"State court correct in protecting ceded lands"

Two UH law professors wrote a commentary in their individual capacities as attorneys for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Professors Jon Van Dyke and Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie have a commentary in today's Honolulu Advertiser.

The commentary does a great job of discussing the Hawai'i Supreme Court's decision while also countering statements from the Lingle Administration. The commentary, in part, provides, "The administration has also incorrectly asserted that the Hawai'i Supreme Court found that the state does not have good title to the ceded lands. In fact, the opinion expressly stayed away from that issue and explained that "the issue of Native Hawaiian title to the ceded lands will be addressed through the political process."