Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 16, Number 5, 1 May 1999 — Ceded lands [ARTICLE]

Ceded lands

Hawaiians have been educated to the ramifications surrounding the purported "ceded lands issue." Mililani's push to "settle" lacks support from Hawaiian subjects. Her proposal to use $5 million to host a constitutional convention in October to discuss, among other things, the "ceded lands settlement" is a waste of money. The money should be spent educating all the people in Hawai'i about the facts surrounding the issue: "Hawai'i: Never Annexed by the U.S." and what we ean do to resolve this problem that is poliheal, eeonomie, spiritual, social and long overdue. By educating the people about the evolution of Hawaiian land and Hawaiian Kingdom law, the clouded issue of "ceded lands" will be clearer. Right now, it is cloud-

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