05-26-2021, 08:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-26-2021, 10:16 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
Final approval of dedicated ag land legislation on Oahu is in the works, and some people aren’t happy. Like the people who live on the designated parcels. It’s a long, convoluted procedure so best if you click the link and read the article. I’ve posted this thread as it’s very easy to see how a similar situation could take place in Puna, in the future, with all of our Unimportant Agriculture Land subdivisions. All it would take are clueless government officials to get the ball rolling.
More that 40 years in the making, Hawaii’s Important Agricultural Lands law is designed to preserve productive agriculture land and provide incentives for land owners to help expand Hawaii’s agriculture economy and increase agricultural self-sufficiency.
But, despite an effort for Oahu land that’s been in the works for years, many property owners are angry, saying they’ve been caught by surprise and that the city has blundered.
Among the 1,800 affected owners are residents who say their family has been living in their houses for generations on land they’re suddenly being told they’re supposed to farm.
But a growing army of opponents, including many small landowners, say their land simply isn’t suited for farming – and certainly not the sort of important agriculture the law is designed to promote.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/05/the-fi...ral-lands/
More that 40 years in the making, Hawaii’s Important Agricultural Lands law is designed to preserve productive agriculture land and provide incentives for land owners to help expand Hawaii’s agriculture economy and increase agricultural self-sufficiency.
But, despite an effort for Oahu land that’s been in the works for years, many property owners are angry, saying they’ve been caught by surprise and that the city has blundered.
Among the 1,800 affected owners are residents who say their family has been living in their houses for generations on land they’re suddenly being told they’re supposed to farm.
But a growing army of opponents, including many small landowners, say their land simply isn’t suited for farming – and certainly not the sort of important agriculture the law is designed to promote.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/05/the-fi...ral-lands/
