UPDATE! - CEDED LANDS BILL HEARING
The Ceded Lands Settlement hearing will in fact not take place tomorrow, Monday, March 24th at the Hawai`i state capitol building.
We are now told a committee meeting will quietly take place sometime next week after the language in the House and Senate bills are rectified.
Rep. Kirk Caldwell will reportedly chair this meeting they hope to keep out of the public’s eye.
We wish to draw your attention to an important nine page agreement, signed on January 17th of this year by the Office Of Hawaiian Affairs, Governor Linda Lingle, Attorney General Mark Bennett and former Hawai`i Supreme Court Justice Robert Klein.
This agreement will have the force of contract between OHA and the state should the Ceded Lands Settlement bill pass.
It contains the language where OHA waives all future claims on behalf of beneficiaries.
You may view it here - oha.org/pastdue
Click on the third PDF file, Signed Settlement Agreement with attached OHA-29 Bill, download the document and read section two on page three.
Stay tuned – we’ll keep you informed as events develop.
