Scientifically being Hawaiian is not one drop. King Kalakaua himself with an interest in science, realized that after five generations of intermarrying with other races none of the original Hawaiian genes were left.

What Hawaiians are trying to define today is the feeling of being Hawaiian. Hence they're preoccupied with legalistic definitions of what is a Hawaiian - ie who has the legal right to feel that way. It's a spiritual thing and hence this distasteful display of religious fervor for an interpretation that agrees with their own.

In contrast, Nainoa talks about the Hawaiian culture and feeling. He has the right idea and he deserves a medal for all the work that he is done in behalf of all Hawaiians everywhere.