Attorney General Opinions

Allows State to sell, alienate, or otherwise dispose of ceded lands; 1978 constitutional amendments did not alter State's authority. Att. Gen. Op. 95-3. 

Case Notes

Hawaii not denied "equal footing" by reason of C.A.B. control over interisland air transportation. 363 F.2d 120.

Created a federal right enforceable under 42 U.S.C. 1983. 739 F.2d 1467.

Admission Act is a federal public trust, creating a federally enforceable right for beneficiaries to maintain action against trustees; plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. §1983 action thus proper. 3 F.3d 1220.

There is no positive command in this Act for the United States to bring a breach of trust action against the Hawaiian homes commission or its members. 824 F. Supp. 1480.

Where plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, state defendants breached their trust responsibilities under this Act, claims against State or its agencies or departments, and defendants in official capacities barred by Eleventh Amendment; state defendants sued in personal capacities were entitled to qualified immunity. 824 F. Supp. 1480.

"Equal footing," referred to: 44 H. 634, 642, 361 P.2d 390.

Association that included native Hawaiian beneficiaries asserted viable claim under 42 U.S.C. §1983 alleging breach of trust duties by appellees under Hawaiian Homes Commission Act via Admission Act. 78 H. 192, 891 P.2d 279.