Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 7, 1 July 2018 — 2018 KOHO PONO LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD [ARTICLE]
2018 KOHO PONO LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD
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KOHO PONO is an initiative of the Ka Lāhui Hawai'i Political Action Committee THIS IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT.
KOHO PONO means to Elect or Choose Wisely by making an informed ■ decision when voting for an elected offīcial to represent your voice. It's important that Kanaka Maoli voters know how elected officials voted in 201 8 on key issues that impact our community. REPORT CARDMARKS A = Voted pro-Hawaiian. C = Voted against the interests of Hawaiians with reservations. F = Voted against the interest of Hawaiians. N/A = Not available for vote. * = lntroduced Measure I • = House and Senate seats up for election in 2018
THE Piiie^u^UAA, PUBLIC LANDS TRANSFER - 0PP0SE S.B. 2237 Consolidates ownership of londs currently being used by the Department of Education (D0E) under the DDE ond removes these londs from the "puhlie londs" cotegory in order to moke it eosier for the D0E to develop and commerciolize these lands in order to raise funds. These lands are primarily Kanako Maoli lands or "ceded lands" (former Hawaiian Kingdom Crown and government lands) to whieh Kanoka Mooli never relinquished their rights. These londs should not be removed from the "ceded lands" inventory without first consulting the Konaka Maoli people. LEASE LIBRARY LANDS - 0PP0SE S.B. 2919 Creates a pilot program allowing the D0E to generate revenue for puhlie libraries by giving out 55 year leoses for puhlie library sites to the highest bidder. These library lands are puhlie lands the majority of whieh are Kanaka Maoli national lands. There is no requirement for Kanoka Mooli consultation and no stipulotion for 20% of revenue to be used for the betterment of "native Hawaiians." HILO LANO LEASE EXTENSI0N - 0PP0SE S.B. 3058 Authorizes the extension or modification of the terms of certain puhlie lond leases within the Hilo community eeonomie district. OHA testified that by authorizing the extension of leoses, this bill eoulel invite century-long leases that would substantiolly inhibit the Board of Land ond Natural Resources (BLNR) and future generations from ensuring the best and most appropriate uses of trust lands that could provide mueh greater benefits for both "Native Hawaiians" and the public. KULEANA LANO - SUPP0RT H.B. 860 Helps Kanoka Maoli families with kuleona lands by ollevioting the eeonomie stress of defending themselves ogainst quiet title actions. Kuleana lands were granted to Kanako Maoli tenant farmers between 1850 and 1855 and indude gatbering, access, and agricultural rights, as well as the right to build a dwelling. Only 8,205 Konaka Maoli received Kuleona lands that account for less than 1% of Hawoiion Kingdom lands. Mony of these awards were adversely possessed by corporations but a precious few are still in the same families today, keeping their ancestral tie to their lands. AIRP0RTS C0RP0RATI0N - 0PP0SE S.B. 2996 Authorizes the establishment of the Hawaii Airports Corporation within the Deportment of Tronsportotion with the authority to exchange, transfer, or convey lands. Airport londs are primarily Kanako Maoli lands or "ceded lands" (former Hawaiian Kingdom Crown and government lands) to whieh Kanoka Mooli never relinquished their rights. These londs should not be removed from the "ceded lands" inventory without first consulting the Konaka Maoli people. PUBLIC LANO REDEVEL0PMENT - 0PP0SE H.B. 1469 Establishes procedures for designating puhlie lanel redevelopmenl districts and modifies puhlie land lease restrictions. OHA testified that by authorizing options for renewal of lease terms for any and oll puhlie lands, as well as allowing indefinite extensions of lease terms for certoin lands, this bill could invite century-long leases that substantiolly inhihil the Board of Land and Notural Resources (BLNR) from exploring future uses of trust londs that may provide mueh greoter benefits to both "Notive Hawaiians" and the puhlie. MAUNA KEA - 0PP0SE S.B. 3090 ANO H.B. 1985 S02 Establishes the Mouna Kea Monagement Authority (MKMA) and gives over the governance ond monagement of 11,400 acres of Mauna Keo lands to MKMA. Although the measures put a limit to the number of telescopes ollowed on Mauna Kea, the creation of MKMA undermines pending litigation regording the future of sacred Mauno Kea and its fragile environments and sidesteps powerful efforts of Kanako Maoli and the puhlie toward healing and resolution.
A PRI A/IARY: Voters will be asked in the upcoming General Eleelion Saturday, August 1 1 , 201 8 whethera State Conslitutional Convention should be held. GENERAL* p -^Th^e ore other vpys to pass laws that allow for greater transparency and full k, Tuesday, November 6, 201 8 -^The entire State Constitution ean be changed induding existing protections * Pollsareopenfrom °nd rights for Native Howaiians. j 7*00 am to 6*00 pm 9(||® ^Hawai'i's Constitution has strong protections for puhlie workers. ■nunīfflr -^Howai'i's Constitution provides strong environmentol policies. -»A State Conslitutional Convenlion is costly ond tox-payers will be forced to poy for it.
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