State must hold certain lands as a public trust

The lands granted to the State of Hawaii by Section 5(b) of the Admission Act and pursuant to Article XVI, Section 7, of the State Constitution, excluding therefrom lands defined as "available lands" by Section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, shall be held by the State as a public trust for native Hawaiians and the general public. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978] Attorney General Opinions Power and authority to generate proceeds from, or power to alienate, lands held in public trust, exist under this section; history of this section indicates that section was intended to reiterate the trust contained in Admission Act. Att. Gen. Op. 95-3. Law Journals and Reviews Courts and the Cultural Performance: Native Hawaiians' Uncertain Federal and State Law Rights to Sue. 16 UH L. Rev. 1. Biopiracy in Paradise?: Fulfilling the Legal Duty to Regulate Bioprospecting in Hawai`i. 28 UH L. Rev. 387. Indigenous Ancestral Lands and Customary International Law. 32 UH L. Rev. 391 (2010). Ke Ala Pono--The Path of Justice: The Moon Court's Native Hawaiian Rights Decisions. 33 UH L. Rev. 447 (2011). Demolition of Native Rights and Self Determination: Act 55's Devastating Impact through the Development of Hawaii's Public Lands. 35 UH L. Rev. 297 (2013). A Collective Memory of Injustice: Reclaiming Hawai`i's Crown Lands Trust in Response to Judge James S. Burns. 39 UH L. Rev. 481 (2017). PASH and the Evolution of Native Hawaiian Rights Protection. 43 UH L. Rev. 550 (2021). A Litigator's Approach to Issues Concerning Exercise and Protection of Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Rights. 43 UH L. Rev. 592 (2021). Intervening in the Public's Interest Before the Maui County Planning Commission, Hawai`i. 44 UH L. Rev. 1 (2022). The Role of Human Rights in Advancing Justice for Native Hawaiians: Infusing Indigenous Human Rights with Kanaka Maoli Values. 47 UH L. Rev. 77 (2024). Case Notes Does not violate §5 of the Admission Act. 921 F.2d 950. Where plaintiffs challenged the public lands trust administered by the department of Hawaiian home lands/Hawaiian homes commission because it preferred native Hawaiians in lease eligibility criteria, district court properly dismissed plaintiffs' trust beneficiary claims against the state defendants. 477 F.3d 1048. Section imposes fiduciary duty on Hawaii's officials to hold ceded lands in accordance with trust provisions of §5(f) of Admission Act; citizens of State must have means to mandate compliance. 73 H. 578, 837 P.2d 1247.