The “yes” vote was Monday (Feb. 13) in Senate Hawaiian and Water, Land and Housing for Senate Bill 2783, the state’s proposal to give the Office of Hawaiian Affairs land in Kakaako valued at $200 million.

The measure — unamended — now heads to Senate Judiciary.

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