By Choon James for Civil Beat Senate Bill 1555 creating the PLDC was introduced by Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz on Jan. 26, 2011. William Aila, current chairman of the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted testimony contrary to SB1555. At the Oahu public hearing on Aug. 29, 2012, former DLNR Chair, Laura Thielen, broke […]
Public Land Development Statute Summary
HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Organizational Summary of Act 55, 20111 Purpose Establishes the Public Lands Development Corporation (PLDC) as a State development corporation attached to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to develop public lands placed under the PLDC jurisdiction, including […]
Public Land Devel. New Rules Hearings
For Immediate Release: August 9, 2012 PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED NEW ADMINISTRATIVE RULES HONOLULU — The Public Land Development Corporation (PLDC) will hold statewide public hearings, starting Monday August 20, for adoption of new Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) for the PLDC. Some provisions may affect small business. Lloyd Haraguchi, […]
Council Votes to Take Honolua/Lipoa Out of Preservation
Mahalo to the hundreds who wrote email testimony in support of keeping Lipoa point in preservation. Mahalo also to council members Elle Cochran, Don Couch and Bob Carroll for supporting the community’s desire to see Lipoa point kept in preservation. Unfortunately, council member Mike White of Makawao made a motion to remove Lipoa Point from […]
Haleakala Commercial Services EA
Draft Commercial Services Plan and Environmental Assessment Description: The purpose of the plan is to provide direction for the management of commercial services in non-wilderness areas of the park over the next 10 to 15 years. The plan describes several alternatives for how the park’s commercial services could be managed to achieve overall park […]
Public Input to Historic Preservation Plan
A community meeting to provide public input on the development of the 2012-2017 State Historic Preservation Plan will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Maui High School. The meeting, which is being held by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Division, will include a presentation on historic […]