The state will give the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a package of land and cash worth approximately $200 million to end a long-standing dispute over ceded lands, according to a proposed settlement expected to be announced today.

The settlement would address how much OHA is owed by the state from revenues generated from public lands turned over to the United States by the Republic of Hawai'i in 1898.

The plan must still be approved by the state Legislature. After OHA trustees voted 9-0 to approve the settlement during a closed session yesterday, OHA leaders took the plan to lawmakers at the state Capitol. OHA officials, as well as the office of Gov. Linda Lingle, declined to provide details yesterday pending a news conference today.

Sen. Clayton Hee, D-23rd (Kane'ohe, Kahuku), who was briefed by OHA officials, confirmed that the deal involves about $15 million in cash and an unspecified amount of land that includes acreage in Kaka'ako, Hilo and Kalaeloa. Additionally, the state would continue to pay OHA about $15.1 million annually for ongoing revenues, said Hee, a former OHA trustee.

Hee said the settlement appears to be significantly less than the deal offered in 1999 by then-Gov. Ben Cayetano that would have given OHA about $250 million and approximately 365,000 acres across the state.