{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-50.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 50.10","heading":"What are the required elements of a request to reestablish a formal government-to-government relationship with the United States?","body":"A request must include the following seven elements:\n(a) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how the Native Hawaiian community drafted the governing document, as described in § 50.11;\n(b) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how the Native Hawaiian community determined who could participate in ratifying the governing document, consistent with § 50.12;\n(c) The duly ratified governing document, as described in § 50.13;\n(d) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how the Native Hawaiian community adopted or approved the governing document in a ratification referendum, as described in § 50.14;\n(e) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how and when elections were conducted for government offices identified in the governing document, as described in § 50.15;\n(f) A duly enacted resolution of the governing body authorizing an officer to certify and submit to the Secretary a request seeking the reestablishment of a formal government-to-government relationship with the United States; and\n(g) A certification, signed and dated by the authorized officer, stating that the submission is the request of the governing body.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 50—PROCEDURES FOR REESTABLISHING A FORMAL GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY","Subpart B—Criteria for Reestablishing a Formal Government-to-Government Relationship"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"4b13fe541621b6acbf3bfd97c56153bf22dabe223b0e452539f85ab0fceb1741","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-50.4","next":"us/43-cfr-50.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}