  Cluster states in $^9$Li are investigated with calculations of a $^6$He-$t$
cluster model. Results suggest $^6$He-$t$ cluster states near the $^6$He-$t$
threshold energy. These states construct a $K^\pi=1/2^-$ band and their neutron
configuration is similar to that of the $K^\pi=0^+_2$ band in $^{10}$Be.
