(Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now)The State of Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Army have established a non-binding statement of principles about state-owned land that currently is being used by the military, according to press releases from the state and Army. The Army currently has several long-time leases on state-owned land, including on the Big island and O’ahu, which are set to expire by the end of this decade. Josh Green (left) and Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll sign a a non-binding statement of principles on Sept. 29, 2025, about state-owned land that currently is being used by the military. It also recognizes that Hawaiʻi is central to security in the Pacific and for our nation.”But it is the Hawaiʻi State Board of Land and Natural Resources that has the sole authority to renew the Army’s land leases. It does not have any legal authority and cannot mandate what the state or the Army does with the state-owned land.