Governor wants firms to develop public land with state

Abercrombie's plan follows a backlash over a move to waive rules for the PLDC

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 24, 2013

~~<p>The Abercrombie administration wants state lawmakers to create a new development authority for state harbors and parks that would partner with the private sector on recreational and leisure projects to bring new revenue for the state.</p>
<p>The proposal is similar to the administration's 21st-century schools initiative to develop underused public school land and use the revenue to modernize schools. Both concepts are attempts to find more politically palatable strategies to develop public land in the wake of the backlash against the Public Land Development Corp., which was given broad exemptions from land use and zoning laws as incentives to attract commercial projects.</p>
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The Abercrombie administration wants state lawmakers to create a new development authority for state harbors and parks that would partner with the private sector on recreational and leisure projects to bring new revenue for the state.

The proposal is similar to the administration's 21st-century schools initiative to develop underused public school land and use the revenue to modernize schools. Both concepts are attempts to find more politically palatable strategies to develop public land in the wake of the backlash against the Public Land Development Corp., which was given broad exemptions from land use and zoning laws as incentives to attract commercial projects. Login for more...