Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 16, Number 5, 1 May 1999 — RICE VS. CAYETANO [ARTICLE]

RICE VS. CAYETANO

Washington, D.C., to interview candidates, present OHA's position to the Hawai'i congressional delegation and to initiate contact with the appropriate federal officials. Broder said she hopes to present her recommendation at the Board of Trustees' meeting scheduled for April 27. The Department of the Attorney General has also solicited via the Washington Post and the lnternet attorney applicants for the position of special counsel to represent the State of Hawai'i before the Supreme Court. Recently, there has been some suggestion in the loeal press that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, although not a party to the lawsuit, should pay for these services. Regardless of who foots the bill, said Cynthia Quinn of Attorney General Margery Bronster's office, "We are proceeding per the procurement process to select a special counsel." ■