The Lingle administration already is negotiating various deals for leasing a small portion of the DHHL land base for commercial development, from which the agency can reap a regular revenue stream.

Although this policy has raised concerns among some Hawaiians, who worry that the best housing locations might end up being developed for other purposes, DHHL officials have consulted with communities and settled on a modest goal of opening only a small percentage of land to non-residential commercial leases.