Kanoho explains what this PLDC thing is to Uncle Sam:

Kanoho: Hey Uncle, I’ve got more letters for you. P.L.D.C.

Uncle Sam: Holy Talapia! I’m still recovering from I.R.P. , P.E.I.S, OMG and all that.

K: Sorry, but this one is even more important. PLDC is Public Land Development Corporation.

It’s a dummy corporation. It can buy things and then give them to the state, say, for one dollar. It can do things the state isn’t allowed to do.

It’s a way for the state government to develop public lands, without public input or environmental review. It’s a way to get around inconvenient laws or regulations.

US: So government wants to break their own laws? How can they do that?

About the authors: IAM President Kanohowailuku Helm was born and raised on Molokai. He’s a husband, father of three, farmer, fisherman, musician/singer/songwriter and two-time Na Hoku Hanohano award nominee. In his spare time he makes cigars from Father Damien’s tobacco. PF Bentley is a documentary filmmaker living on Molokai.

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