{"id":159171,"date":"2020-12-20T18:05:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=159171"},"modified":"2020-12-21T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:42:43","slug":"department-of-hawaiian-homelands-casino-pitch-drawing-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/department-of-hawaiian-homelands-casino-pitch-drawing-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Casino Resistance Immediately Builds After DHHL Floats Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just days after the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) floated the idea of a casino in the city of Kapolei, some state politicians are calling the plan a bad idea.<\/p>\n

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The Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) headquarters. The agency is moving forward with casino plans, though there’s opposition. (Image: Honolulu Star-Advertiser)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Facing a strained cash situation owing to the coronavirus pandemic, DHHL is scrambling for revenue<\/a>, and last week said it’s bringing the gaming venue proposal to the Hawaiian Homes Commission this week. There was immediate opposition to that plan among state senators, and that dissent is growing.<\/p>\n

While I can appreciate DHHL\u2019s effort to identify revenue generating sources, I\u2019m in strong opposition to their proposal to build a casino in Kapolei. I\u2019d instead encourage DHHL to focus on those kinds of projects to raise revenue which are less controversial and have less of a social impact,\u201d said Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei, Makakilo, parts of Ewa, Kalaeloa, and Waipahu), in an interview with Maui Now<\/i><\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gabbard is the father of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D), one of Hawaii’s two US House Representatives and a 2020 candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opposition Not Surprising<\/h2>\n

Gabbard joins colleague Sen. Maile Shimabukuro in openly criticizing the Kapolei casino idea, and their noncompliance isn’t stunning, given Hawaii’s lengthy history of not embracing legalized gambling. The state doesn\u2019t even have a lottery<\/a>, and joins Utah as one of just two that don’t have any forms of regulated gaming at all.<\/p>\n

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That anti-gambling track record lengthens the odds of a casino coming to life in Oahu’s second-largest city. So does bipartisan opposition to regulated gaming in the Aloha State. Although the state is heavily Democratic, Gabbard points out both sides of the aisle are against casinos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cGambling is a unique issue in our state for bringing together the right and left of the political spectrum in opposition,\u201d he said in the Maui Now<\/i> interview, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s simply not a good fit for the growing city of Kapolei, or, for that matter, anywhere else in Hawai\u2019i nei.\u201d<\/p>\n

Assuming DHHL’s proposal makes it past the Hawaiian Home Commission, it would move to Gov. David Ige (D). The plan faces long odds to make it past the governor. But if it does, it would progress to the legislature, where the probabilities of success further dwindle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another Hurdle<\/h2>\n

Gabbard points out that DHHL’s plan could lead to a legal quagmire that may need to be decided by state and federal courts. That’s because Native Hawaiian groups aren’t treated the same by federal agencies as their Native American counterparts.<\/p>\n

It’s not immediately clear if the preference is for a commercial or Native Hawaiian casino. But if DHHL’s pitch is to have any success, chances are local indigenous groups must be heavily involved in the project.<\/p>\n

The Hawaiian Homes Commission will hear the DHHL proposal at a Dec. 22 meeting. The latter wants to build an integrated resort on land that’s reserved for commercial use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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