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television station there was, I danced, danced, danced. And I realized that the most significant <br /> one was Mary Kawena Pukui's 69th birthday and the celebration of the Hawaiian Dictionary with <br /> the Hawaiian University, and it was at the Blaisdell and I was a solo dancer there. It was the <br /> largest audience, and I couldn't figure out why. But I grew up, my family had a shoe store on <br /> Nu`uanu. We were only like three blocks away from the `Iolani Palace. So, they grew up with <br /> all the Hawaiians, and my family went to `Iolani with all the Hawaiians. <br /> UNGER: So you're pili with the Akau `ohana. Is that correct? <br /> MCMICHAEL: Yes. <br /> UNGER: Oh, okay, all right. Thank you. <br /> MCMICHAEL: Okay, then I <br /> VITOUSEK: Chair Unger, for—question. <br /> UNGER: Yeah? <br /> VITOUSEK: As it relates to the application for petition in contested case, Item D, you checked <br /> "no"under "Are you a person [or persons] descended from native Hawaiians who inhabited the <br /> Hawaiian Islands <br /> MCMICHAEL: —Yeah, I checked no because it said 1778. <br /> VITOUSEK: Right. <br /> MCMICHAEL: I didn't check 1778. My records have 1800's. And so I didn't check the <br /> Hawaiian side. But now I have. We checked with the genealogy to the Alapai's who are the <br /> Akau's, and he has all the records. He's done the studies <br /> UNGER: Oh, okay, so <br /> MCMICHAEL: so, now I'm, now I'm going right under them because <br /> UNGER: you are pili with <br /> MCMICHAEL: this is my family married into them. <br /> UNGER: Okay, so <br /> MCMICHAEL: to stay in the United States. <br /> UNGER: Okay, so you are prior to 1778, then <br /> MCMICHAEL: Yes, yes <br /> — <br /> 6 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />