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Committee backs Banyan Drive redevelopment district, keeps lineal descendants in advisory role
Summary
The committee recommended passage of HB 2616 with HCDA and OHA amendments and provision for lineal descendants to participate in planning, generally as advisory members rather than voting board members; HCDA told lawmakers it will run a community master-plan process this summer.
The House Committee on Water and Land recommended passing HB 2616 (Banyan Drive community development district) with amendments and adopted many HCDA and Office of Hawaiian Affairs suggestions while clarifying governance and community participation.
Craig Nakamoto, executive director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, told the committee HCDA is concurrently undertaking a Banyan Drive master planning process and plans a community visioning…
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