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Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 08:44 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 08:44
Sen. Jill Tokuda, D-24th (Kailua, Kane’ohe) announced the decision after five hours of testimony and the crowd of about 100, who mostly opposed the deal, applauded. Tokuda said too many questions remain about the settlement and more support from the Hawaiian community is needed.
The proposed agreement — which took four years to craft — seeks to resolve a 30-year-old dispute over rights to revenue from ceded lands, which once belonged to the Kingdom of Hawai’i.
The settlement would give OHA three parcels of land worth $187 million, $13 million in cash and a minimum of $15.1 million annually in exchange for OHA’s agreement to waive further claims to ceded land income.