PLDC proves too divisive, even for Abercrombie

By Richard Borreca

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 20, 2013

~~<p>This post-Christmas and New Year season is the time for dieting, so you can understand Gov. Neil Abercrombie's reluctance to eat more, but his New Year starts with the Democratic governor forced to eat a lot of his words from 2012.</p>
<p>Although he didn't introduce the legislation that created the Public Land Development Corp., he immediately warmed up to the idea, becoming Act 55's biggest champion. Announcing that he would pull the plug must have been painful.</p>
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This post-Christmas and New Year season is the time for dieting, so you can understand Gov. Neil Abercrombie's reluctance to eat more, but his New Year starts with the Democratic governor forced to eat a lot of his words from 2012.

Although he didn't introduce the legislation that created the Public Land Development Corp., he immediately warmed up to the idea, becoming Act 55's biggest champion. Announcing that he would pull the plug must have been painful. Login for more...