The Solution
Purchasing critical lands in partnership with local county governments and non-profit groups offers permanent protection. In 1973, a fund was established precisely for this purpose, but has sat empty for over 30 years. Dedicating a portion of the current conveyance tax to the Land Conservation Fund will help solve the problem. Not only will the State be able to move quickly to protect individual areas when opportunities arise, but a State fund will instantly leverage millions of dollars in Federal and private commitment to help buy and protect the lands that we depend on in Hawai'i. Our children should be able to experience the wide open coastal and forest areas that we have inherited from our past generations. A dedicated fund for land conservation will work year in and year out to help protect Hawai'i as we know it.
How Does it Work?
Currently, the
Land Conservation Fund sits empty. The Legacy Lands Act directs 25% of the
current annual income from the Conveyance Tax to the Fund to be administered
as a grant program by
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DLNR working with individual counties and non-profit
organizations. The 25% is drawn from the general fund portion of the Conveyance
Tax, and DOES NOT reduce contributions to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
or the Natural Area Reserve Fund.
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