At its January 24 meeting, the Land Board voted to deny — for a second time — a contested case hearing request on an item heard at its October 11 meeting. At that October meeting, during her testimony in opposition … Continued
“You will have a lot of females wasting a lot of energy, digging down, and they will dig all night. And they will hit that hard pack, hit the bottom, and they’ll dig and they’ll dig and they’ll dig and … Continued
At its January 10 meeting, the Board of Land and Natural Resources accepted Dole Food Company’s offer of $39,000 to settle a dispute over whether the company inadvertently sold the state 58.54 acres in Central O‘ahu that the state already … Continued
Tibouchina Biocontrol: The state Department of Agriculture has released a draft environmental assessment for the statewide release of a small Brazilian beetle, Syphraea uberabensis, to controlcane tibouchina, a noxious weed, and related species. According to the draft EA, noticed inthe Office of Environmental … Continued
The forecast for Moloka‘i was grim in late August of 2018. Hurricane Lane, a category 5 hurricane, was on a track that put the Friendly Isle in its cross hairs. Charles “Chucky” Miguel Sr. was taking no chances. The lot … Continued
In late November, the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fleet, which targets bigeye tuna, caught three false killer whales in federal waters off the Big Island. All of them were release alive, but had been hooked in the mouth area and freed with … Continued
Board Approves Acquisition Of Ahupua‘a in East Moloka‘i The state’s purchase of the 800-acre Pua‘ahala ahupua‘a in East Moloka‘i has been years in the making and is a key part of a fencing project aimed at protecting some of the … Continued
On December 23, the Honolulu Climate Change Commission approved guidance on how the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) should update the city’s shoreline setback ordinance, which has not been significantly amended in a decade. The ordinance — which Matt Gonser … Continued
‘Aina Le‘a Keeps Whiffing: Since August, ‘Aina Le‘a, Inc., has been attempting to win approval from the Hawai‘i County Planning Department of an environmental impact statement preparation notice, or EISPN. The notice is a necessary first step in moving forward with construction … Continued