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By Mark Niesse
Honolulu, Hawaii (AP)
Hawaii lawmakers began considering proposals Thursday that would ban the state from selling former monarchy lands until Native Hawaiian claims to those lands are resolved.
If the Legislature passes a law preventing the state from discarding these lands, it could effectively neutralize a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court that puts their ownership in doubt.
Honolulu, Hawaii (AP)
Hawaii lawmakers began considering proposals Thursday that would ban the state from selling former monarchy lands until Native Hawaiian claims to those lands are resolved.
If the Legislature passes a law preventing the state from discarding these lands, it could effectively neutralize a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court that puts their ownership in doubt.
