AKAKA BILL NOT NEEDED TO PROTECT FUNDING FOR HAWAIIAN PROGRAMS
The Honolulu Advertiser - June 14, 2006
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a taxpayer lawsuit challenging the use of state general funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
In its ruling, the high court indicated on Monday that the payment of taxes alone isn't enough to provide a group of Hawai'i residents with the legal standing needed to challenge the OHA funding....
The lawsuit is the last pending challenge to the constitutionality of government funding for OHA....
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