43 CFR 50.1: What is the purpose of this part?

This part sets forth the Department's administrative procedure and criteria for reestablishing a formal government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community that will allow:

(a) The Native Hawaiian community to more effectively exercise its inherent sovereignty and self-determination; and

(b) The United States to more effectively implement and administer:

(1) The special political and trust relationship that exists between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community, as recognized by Congress; and

(2) The Federal programs, services, and benefits that Congress created specifically for the Native Hawaiian community (see, e.g., 12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b; 20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.; 20 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3057g et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 11701 et seq.; 54 U.S.C. 302706).