08-17-2015, 02:18 PM
By Mililani Trask...
FACT: State law (HRS. Chapter 171) requires that state lands be leased at fair market value as determined by appraisal. Lease rental cannot be waived for any commercial venture for longer than one year. There are fines for violations of the law or rules or illegal public use, but the law also states, “No person shall be sanctioned … for the exercise of native Hawaiian gathering rights and traditional cultural practices as authorized by law or as permitted by the department.”
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For starters, the telescopes are not commercial ventures!
FACT: State law (HRS. Chapter 171) requires that state lands be leased at fair market value as determined by appraisal. Lease rental cannot be waived for any commercial venture for longer than one year. There are fines for violations of the law or rules or illegal public use, but the law also states, “No person shall be sanctioned … for the exercise of native Hawaiian gathering rights and traditional cultural practices as authorized by law or as permitted by the department.”
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For starters, the telescopes are not commercial ventures!