The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation strongly OPPOSES SB2502, which would allow the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority to lease lands under its control— including “ceded” lands — for 99 years at a time, effectively transferring these lands out of the public trust.
Read NHLC’s public testimony here: NHLC Opposes SB2502
Read SB2502 here: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2502_.HTM
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