| Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs | |
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| Argued February 25, 2009 Decided March 31, 2009 | |
| Full case name | Hawaii, et al., Petitioners v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. |
| Docket no. | 07-1372 |
| Citations | 556 U.S. 163 (more) 129 S. Ct. 1436; 173 L. Ed. 2d 333 |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Holding | |
| Supreme Court of Hawaii reversed and remanded | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Newlands Resolution, Hawaii Admission Act, Apology Resolution | |
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 556 U.S. 163 (2009), was a United States Supreme Court case about the former crown lands of the Hawaiian monarchy, and whether the state's right to sell them was restricted by the 1993 Apology Resolution. The Court, in an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, ruled unanimously that the state had the power to sell the lands free of encumbrances.