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Senate committees advance SB2799 to formalize Kalaupapa transition planning with community consultation
Summary
Senate committees heard broad public support and voted to pass SB2799, directing a May report from the interagency transition working group to include timeline, budget and procedures; supporters urged explicit inclusion of Hawaiian Homes beneficiaries and Molokai community leadership in transition planning.
A joint Senate committee hearing on Feb. 12 advanced SB2799, a bill relating to the Kalaupapa settlement, after multiple community members urged clearer requirements for community consultation and representation in transition planning.
Sybil Lopez, who identified herself as a County of Maui/Molokai planner testifying on her own time, told the committee: "I respectfully urge the committee to pass SB2799 with an amendment that clearly requires consultation with an inclusion of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, HHCA beneficiaries, and the Molokai Homestead Association's leadership in…
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