Senate Approves $200 million OHA-Kakaako Settlement

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://hawaii.politics.government.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/18871989511/senate-adjourns-after-emotional-kakaako-oha-vote’>Senate Approves $200 million OHA-Kakaako Settlement

Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s proposal to settle some Native Hawaiian claims with land in Kakaako valued at $200 million has been OK’d by the state Senate although its future is still uncertain.

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The Hawaii Senate finished its floor business at about 2 p.m. Tuesday (March 6).

The last item on the agenda proved the most intense, as Sen. Clayton Hee spoke at length about his strong reservations over the OHA-Kakaako land settlement. His main argument: The bill isn’t fair, and questions…

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