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Neil Abercrombie: “What we are dealing with here in practical terms is 1.8 million acres in ceded land, the former crown lands.”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
What we are dealing with here in practical terms is 1.8 million acres in ceded land, the former crown lands.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

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Abercrombie discusses the significance of land ownership in Hawaii.

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