Rome wasn’t built in a day. Had the Department of Land and Natural Resources been in charge, it wouldn’t be built yet. This issue of Environment Hawai’i revisits several controversial issues that have fallen into the lap of the DLNR. … Continued
In the last year, Environment Hawai`i has discussed controversies relating to residential construction on lots that lie within the state Conservation District and in which development is regulated by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (The September edition was … Continued
Environment Hawai`i previewed the 1991 legislative session in our February edition (scroll down on the linked page to see article listings and links). Several of the measures discussed then were passed and have been signed into law by the governor … Continued
The [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]March 1991 issue[/url] of Environment Hawai`i looked closely at management of state lands at Pu`uwa`awa`a Ranch on the Big Island. Our reports indicated that the lessee of those lands, F. Newell Bohnett, had not lived up to the terms … Continued
Ocean thermal energy conversion was the subject ofEnvironment Hawai`i in [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]May 1991[/url] (scroll down on linked page to see the article listings and links). Several people (primarily in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism) informally conveyed their disagreements … Continued
In the [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]June and July issues of 1991[/url] (scroll down to see the article’s listings on the link), Environment Hawai`i considered plans for and feasibility of the super-luxury Hawaiian Riviera Resort proposed for Ka`u by one Charles Chidiac. There have … Continued
What is the official policy of the state of Hawai`i on the development of geothermal energy? On June 25, 1990, Governor John Waihe`e, after half a year of hints and intimations that he was rethinking his position on geothermal energy … Continued
The documents on which the reporting in this issue of Environment Hawai`i is based are part of the public record. Nonetheless, it is improbable that Environment Hawai`i on its own would have been able to obtain and review the far-ranging … Continued
In February 1989, the Department of Business and Economic Development signed a one-year, no-bid contract with Cassidy and Associates, one of the largest Washington lobbying firms. The contract was renewed for another 12-month period last year. All totaled, Cassidy and … Continued
When the lobbyists of Cassidy and Associates go to bat for a client, at their disposal is a tight web of alliances, friendships and favors that stretches to the remotest corner of the Hill. The firm has about 30 associates. … Continued