The Public Land Development Corporation may have gotten off to a slow start, but with a director now at its helm it appears to be picking up steam. 

On Wednesday, the corporation introduced proposed rules for governing the new agency tasked with developing state lands through public-private partnerships. 

The corporation has been under the microscope since its launch last year, with environmental groups raising alarms about fast tracking development and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs concerned about development on ceded lands that are supposed to be held in trust for native Hawaiians. 

The corporation is opening the rules up for public comment for 30 days. They’re dense, but I’m sure there will be people parsing through them, including Civil Beat. 

The rules will be available on DLNR’s website by the end of the week. Or if you just can’t wait to see what they’ve come up with, you can view the rules below.

(DLNR says ignore the misdated watermark.)

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