Another marathon hearing for the controversial Public Land Development Corporation in a tiny, packed board room. An overflow crowd sat watching screens outside, just like last time.

KITV has this report:

A hearing Tuesday to determine administrative rules for the Public Land Development Corporation turned into a call for repeal, as an overflow crowd descended upon a tiny board room at the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

“You just can’t rip off the people’s public resources and get away with it,” said Keiko Bonk, a former Hawaii County councilwoman and co-founder of Hawaii’s Green Party.

A majority of those who testified during the nearly four-hour hearing spoke out against the PLDC and its ability to bypass state and county zoning laws.  The state-run corporation was created during the 2011 legislative session under Act 55.

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