“ But the Admission Act itself makes clear that the 1.2 million acres is to benefit all the people of Hawaii. The Act specifies that the land is to be used for the education of, the developments of homes and farms for, the making of public improvements for, and public use by, all of Hawaii's citizens, as well as for the betterment of those who are "native." ”

“ OHA spends most, but not all, of its money to benefit native Hawaiians in many different ways. See Annual Report (OHA projects support education, housing,
health, culture, economic development, and nonprofit organizations) . As the majority makes clear, OHA is simply a special purpose department of Hawaii's state government. Ante, at 520–521.
As importantly, the statute defines the electorate in a way that is not analogous to membership in an Indian tribe. Native Hawaiians, considered as a group, may be analogous to tribes of other Native Americans. ”

“ It instead at one point assumes, at least for argument's sake, that the "revenues and proceeds" at issue are from a "'public trust.'" Ante, at 521. It also assumes without deciding that the State could "treat Hawaiians or native Hawaiians as tribes." ”