How  your State Lands are Managed (Talking Tax)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2021-07-30

Legislative Investigation May Bring Reform.  The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guests for this episode are Tom Yamachika and Keith Chun.

Jay, Tom and Keith discuss legislative issues:
1.  2019 Audit & Legislature’s Investigative Committee
2.  State owns approx. 1.3 million acres of public lands, most are “ceded lands”.
3.  State has Fiduciary Duty in managing public lands (Constitution; Admissions Act, HRS)
4.  LD’s Management consists of:  Tsuji, Moore, Hirokawa
5.  LD has repeatedly failed to meet its fiduciary duties in managing public lands.
6.  LD generally only takes action after mismanagement disclosed publicly
7.  Improper Authority Granted to LD to Transfers Ceded Land Revenues to SLDF

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