Hotel operators across the state are devising ways to conserve energy, reduce water use, and cut down on generation of solid waste. Architects and engineers are starting to incorporate conservation techniques into the very design of their buildings. The developers … Continued
In the two years that the state Land Use Commission held hearings on the proposed Hawaiian Riviera Resort, the developer’s plans underwent almost continual change — right up to the very day, May 14, 1991, that the Commission voted its … Continued
Geologically, the Big Island is the most interesting island in the state. It features active volcanoes (one of the most popular visitor attractions in the State). – Market Feasibility Study Ernest Watari, Pannell Kerr Forster Just with respect to the … Continued
On January 29, 1989, the Land Use Commission gave the floor to members of the public wanting to comment on the Hawaiian Riviera Resort petition. Three members of the Hawai`i County Council attested to their hearty support of the development. … Continued
In August 1990, Mount Lebanon Hawai’i Corporation, controlled by Charles Chidiac, bought out most of the interest of a partner in the Hawaiian Riviera Resort proposed for the Ka’u District on the Big Island. The purchase price (according to real … Continued
From an environmental and cultural viewpoint, the Hawaiian Riviera Resort is a catastrophe waiting to happen. The many ways that this project would sin against nature were discussed in the June edition of Environment Hawai`i. Financially, it would seem to … Continued
“If we do not develop this land, someone else will.” So said Karl Hippmann, vice president of Palace Development Corporation, in defending Charles Chidiac’s plans to build the Hawaiian Riviera Resort. Now that Chidiac had given people the idea that … Continued
Writing in Hawai’i Investor in May 1989, Susan Essoyan said that Charles Chidiac, “despite his Hawai’i ties, remains something of a mystery here.” More than two years later, and notwithstanding the lengthy Land Use Commission hearings into Chidiac’s proposed Riviera … Continued
The city has avoided a judgment in court on the legal questions concerning its management of the Sand Island wastewater treatment plant. However, Honolulu residents continue to have a right to know what they have received in return for the … Continued
The U.S. Army runs a wastewater treatment facility at Schofield Barracks. As such facilities go, it is relatively small, treating an average of less than two million gallons of wastewater a day in dry weather. Ordinarily, it discharges into an … Continued