Board member Jon Osorio testifies at the PLDC hearing on Oahu

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at Sep 16, 2012 04:32 AM |
Board member Jon Osorio testifies at the PLDC hearing on Oahu


"My name is Jonathan Osorio. I am a professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa and board member of the KAHEA Hawaiian Environmental Alliance. KAHEA calls for the repeal of ACT 55 and believes that there are no rules that can alter the intent and eventual outcomes of this legislation.

Act 55 is designed to allow commercial interests to ignore territorial, state and local regulations that have been implemented since before Hawaiʻi was a state to protect our Islands forests, streams, oceans and beaches and more recently to concede Native Hawaiians unrelinquished claims to what this Act refers to as the public lands.

Rules notwithstanding, the Act will produce new opportunities for a taking of Ceded Lands, whether through outright sales and transfers or through long term leases that might just as well be sales. And Hawaiians will sue. In fact, I think that the ultimate product of Act  55 will be endless litigation and a deepening mistrust of a state government that cannot manage our resources or plan effectively for the future."


Mahalo to Pono Kealoha for the video  footage

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Frank Leary says:
Sep 29, 2012 09:56 PM
REPEAL ACT 55.. This is not in the best intrest of Hawaii or Molokai. Follow the laws that protect our environment and citizen's rights
June Davis says:
Oct 04, 2012 03:36 PM
I say: Repeal 55. It is NOT pono. Only very little pristine land is left for us to enjoy. Let us Malama THIS aina."They" know.."they" are trying to sneak this past us.... Just as they did to our ancestors... Let this generation stand up & say firmly: 'a'ole. Hands off! Mahalo Ke Akua for giving us the strength to KU.
Frank Leary says:
Sep 29, 2012 09:59 PM
REPEAL ACT 55.. This is not in the best intrest of Hawaii or Molokai. Follow the laws that protect our environment and citizen's rights
Waimea Williams says:
Sep 30, 2012 12:13 AM
Mahalo, John Osorio!
Jon Hata says:
Sep 30, 2012 03:41 AM
I agree as a User of the Point Panic Area we to have seen what commercial Public/Private partnership can do to bypass laws, the HCDA( Hawaii Community Development Authority) probably in cahoots with the PLDC, do-not have the interests of the public and community but only serve those who add money to their organizations. We have been trying to keep the Point Panic/ Kewalo area an open space area only to have our suggestions and comments ignored by this agency, maybe it time that we need to fight o abolish these organizations and expose the shortcomings of these agencies to the Local Media so they can reach the general public and we can force our leaders of the state to re-look and determine that if they still want there jobs in the future they reconsider the actions of how they vote and realize that the majority of the public do not like this behind the door politic's!
Frank Leary says:
Sep 30, 2012 06:52 AM
REPEAL THIS ACT 55 AS A CRIME AGAINST THE CITIZENS AND OUR ISLANDS- INCLUDING MOLOKAI. REPEAL THIS SCAM-Act 55
kimo mcpherson says:
Nov 26, 2012 02:39 PM
always thought to rob a bank with or without a gun was a BIG CRIME....but the PLDC ACT 55 is the CRIME OF THE CENTURY SINCE THE GREAT MAHELE....THEY THE LEGISLATURE,THE GOV. ABERCRUM.OUR TRUSTED REPRESENTIVES HAVE USED THE LAW TO HOLD WE THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII AND OUR LANDS HOSTAGE THEY HAVE CREATED MISTRUST AND CIRCUMVENTED OUR LAWS OF THE LAND WE HOLD SO DEAR..CANNOT WAIT TO VOTE ALL THESE BARNACLES OUT OF OFFICE..STARTING WITH THE GOVERNOR WHATS HIS NAME
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