Sunset Seawall Court Case: On February 10, 1st Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree will hear arguments on the state’s January 12 motion to compel Sunset Beach homeowners James and Denise O’Shea to produce documents supporting their claims that the state holds … Continued
Big Island Dairy: The cows are gone and the site has been cleaned up, at least to the satisfaction of the state Department of Health. The Big Island Dairy near O‘okala, on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island, has been … Continued
Mitch Roth, the newly elected mayor of Hawai‘i County, made supporting business one of his key promises to voters. Roth was regarded by many as a steady hand, having held the elected post of county prosecuting attorney for the previous … Continued
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council held its 184th meeting in December – virtually, as necessitated by the ongoing pandemic. None of the highly dramatic and controversial issues that have characterized many of the council’s meetings over the decades were … Continued
Board Continues Revocable Permits For Kaua‘i Utility’s Water Diversions On December 11, the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) barely mustered enough votes from the Board of Land and Natural Resources to secure a revocable permit to divert water from Wai‘ale‘ale … Continued
The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has rendered a decision that closes a chapter in the ongoing litigation over the planned ‘Aina Le‘a development. On December 17, the court ruled that the statute of limitations under a “catch-all” provision in state law … Continued
Last year, environmentalists and the development community jockeyed over bills aimed at revamping the City & County of Honolulu’s energy code and parking regulations to help mitigate or minimize climate change effects. In testimony to the City Council, organizations such … Continued
In April 2017, the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted to adopt the terms of a mediated agreement intended to end the years-long conflicts over the diversion and waste of stream water via the Kokeʻe and Kekaha ditch systems … Continued