01-22-2015, 07:30 AM
Good discussion here, mahalo. The Mayor will be submitting testimony for hotel tax revenues for our County. The public safety issue, including what "shockwave rider" points out (ocean safety), can be partially funded with the hotel tax collected. Not to mention the expected visitors due to our lava flow, will provide more income to the State, what about us? We need more from that fund, as an example.
Wondered if I should open a new thread for this topic, however, may not have much to discuss for very long. As such, subject matter: Eliminate the Land Use Commission?
(*Snipped - More at link)
http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/01/hawaii-...0547bc39f2
Hawaii Senate President Donna Mercado Kim called for eliminating the state Land Use Commission during her remarks on the opening day of the 2015 legislative session.
The Land Use Commission is Hawaii’s state-level permitting process, the only one of its kind in the nation. Developers and landowners have for years complained about the high cost of getting projects approved through the commission, and Kim said that the process should be “streamlined.”
Interesting.
JMO.
ETA: A good article - Detailed overview of the entire day:
http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/01/big-spe...0d6080a64d
Wondered if I should open a new thread for this topic, however, may not have much to discuss for very long. As such, subject matter: Eliminate the Land Use Commission?
(*Snipped - More at link)
http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/01/hawaii-...0547bc39f2
Hawaii Senate President Donna Mercado Kim called for eliminating the state Land Use Commission during her remarks on the opening day of the 2015 legislative session.
The Land Use Commission is Hawaii’s state-level permitting process, the only one of its kind in the nation. Developers and landowners have for years complained about the high cost of getting projects approved through the commission, and Kim said that the process should be “streamlined.”
Interesting.
JMO.
ETA: A good article - Detailed overview of the entire day:
http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/01/big-spe...0d6080a64d