Establishment
The Constitution of Hawaii establishes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs under the terms of Article XII, Sections 4 through 7. The article defines "ceded land" as lands held in trust for the native Hawaiian people and therefore never part of the territory "annexed" to the United States. Ceded land was identified as such in the constitution of the Republic of Hawaii, Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900 and the Hawaii Statehood Admission Act of 1959. The constitution states, "The Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall hold title to all the real and personal property now or hereafter set aside or conveyed to it which shall be held in trust for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians."
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