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Lehua Kinilau-Cano is a native Hawaiian beneficiary and third-generation applicant on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Application Waiting List, whose grandfather first submitted an application in 1951.  A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, she obtained her B.A. in Hawaiian Studies and J.D. from the University of Hawaii. She is the legislative analyst for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, but contributed to this article in her personal capacity.