My point is that too many have claimed to be indigenous native Americans and they are not that.  That is why I agree with Bumpy Kanahele for admitting that Hawaiians are not indigenous, not native American and that they do not deserve federal benefits. These protesters have every right to lawfully and peacefully protest anything they want.  But they should also praise the USA for the Bill of Rights which gives them the right to protest, no matter how foolishly.  One never hears anything good about democracy or our Constitution from these people or from the ridiculous and wildly generously funded Hawaiian Studies folks at the UH.