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Committees accept Attorney General edits and advance OHA funding bills while removing direct 20% statutory language
Summary
Lawmakers and OHA representatives debated temporary increases to the fixed PLT transfer and the mechanics of a constitutionally required 20% pro rata share. The Attorney General advised removing an immediate 20% statutory mandate pending the working group's inventory; the committees accepted AG amendments and advanced the measures with funding left blank for further work.
Senators considered multiple measures related to the public land trust and Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) funding on March 24, including proposals to temporarily increase the annual fixed payment to OHA and to expand the public land trust working group. OHA officials and public speakers urged prompt action, saying the current fixed payment falls well short of the constitutionally mandated 20% pro rata share and that funds already identified…
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