Lawsuit seeks to strike down blood quantum rule for Hawaiian homestead leases
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and Atty. Gen. Anne Lopez have pledged to fight the suit.
A conservative law firm has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the blood-quantum requirement that determines eligibility for Native Hawaiian homestead leases, opening a legal battle over a program central to Hawaiian land rights and cultural survival.
The allegations
The Pacific Legal Foundation filed the suit June 1 in…
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