Proving Native Hawaiian Descent Simplified

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A new Hawaiian state law which allows proof of ancestry to come from a number of sources should make it easier to expand the roll of Native Hawaiians.

The new law went into effect on July 1, and aims to expand the roll by reducing paperwork on the various lists of Native Hawaiians.

The new law allows the commission to use information from governmental entities like Kame­ha­meha Schools, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands or State Department of Health to compile the Native Hawaiian roll.

For more information, see an AP article from the July 8, 2013 edition of the Staradvertiser:

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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