The question was asked ."Why do you say native Hawaiian are the "rightful owners of Hawai'i? Havaiki and Hawai'i are Polynesian words describing a place. Historical names are given by the native who first arrived on a particular land.  Each nation was named on race based culture.  China, Japan, Ireland etc were give names by the first people.  The indigenous people of the land are the true people of their land. Truth is an American word that can be challenged. They stole North America from the native American Indian and they stole Hawai'i from the Hawaiian and because Hawai'i is a perfect location for a military fortress in the middle of the Pacific USA broke all international Laws and US Constitution Laws and so what as long it is in USA favor they make the law according to there benefits. The desecration and dishonesty USA has done to the native of Hawai'i, their land, water and ocean is beyond repair. They even stole the word Aloha for profit and changed native names on crown lands.