Legal Opinion

Keaukaha-Panaewa Community Ass'n v. Hawaiian Homes Commission

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 18, 1978No. 77-1044PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Agencies of the State of Hawaii appeal from a judgment of the district court that the agencies have violated their obligations in connection with certain lands held in trust by the State of Hawaii for the benefit of native Hawaiians. This appeal raises complex jurisdictional and jurisdiction-related issues. We reverse.

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In 1921, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (Commission Act), 42 Stat. 108, which created the Hawaiian Homes Commission (Commission) and designated some 200,000 acres (the Hawaiian home lands) for the welfare and rehabilitation of native…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  5. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Price v. HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  2. Pele Defense Fund v. PatyHawaii Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Erienet, Inc. Sandra MacKenzie John Knauer Frank Mezler, Jr. v. Velocity Net, Inc. Thomas Dylewski Chad FerenackCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  4. Price v. State Of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  5. Price v. AkakaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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