Gov. Josh Green is proposing a $10 billion deal for future use of state land by the Army for training if the federal government pursues condemnation for such use.

Green outlined his offer in an Oct. 29 letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, characterizing the proposed investment from the federal government as compensation for the “true environmental and cultural costs” for continued use of certain lands by the Army beyond the life of current leases.

Some of the proposed terms include giving the state an underused federal detention center in Honolulu, helping expand Hawaii’s housing stock by 6,500 new units, increasing Medicare reimbursements, accelerating cesspool conversions and groundwater protection, and investing in geothermal and liquefied natural gas projects that reduce the cost o

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