Waialae `Iki Owners Sue Land Board Over Wiliwilinui Ridge Trail Access The Waialae `Iki V Community Association has filed suit in First Circuit Court, charging that the Board of Land and Natural Resources has no legal right to require public … Continued
In January, the Commission on Water Resource Management ordered several of the leeward O`ahu parties involved in the Waiahole Ditch contested case hearing to show cause why they should not be found in violation of a commission order limiting their … Continued
The County of Kaua`i Department of Public Works has been stopped short — twice — in its efforts to build a seawall at Wailua. The seawall, which the county says is needed to protect its public golf course there, far … Continued
The attempt to rebuild the seawall at Wailua by the Kaua`i County Department of Public Works is by no means the first time the county has run into problems with government regulatory agencies in the Wailua area. Here’s a brief … Continued
If you want to know what the Board of Land and Natural Resources is up to, all you need to do is be placed on its mailing list to receive agendas of all board meetings, right? Most people who try … Continued
David Parsons had Board of Land and Natural Resources members rolling their eyes heavenward as he attempted to explain what his Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation was doing to get its accounts receivable billing system in ship-shape. With just … Continued
Chemical Endocrine Disruptors Object Of State-UH Study in Kane`ohe Bay The state Division of Aquatic Resources, an arm of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology will soon begin sampling Kane`ohe Bay water … Continued
The Waiahole contested case hearing is in the hands of the members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management. The last testimony has been received. Attorneys for the 23 parties are preparing their final arguments and briefs. It is … Continued
The argument of the leeward parties centers on the promise of diversified agriculture to turn the central O`ahu plains into a horn of plenty for local markets. Use of the windward water in support of this enterprise, leeward attorneys argued, … Continued