HB 2863

Aloha,

It is urgent that you call your legislator and say, don't kill
democracy by passing HB 2863 as drafted by Castle and Cooke.

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Castle and Cooke has proposed that DBEDT and DBEDT alone should
have the power to approve any renewable energy project that
claims they will build a 200MW facility, regardless of the size
they really will build.

DBEDT can override all state and county agencies, run rough-shot
over the public, and fast track the approval so fast that they
approve it before the EIS is completed, that is, approve it
pending their acceptance of the Final EIS.

All public participation is killed. All public hearings are
dead. There is no contested case hearing. There is alleged
county approval but DBEDT can override any objection.

Biofuel facilities are included as long as the developer first
claims to be building a truly massive facility.

Castle and Cooke wants all public participation and review of
their project to be eliminated.

One person alone, the Director of DBEDT, can override everybody
and everything in his way.

RAM RAM RAM

Castle and Cooke = Death of Democracy

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Henry

-- Henry Curtis, Executive Director, Life of the Land, 76 N.
King Street, Suite 203, Honolulu, HI 96817. phone: 808-533-3454.
cell: 808-927-0709. Web Site:
http://www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/
email:henry.lifeoftheland@gmail.com