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The Hawaii House of Representatives unanimously passed HB1133, which would repeal the Public Land Development Corporation (PLDC). House Lawmakers held a public hearing last Saturday to engage the community in considering a variety of options for dealing with the PLDC that ranged from overhauling the administrative rules to repealing the corporation. Testimony from the five-hour […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state House Water & Land Committee and Finance Committee unanimously adopted HB1133, which would repeal the Public Land Development Corporation. The bill will now be subject to a full vote on the House floor and, should it pass, cross over to the Senate for consideration. The remainder of the bills relating to […]

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Gov. Abercrombie today stated: “With many others, I believe in the legislative intent of Act 55, which has the potential to support using public lands for public purposes that otherwise will not have sufficient funding. “However, after reviewing the information compiled by the DLNR and suggested rule and regulation proposals, I believe the administrative rules […]

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