The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation OPPOSES SB2078, which adds the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (“HTA”) president and chief executive officer as an ex officio member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources (“BLNR”) and Land Use Commission (“LUC”).
Read NHLC’s public testimony here: NHLC Opposes SB2078
Read SB2078 here: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2078_.HTM
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