Public Land Debate Not Settled
From the Hawaii Tribune-Herald:
The Public Land Development Corp. has been repealed and a bill to create a similar agency has died in the state Legislature.
But the debate over what to do with underutilized public lands remains anything but settled.
Rep. Cindy Evans, who introduced the PLDC repeal bill Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed Monday afternoon, said interest in generating revenue from public lands “remains as strong as ever,” though lawmakers are aware of the need to get the public on board following the backlash against the development agency.
“It was a good idea,” Evans, D-Kohala, North Kona, said of the PLDC. “The solution was not a solution that was acceptable to the public.”
Abercrombie made a similar statement when announcing the repeal, which occurred without a bill-signing ceremony. Read the full story.
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—Chad Blair
