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Committee advances bill to clarify public school land transfers after dispute over 13 library parcels
Summary
The House Committee on Water and Land voted to advance SB2613 with amendments directing certain parcels to DOE and sending 13 school-site library parcels to DLNR, after agencies debated whether conveyance or operational agreements best protect students and library services.
The House Committee on Water and Land on Wednesday advanced legislation aimed at clarifying title and transfer procedures for public school lands, after heated exchanges over language that would convey 13 public-school library parcels to the Hawaii State Public Library System.
The panel voted to transfer parcel 332059002 (Kaimuki Middle School area) to the Department of Education and directed that the 13 contested library parcels be handled through the Department of Land and Natural Resources, while asking the committee on finance to examine funding for the transfers. Chair Mark Ashman said the committee would include language urging the Board of Education to engage directly on outstanding operational conflicts.
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