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flag Hawaii’s HB 2616 removes descendants' voting rights in Banyan Drive-Makaoku, replacing them with an advisory committee, delaying implementation until 3000.

flag House Bill 2616, advancing in Hawaii’s Legislature, restructures governance of the Banyan Drive-Makaoku area by removing voting rights for lineal descendants and replacing them with a nonvoting advisory committee, sparking criticism over Indigenous representation. flag The bill, which renames the district to Waiakea Community Development District and delays its effective date to July 1, 3000, aims to address economic obsolescence and sea-level rise through flexible land tenure. flag Testifiers urged renewable lease terms to support redevelopment, while Senate Bill 2001 was merged into another bill, leaving descendant representation concerns unresolved. flag The bill now moves to the House Finance Committee for funding approval.

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