HONOLULU A Hawaii business owner has challenged a lease agreement between a Canadian company and the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
HONOLULU — A Hawaii business owner has challenged a lease agreement between a Canadian company and the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday that EC Trucking owner Edward Maria and the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations have challenged the agency’s action.
Maria and the advocacy group are seeking a hearing to contest the approval of a lease on Oahu for Innergex Renewables USA.
The Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. subsidiary received approval for a conditional lease of up to 147 acres (0.23 square miles or 0.6 square kilometers) for a proposed solar energy project.
The commission that oversees Hawaiian Home Lands approved the deal in a 5-1 vote in July.
The federal trust was created to benefit those who are at least 50% Native Hawaiian.
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Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com
