“What more due process do you want?” Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins asked David Kimo Frankel last month. Frankel is the attorney representing the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi in a lawsuit over the state Board of Land and Natural … Continued
RCA Trade Center, Inc., and MP Unit 21, LLC, are not letting go of their lawsuit against a couple that complained last year about large warehouses erected near its home within the Marconi Point Condominiums project. The companies hope to … Continued
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The eight agricultural warehouses that stand out like sore thumbs within the Marconi Point Condominums property on Oʻahu’s North Shore are massive and, except for one of them, indefinitely empty. Whether they will ever start storing the fertilizer, seed, and … Continued
Discovery Harbour Verdict: A long-running lawsuit over development rights in the South Point area of Discovery Harbour was decided last month in favor of the developer, South Point Investment Group, LLC. Third Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto found that the properties … Continued
In 2020, Honolulu and Maui brought suits in the respective circuit courts of their counties against petroleum companies that have operated in Hawaiʻi for decades. The lawsuits allege that the companies knew for a very long time that the use … Continued
The Public Utilities Commission wants to know why some customers of the Launiupoko Water Company are consuming frankly outrageous amounts of potable water. And so, on October 17, it sent formal requests for information to LWC, laying out in detail … Continued
Twice last month the Intermediate Court of Appeals has found in favor of the County of Kauaʻi’s law governing the renewal of non-conforming permits to operate transient vacation rentals outside of designated resort zones. In one case, it reversed the … Continued
Plaintiffs in a federal case alleging that public corruption stymied the development of agricultural lands on Oʻahu’s North Shore have backed off from their demand that the City & County of Honolulu produce documents they requested in February. Attorneys representing … Continued
On October 11, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted unanimously to fine Juan and Judith Silva $85,000 for unauthorized modifications to a single-family residence and placement of accessory structures within their 11.8-acre property in the Conservation District … Continued