Senate panel opposes Nahale-a for another term as regent
A state Senate committee Tuesday voted against recommending confirmation of University of Hawaii Board of Regents interim member and Chair Alapaki Nahale-a for a second term as a regent.
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A state Senate committee Tuesday voted against recommending confirmation of University of Hawaii Board of Regents interim member and Chair Alapaki Nahale-a for a second term as a regent.
More than a smattering of skepticism has greeted news that the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) plans to restart a program of issuing undivided interest lease awards, aka “paper leases.”
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