They also have focused on increasing numbers of native Hawaiian students and faculty. One way is working more closely with DOE schools. Agbayani believes native Hawaiians get a fair share of financial support, including money from Kamehameha Schools-Bishop Estate and federal funds. But she'd still like more. On tuition waivers for all native Hawaiians, she said there are pending legal concerns.
People can talk about Hawaiian pride and come off as exclusive and putting down other ethnic groups.
There can be a backlash. Trask, however, sees nothing but success in the growing indigenous voice. Being actors in the political scene, not people who are oppressed.