Original sentence: 26, 2009 that the State of Hawai'i has no right to sell or transfer "Ceded" or seized lands that make up the majority of the land base in Hawai'i.The United States Supreme Court ruled on Feb.They belong to the Kingdom of Hawai'i and its descendants
Edited sentence: Accordingly, it remanded the case for the Hawaii Supreme Court to determine if Hawaiian law alone supports the same outcome.It then found the Hawaii Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Apology Resolution to be erroneous, and held that federal law does not bar the State from selling land held in public trust.Office of Hawaiian Affairs, reversing the Hawaii Supreme Court’s holding that the federally enacted Apology Resolution bars the State of Hawaii from selling to third parties any land held in public trust until the claims of native Hawaiians to the lands have been resolved.On Tuesday, March 31st, 2009, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Hawaii v.The Court first held that it has jurisdiction to review the Hawaii Supreme Court’s opinion because it rested on the Apology Resolution