The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation OPPOSES HB2164, which would authorize the direct negotiation of up to 55-year water licenses without sufficient protections for the rights of the public as well as the public trust resource itself.
Read NHLC’s public testimony here: NHLC Opposes HB2164
Read HB2164 here: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB2164_.htm
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