HI SCR113

Requests the U.S. Department of State and Department of Justice to clarify federal policy regarding persons declaring themselves as nationals of the Kingdom of Hawaii residing in Hawaii.

Seeks clarification on whether individuals declaring Hawaiian nationality can be detained by the State of Hawaii.

Seeks clarification on whether Hawaii state officers and agents are exempt from federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination based on national origin when dealing with declared Hawaiian nationals.

Asserts that Hawaiian nationals derive nationality through natural birth, customary law and practice, or formalized naturalization within the Hawaiian Islands.

Distinguishes "Hawaiian nationals" from "native Hawaiian" or "Native Hawaiian" as defined in federal law, emphasizing Hawaiian national status as political rather than racial designation.