Settlement bill back on table for next year
Advertiser reports
that OHA's proposed settlement for Hawaiian national lands is back on the table
for this legislative
session.But Star-Bulletin
reports
that:The proposed $200 million Office of Hawaiian Affairs settlement appears dead for this year's legislative session.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa said yesterday that OHA trustees voted to urge the Legislature to pass a bill directing OHA to spend another year in negotiations.
Update:
I obviously didn't read the Advertiser article carefully (nor all the
way through), and got the mistaken impression that they are talking about this
session, but in actuality they are saying that while the bill is dead for this
year it is still on the table for next session, following more public meetings
and continued negotiations during the interim. (Thanks to Gordon for pointing
this out.)
Posted: Tue - April 8, 2008 at 08:49 AM