Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs

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Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the federal Apology Resolution did not strip Hawaii of its authority to sell or transfer certain former crown lands, limiting the resolution’s legal effect.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
legal case
areaOfLaw constitutional law
federal Indian and Native Hawaiian law
public lands law
citation 556 U.S. 163
clarified that congressional apologies or symbolic resolutions do not, without clear language, alter substantive property rights
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Article IV Property Clause of the U.S. Constitution
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 2009
decisionType unanimous decision
docketNumber 07-1372
holding the Apology Resolution has no substantive legal effect to cloud the State of Hawaii’s title to the lands at issue
the federal Apology Resolution did not strip Hawaii of its authority to sell or transfer certain former crown lands
impact limited the legal effect of the Apology Resolution on land title disputes in Hawaii
jurisdiction United States federal law
languageOfRecord English
legalIssue effect of the 1993 Apology Resolution on state authority over former crown lands
state power to sell or transfer certain former crown lands
lowerCourt Supreme Court of Hawaii
lowerCourtDecision Hawaii Supreme Court enjoined the state from selling or transferring certain ceded lands pending political settlement
opinionBy Samuel A. Alito Jr.
originatedFrom Hawaii state courts
petitioner State of Hawaii
linked to: Hawaii
relatedTo 1993 Apology Resolution
Public Law 103-150
ceded lands in Hawaii
former Hawaiian crown lands
respondent Office of Hawaiian Affairs
individual Native Hawaiian beneficiaries
result injunction against sale or transfer of ceded lands vacated
state Hawaii
statuteInterpreted Public Law 103-150 (Apology Resolution)
linked to: Public Law 103-150
SupremeCourtDisposition reversed
termOfCourt October Term 2008
yearArgued 2008

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Apology Resolution (U.S. Public Law 103-150) citedIn Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs holding the federal Apology Resolution did not strip Hawaii of its authority to sell or transfer certain former crown lands
linked to: Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs holding the Apology Resolution has no substantive legal effect to cloud the State of Hawaii’s title to the lands at issue
linked to: Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs