The Public Land Development Corporation, a private development arm of DLNR and the brainchild of Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz, will hold public meetings on rules proposed to govern the corporation. 

The meetings are scheduled as follows and will not exceed two hours:

• Hawaii, Hilo: Monday, August 20, 2012 at 6:00pm, Waiakea High School Cafeteria, 155 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720
• Hawaii, Kona: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 6:00pm, Konawaena High School Cafeteria, 81-1043 Konawaena School Road, Kealakekua, HI 96750
• Maui: Friday, August 24, 2012 at 6:00pm, Maui Waena Intermediate School Cafeteria, 795 Onehee St., Kahului, HI 96732
• Molokai: Monday, August 27, 2012 at 6:00pm, Mitchell Pauole Community Center, 90 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai, HI 96748
• Oahu: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 6:00pm, Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, Kalanimoku Building, Land Board Conference Room132, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
• Kauai: Friday, August 31, 2012 at 6:00pm, Elsie H. Wilcox Elementary School, 4319 Hardy Street, Lihue, HI 96766

Persons unable to attend or wishing to present additional comments may e-mail comments to randal.y.ikeda@hawaii.gov or postmark written testimony by Friday, September 14, 2012 to: PLDC, PO Box 2359, Honolulu, Hawaii 96804.

Copies of the proposed rules change are available on-line at http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/pldc/rules. Copies for public review are available Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm, at No. 1 Capitol District, 250 S. Hotel Street, Room 501, Honolulu, HI 96813. The public may make written request for a mailed copy by indicating mailing address in correspondence sent to the PLDC address in the preceding paragraph.

In related news, the PLDC’s monthly meeting, set for Thursday, was canceled Monday due to Sunshine Law issues.