Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit June 22, 1998, No. 97-16095 (Rice v. Cayetano)

RYMER, Circuit Judge.

Hawaii holds special elections for trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), who must be Hawaiian and who administer public trust funds set aside for the betterment of “native Hawaiians” and “Hawaiians,” in which only people who meet the blood quantum requirement for “native Hawaiian” or “Hawaiian” may vote.