens' organization pursuing a nation-within-a-nation relationship, not as an existing sovereign.

Class DSecondary references only: independent reporting and public records; no specific publication or record was identified for this summary in this review.Located but unidentified. Provenance was not established, so this does not independently corroborate the statement.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: independent reporting and public records; no specific publication or record was identified for this summary in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Located but unidentified. Provenance was not established, so this does not independently corroborate the statement.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Founded

Partially corroborated

The organization was founded in 1987.

Class DSecondary references only: contemporaneous news coverage and scholarly accounts of the sovereignty movement; no specific publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: contemporaneous news coverage and scholarly accounts of the sovereignty movement; no specific publication was identified in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Leadership or governing body

Organization documentation

Founded by attorney Mililani Trask; officers were elected through general assemblies under its own constitution.

Class COrganization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Political model

Organization documentation

The organization pursued a Native Hawaiian governing entity with a federal relationship.

Class COrganization's own constitution; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. The model is contested by independence-oriented organizations.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own constitution; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. The model is contested by independence-oriented organizations.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

The organization governed through general assemblies with elected officers.

Class COrganization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. Records of later assemblies were not located.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. Records of later assemblies were not located.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Stated mission

Organization documentation

Stated objective of a Native Hawaiian governing entity with a land base and a federal relationship.

Class COrganization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Claimed constituency

Partially corroborated

The organization reported enrollment of roughly 20,000 members at its early-1990s peak.

Class DSecondary references only: scholarly accounts and news coverage of the period; no specific publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Reported figures derive from the organization's own enrollment counts and were not independently audited.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: scholarly accounts and news coverage of the period; no specific publication was identified in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Reported figures derive from the organization's own enrollment counts and were not independently audited.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Claimed territory

Organization documentation

No independent territorial claim was asserted; a land base was sought within a federal relationship.

Class COrganization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Governing documents

Organization documentation

A constitution was drafted and ratified through the organization's assemblies.

Class COrganization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. The document has no effect in U.S. or state law.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. The document has no effect in U.S. or state law.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Current documented activities

Organization documentation

No general assembly, election, or other operation of the original governing institutions was located after the late 1990s. Separately, the organization publishes continuing advocacy, public-education, and event activity on its own websites, including 2026 candidate-questionnaire responses and posts dated September 2023 and July 2024.

Class CScholarly accounts and news coverage for the 1987–late 1990s period; organization websites kalahuihawaii.net (including the 2026 candidate-information page at /kohopono2026) and kalahuihawaii.com, read September 9, 2026.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 9, 2026. The current activity described is self-published and is not independently corroborated here. Continuing advocacy, publication, and community activity is a different question from the operation of the organization's original legislative and governing institutions, and it establishes nothing about membership, institutional capacity, legal recognition, or outcomes.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Scholarly accounts and news coverage for the 1987–late 1990s period; organization websites kalahuihawaii.net (including the 2026 candidate-information page at /kohopono2026) and kalahuihawaii.com, read September 9, 2026.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
Organization-produced only. Accessed September 9, 2026. The current activity described is self-published and is not independently corroborated here. Continuing advocacy, publication, and community activity is a different question from the operation of the organization's original legislative and governing institutions, and it establishes nothing about membership, institutional capacity, legal recognition, or outcomes.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Community service & cultural work

Partially corroborated

Scholarly accounts and period reporting document citizen civic-education programs, a published master plan addressing land and health, and sustained networking with other Indigenous organizations, including participation in international Indigenous forums.

Class DSecondary references only: scholarly accounts and period news reporting; no specific publication was identified in this review.Describes the organization during its period of activity.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: scholarly accounts and period news reporting; no specific publication was identified in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Describes the organization during its period of activity.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

This category records documented community service and cultural work on its own terms. It is not scored, weighted, or compared between organizations. Where the entry reads “no documentation located,” no record was found in this review; that is not evidence that the activity never occurred.

Domestic legal record

Corroborated

Activity located is legislative and advocacy work rather than litigation in its own name.

Class AS. 1011, 111th Cong. (2009) (Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009), official GPO text, verified September 10, 2026; congressional hearing records and news coverage not individually identified.Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. Dockets were not exhaustively searched.

Source / Evidence(1)

Primary record
S. 1011, 111th Cong. (2009) (Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009), official GPO text, verified September 10, 2026; congressional hearing records and news coverage not individually identified. (external source, opens in a new tab)
Independent corroboration
Evidence class A
Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. Dockets were not exhaustively searched.

External engagements

Partially corroborated

Its founder participated in United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations sessions during the 1990s.

Class DSecondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records and contemporaneous coverage; no specific session document or publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Registered participation in a UN working group. It is not UN membership, observer status, or recognition by any state.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records and contemporaneous coverage; no specific session document or publication was identified in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Registered participation in a UN working group. It is not UN membership, observer status, or recognition by any state.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Participation in UN Working Group sessions in the 1990s is documented.

Class DSecondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records; no specific session document was located in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. The Working Group was an expert body; participation conferred no status on the organization.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records; no specific session document was located in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. The Working Group was an expert body; participation conferred no status on the organization.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Formal state / diplomatic recognition

No documentation located

No formal act of recognition by a UN member state was located in the records reviewed.

Class ENo instrument or official state record located.None located. Accessed September 6, 2026. Recognition would be evidenced by the recognizing state's own instrument. Correspondence, meetings, and agreements with nongovernmental or Indigenous bodies do not substitute for it.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
No instrument or official state record located.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class E
None located. Accessed September 6, 2026. Recognition would be evidenced by the recognizing state's own instrument. Correspondence, meetings, and agreements with nongovernmental or Indigenous bodies do not substitute for it.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Indigenous / traditional / royal relationships

Partially corroborated

Its representatives engaged with Indigenous delegations and Indigenous-rights bodies, including participation in United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations sessions in the 1990s and work associated with the development of UNDRIP.

Class DSecondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records and contemporaneous coverage; no specific session document or publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Indigenous-rights participation is recorded on its own terms. It is not membership, observer status, or recognition by any state.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records and contemporaneous coverage; no specific session document or publication was identified in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Indigenous-rights participation is recorded on its own terms. It is not membership, observer status, or recognition by any state.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Traditional and Indigenous recognition can have substantial cultural, genealogical, political, and community significance. The archive documents it on its own terms while distinguishing it from formal diplomatic recognition by a UN member state.

Organization-produced evidence

Organization documentation

Most of the record consists of third-party scholarship and government records.

Class C9 organization-produced sources (class C) cited in the sourced sections of this profile, excluding these summary lines.Class C establishes what the organization documented or asserted; it does not establish that an outside party accepted it.
Archive analysis / methodologyThis site's own source review.Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.

Source / Evidence(2)

Compiled or secondary
9 organization-produced sources (class C) cited in the sourced sections of this profile, excluding these summary lines.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
Class C establishes what the organization documented or asserted; it does not establish that an outside party accepted it.
No direct document link recorded for this source.
Compiled or secondary
This site's own source review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class M
Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Independent corroboration

Strongly corroborated

The organizational history is documented in scholarly and government records.

Class A3 primary government, court, institutional, or authenticated records (class A) cited in the sourced sections of this profile, excluding these summary lines.
Archive analysis / methodologyThis site's own source review.Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. Membership figures remain the main uncorroborated element.

Source / Evidence(2)

Compiled or secondary
3 primary government, court, institutional, or authenticated records (class A) cited in the sourced sections of this profile, excluding these summary lines.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class A
No direct document link recorded for this source.
Compiled or secondary
This site's own source review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class M
Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. Membership figures remain the main uncorroborated element.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Disputed or unresolved claims

Partially corroborated

Reported peak membership figures derive from the organization's own enrollment counts and were not independently audited.

Class DSecondary references only: scholarly accounts and period reporting; no specific publication was identified in this review.Figures are as reported, not audited.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: scholarly accounts and period reporting; no specific publication was identified in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Figures are as reported, not audited.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Its founder participated in United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations sessions in the 1990s. Participation in an expert working-group session is an official proceeding of that body, but it is not recognition of the organization by the United Nations or by any state.

Class DSecondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records; no specific session document was located in this review.Participation conferred no status on the organization.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Secondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records; no specific session document was located in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class D
Participation conferred no status on the organization.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

U.S. / state characterization

Corroborated

Federal recognition for Native Hawaiians on the model the organization pursued has not been enacted by Congress, so it remains a private membership organization under U.S. law.

Class AS. 1011, 111th Cong. (2009), Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 — introduced, not enacted (official GPO text, verified September 10, 2026).

Source / Evidence(1)

Primary record
S. 1011, 111th Cong. (2009), Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 — introduced, not enacted (official GPO text, verified September 10, 2026). (external source, opens in a new tab)
Independent corroboration
Evidence class A

Sovereignty-continuity interpretation

Organization documentation

Independence-oriented advocates argue that a federal-recognition model concedes U.S. sovereignty and so cannot carry a continuity claim. This is a political position within the movement.

Class CMovement publications and commentary.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Movement publications and commentary.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Leadership & institutional accountability

Corroborated

Officers elected through general assemblies under its ratified constitution.

Class COrganization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.No record of assemblies after the late 1990s was located.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Organization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class C
No record of assemblies after the late 1990s was located.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Financial transparency: no audited financial statements or public financial filings were located. Absence of filings may reflect the organization's form rather than any irregularity.

Class ENo source located.Requires source review.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
No source located.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class E
Requires source review.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Leadership & institutional accountability — Leadership [No finding located] (No conviction located): No conviction was located in the public records reviewed as of September 6, 2026. Arrest, charge, dismissal, acquittal, conviction, civil judgment, administrative finding, and allegation are distinct; an arrest or charge alone establishes no guilt.

Class AHawaiʻi State Judiciary eCourt Kōkua public case search (official Judiciary system; searched September 10, 2026; a search interface, not a case record).A search result is not a finding that no record exists in any jurisdiction.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Hawaiʻi State Judiciary eCourt Kōkua public case search (official Judiciary system; searched September 10, 2026; a search interface, not a case record).
Independent corroboration
Evidence class A
A search result is not a finding that no record exists in any jurisdiction.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Leadership conduct may affect institutional trust and accountability. It does not determine whether the historical Hawaiian Kingdom existed or resolve the legal question of state continuity, and it does not determine whether a people possesses a right to self-determination.

Class EEditorial policy of this site.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Editorial policy of this site.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class E
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Organization response

No documentation located

No written response or additional primary material from Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi has been published on this profile as of September 6, 2026. No record of outreach to the organization by this archive has been documented, so nothing here should be read as a failure or refusal to respond. Organizations may submit additional primary materials or a written response through the archive's correction and response process, and it is published alongside this profile without editing for position.

Class EEditorial policy of this site.This is a statement of process, not a finding about the organization.

Source / Evidence(1)

Compiled or secondary
Editorial policy of this site.
Independent corroboration
Evidence class E
This is a statement of process, not a finding about the organization.
No direct document link recorded for this source.

Evidence summary

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi operated with a ratified constitution and reported 20,000+ enrolled members at its early-1990s peak. Dated records of Mililani Trask's UN participation were located for the 2002–2004 Permanent Forum term and for a May 21, 2003 UN programme; her reported 1993 Working Group attendance and her role in the UNDRIP drafting process rest on her own 2016 sworn account and are not independently verified. No operation of its original legislative and governing institutions was located after the late 1990s; separately, the organization publishes continuing advocacy, public-education, and community activity on its own websites, including a 2026 candidate-information page read September 9, 2026. Its stated model operates within U.S. jurisdiction, which differs from the independence position of some other organizations reviewed.

Archive Assessment

An organization whose original legislative and governing institutions have no located operation after the late 1990s, and which continues to publish advocacy, public-education, and community activity through 2026 in records it produces itself. Its documented governance record includes a ratified constitution and reported 20,000+ enrolled members; UN participation records located for its founder fall in 2002–2004, which does not establish continuous engagement across the 1990s. Continuing self-published activity is not evidence of membership, institutional capacity, legal recognition, or the outcome of any effort, and the dormancy of the original institutions is not evidence that the organization stopped advocating.

Sources for this summary

Detailed Legal Record and Organization-Supplied Documentation

The materials below are retained for archival and research purposes. Inclusion does not constitute independent verification of every claim contained in the source material. Where possible, the Hawaiʻi Sovereignty Archive distinguishes court records, government records, contemporaneous third-party reporting, and materials supplied or compiled by the organization itself.

This subsection sits outside the comparative profile above. It is not a ranking, a score, or a measure of any organization’s standing, and the number of entries reflects only how much documentation this review has located and cited.

Editorial rule — adverse and misconduct-related records

Adverse or misconduct-related material is classified by what the record actually establishes. A fact established by a primary record or a reliable independent source is stated plainly and is not softened because it may harm a reputation. An allegation is not described as proven misconduct. Conduct is not called fraud, theft, corruption, or a scam unless a court or other competent authority made that finding, or the term appears in a source and is attributed to that source. Audit findings are described as audit findings; findings reported by a news outlet are attributed to that outlet. A criminal charge is never described as a conviction; a dismissed case states the dismissal; a conviction states the offense and disposition where known; and where later proceedings changed a case's status, that later procedural history is included. Euphemism is avoided: where a source establishes something specific, the specific statement is used rather than a vaguer one.

Alleged: An allegation, a criminal charge, a civil complaint, or an accusation made by another organization. Unproven; no competent authority has made a finding on it.
Reported: Reported by a news outlet or other third party and attributed to that source. Reporting is not an official finding.
Audited: An audit finding or an administrative finding, described in the terms the audit or agency used. An audit finding is not a court judgment.
Adjudicated: A court, tribunal, or appellate body entered a decision, judgment, plea disposition, or settlement in the matter. The specific disposition is stated.
Convicted: A criminal conviction was entered. The offense and disposition are stated where the located records establish them.
Dismissed: The matter, or the counts identified, were dismissed. A dismissal is stated as a dismissal and is not reported as an unresolved accusation.
Unresolved: No disposition, finding, or outcome has been located. Absence of a located outcome is not evidence either way.

No party to major court cases

Evidence statusUnresolved

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi was not a party to any major federal or state court cases. Mililani Trask participated as an advocate and expert witness in several sovereignty-related proceedings but was never a criminal defendant. The organization engaged primarily through legislative advocacy and UN human-rights mechanisms rather than litigation.

Sources

Each source below is cited to the specific statement it supports in the section above. This list is a summary of those citations, not a general bibliography, and no source is carried over from Kingdom-era history unless it supports a statement about this organization.

Class DSecondary references only: independent reporting and public records; no specific publication or record was identified for this summary in this review.Located but unidentified. Provenance was not established, so this does not independently corroborate the statement.
Class DSecondary references only: contemporaneous news coverage and scholarly accounts of the sovereignty movement; no specific publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.
Class COrganization's own constitution, consulted in a scholarly reproduction that was not identified by title in this review.
Class COrganization's own constitution; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. The model is contested by independence-oriented organizations.
Class COrganization's own documents; the scholarly accounts consulted were not identified by title in this review.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 6, 2026. Records of later assemblies were not located.
Class DSecondary references only: scholarly accounts and news coverage of the period; no specific publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Reported figures derive from the organization's own enrollment counts and were not independently audited.
Class CScholarly accounts and news coverage for the 1987–late 1990s period; organization websites kalahuihawaii.net (including the 2026 candidate-information page at /kohopono2026) and kalahuihawaii.com, read September 9, 2026.Organization-produced only. Accessed September 9, 2026. The current activity described is self-published and is not independently corroborated here. Continuing advocacy, publication, and community activity is a different question from the operation of the organization's original legislative and governing institutions, and it establishes nothing about membership, institutional capacity, legal recognition, or outcomes.
Class DSecondary references only: scholarly accounts and period news reporting; no specific publication was identified in this review.Describes the organization during its period of activity.
Class AS. 1011, 111th Cong. (2009) (Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009), official GPO text, verified September 10, 2026; congressional hearing records and news coverage not individually identified.Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. Dockets were not exhaustively searched.
Class DSecondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records and contemporaneous coverage; no specific session document or publication was identified in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. Registered participation in a UN working group. It is not UN membership, observer status, or recognition by any state.
Class DSecondary references only: UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations session records; no specific session document was located in this review.Single independent source. Accessed September 6, 2026. The Working Group was an expert body; participation conferred no status on the organization.
Class ENo instrument or official state record located.None located. Accessed September 6, 2026. Recognition would be evidenced by the recognizing state's own instrument. Correspondence, meetings, and agreements with nongovernmental or Indigenous bodies do not substitute for it.
Class C9 organization-produced sources (class C) cited in the sourced sections of this profile, excluding these summary lines.Class C establishes what the organization documented or asserted; it does not establish that an outside party accepted it.
Archive analysis / methodologyThis site's own source review.Independently corroborated. Accessed September 6, 2026. None identified.
Class A3 primary government, court, institutional, or authenticated records (class A) cited in the sourced sections of this profile, excluding these summary lines.
Class DSecondary references only: scholarly accounts and period reporting; no specific publication was identified in this review.Figures are as reported, not audited.
Class AS. 1011, 111th Cong. (2009), Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 — introduced, not enacted (official GPO text, verified September 10, 2026).
Class CMovement publications and commentary.
Class ENo source located.Requires source review.
Class AHawaiʻi State Judiciary eCourt Kōkua public case search (official Judiciary system; searched September 10, 2026; a search interface, not a case record).A search result is not a finding that no record exists in any jurisdiction.
Class EEditorial policy of this site.

Last reviewed

This profile was last reviewed on September 6, 2026. Statements about the absence of a record describe the records reviewed on that date only.