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Updated at 7:11 p.m., Monday, February 9, 2009

House holding ceded lands meetings this week

Advertiser Staff

A legislative bill seeking to settle the dispute between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the state over ceded lands revenues is the subject of a series of meetings statewide this week by the state House Hawaiian Affairs Committee.

House Bill 901 would give OHA a portion of the income and proceeds from land in the public land trust.

All meetings run from 6:05 to 9 p.m. this week except Saturday's meeting on O'ahu, which will run from 10:05 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The meetings are scheduled for:

• Tuesday, Kealakehe Elementary School in Kailua, Kona.

• Wednesday, Keaukaha Elementary School in Hilo.

• Thursday, King Kaumuali'i Elementary School in Lihu'e.

• Saturday, State Capitol Room 329.