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Beneficiaries warn DHHL against Kapolei land donation that critics say could let developer sidestep county rules
Summary
At a Nov. 18 DHHL meeting, beneficiaries protested a proposal to accept a 19.354-acre Kapolei donation encumbered by a ground lease, arguing the arrangement could let developers bypass county zoning and create lasting precedents; a speaker said she filed an IRS complaint alleging promised payments to homestead nonprofits.
Germaine Myers, a Nanakuli beneficiary, told the Hawaiian Homes Commission that a December 2024 proposal to authorize DHHL to negotiate acceptance of a 19.354-acre donation in EvA would set a dangerous precedent if DHHL then granted a long-term general lease back to the donor’s affiliate. "In DGGL's hands, the property would not be subject to city and county of Honolulu's zoning restrictions," Myers said, summarizing the department staff presentation and expressing alarm that the arrangement would become "a loophole that allows developers to bypass county laws."
Myers laid out a series of practical and legal concerns: she said such a leaseback…
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