An interview with representative Mele Carroll discussing current events including the recent supreme court ruling on ceded lands – 4 Apr. 2009

Mahalo for your company again! Some great music today, focusing on Maui artists because of our guest, State Representative Mele Carroll whose district encompasses East Maui, Moloka’i, Lana’i and Kaho’olawe. She chairs the House Hawaiian Affairs Committee and sits on the Health and Human Services and Judiciary Committees.This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the 1993 Apology Resolution does not prevent the State of Hawai’i from selling Hawai’i’s ceded lands, so Representative Carroll took a few minutes to outline the related legislation that is currently pending here. She favors a complete moratorium on selling or transferring ceded lands but is hopeful a compromise bill providing a 5 year moratorium and requiring legislative approval for any sale will pass this session.Representative Carroll then shared community issues and triumphs regarding the Nahiku Community Center on the Hana coast and possible much-needed capitol improvement projects on Moloka’i. We had to leave it there, reluctantly, because getting an on the ground close up community report from these wonderful places was truly refreshing. we’ll have to continue later!

‘olelo no’eau: ‘Oi’oi o Maui Hikina, or East Maui forges ahead. Those of East Maui are said to be very active and able to withstand anything.

 

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