Altogether, about 1,400 residential units (not including hotels or retreat resorts) are planned in the Kukuihaele area development. Not one of these units, however, is intended to be sold at what are termed “affordable” rates by county and state planners … Continued
The “Kukuihaele Land Use Plan” limits the beauty of the coastal setting proposed for what it describes as the makai condominiums. They “will be set back from the cliffs but still maximize views of the cliffs, the ocean, and the … Continued
Francis Morgan’s attempt to sell off parcels of Hamakua Sugar Company’s land likely to be attractive to resort developers is one part of a larger financial strategy involving debt reduction as well as streamlined operations. That strategy is set forth … Continued
Time and again, developers of resort communities in Hawai`i have attempted to win approval (both official and unofficial) for their proposals by depicting the benefits that their projects will bring. Hamakua Sugar Company is no exception. In October 1991, the … Continued
“The Farm Credit System: Reckless Lender to Rural America.” That is the title of a 1990 report prepared for the American Bankers Association by Bert Ely and Vicki Vanderhoff, of Ely & Company, Inc., based in Alexandria, Virginia. The Western … Continued
In early May of 1986, Jon Giffin, a wildlife biologist with the Hawai`i District office of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, was looking for `alala on the slopes of Mauna Loa in an area known as Kukuiopa`e, on the … Continued
In early 1990, Grant and Sharon Gerrish bought a lot in Laupahoehoe Valley, on the Big Island north of Hilo. The land was about an acre and a third large — just right for the modest house and garden that … Continued
The house and private park that George Isaacs has built atop the bluffs at Puakea Bay were discussed in a January 1992 “Big Isle House, Private Park Mock Public’s Shoreline Access” article of Environment Hawai`i. At the time, the Department … Continued
In a March 1991 article of Environment Hawai`i raised questions concerning the state’s management of a tract of more than 100,000 acres in an area on the Big Island known as Pu`uwa`awa`a. In hearings before the Legislature, environmentalists posed still … Continued
“I arrived on the slopes of North Kona about 3500 feet elevation late on the afternoon of June 18… At twilight… I heard repeated calling in a location I had not particularly associated with crow activity before. Upon investigation, I … Continued