Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against OHA
The
Honolulu
Advertiser reports
that U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway yesterday "dismissed a case
challenging the constitutionality of government programs for Native Hawaiians,
ruling that the court should not interfere with the ongoing congressional debate
over Hawaiians' political status."The
Star-Bulletin
reports
that "Hawaiians lauded a federal judge's dismissal yesterday of the last
remaining claim challenging the constitutionality of the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs."
Posted: Thu - January 15, 2004 at 07:27 AM