Today the Sierra Club of Hawaii, the state’s largest environmental grassroots organization with over 12,000 members and supporters, praised the Hawaii State Legislature’s decision to repeal the Public Lands Development Corporation (PLDC). The House of Representatives voted to accept HB 1133 today, thus sending a bill repealing the PLDC to the Governor. The Governor previously indicated he would not oppose such a bill.
PLDC
PLDC Looks Like Repeal
We did it!
Today, both the House and Senate took decisive steps that likely mean the end of the Public Lands Development Corporation. The House voted to move HB 1133 out of its final committee assignments. The Senate Water Land Committee gutted and replaced SB 707 with verbal amendments that appear to result in a clean repeal of the PLDC.
PLDC – New Name, Same Purpose (Makena Development)
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A new name, same purpose
HB 942 Harbors and Parks Development Authority (HPDA)
Testimony on the PLDC Bill
From Henry Curtis:
SIERRA CLUB LAUNCHES PLDC REPEAL CAMPAIGN
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Today the Hawaii Chapter of the Sierra Club, the state’s largest environmental grassroots organization with over 12,000 members and supporters, unveiled a campaign to repeal the Public Lands Development Corporation (PLDC). Based on the concerns raised by thousands of worried residents, the Sierra Club is encouraging legislators to publicly commit to repealing the PLDC. The PLDC was created by Act 55 in 2011, with the express purpose of developing public lands to generate … Read more
Send Testimony Against SB 2378
Legacy Lands…Why Restrict Us? Written by Diana Kucmeroski | Published in Resilient Habitats & Healthy Communities Tweet The Legacy Lands fund — which allows the state to protect and acquire environmental, cultural, and agricultural important lands — is under attack. This posting is courtesy of Lea Hong from Trust for Public Land on SB2378 SB 2378 Relating to Legacy Lands will be heard on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 2:45 p.m. before the Senate Agriculture and Senate … Read more