The entire Lanakila Homes project in Hilo was developed on about 29 acres of land that, from the 1870s until the 1940s, was in active sugar cultivation. The use of the land for sugar explains the high levels of arsenic … Continued
Dispute Over Permit Terms Nearly Derails Ordnance Sweeps on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island “It is kind of the tail wagging the dog,” land agent Michael Ferreira told the state Board of Land and Natural Resource at its May 24 meeting, referring … Continued
Mauna Kea Access Road: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has overturned a Circuit Court ruling that had dismissed the challenge to the state’s claim that the Mauna Kea Access Road was a state highway, delivering a harsh rebuke to the lower … Continued
On May 8, the Land Use Commission met on Maui to receive an update on a project that first received LUC approval more than three decades ago. Initially, more than 1,700 homes were proposed for what was called Puʻukoliʻi Village, … Continued
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On the morning of April 24, outside the courtroom of 1st Circuit Judge Jon Tonaki, the relief was palpable. Judge Tonaki had just granted Wayne and Tara Hu’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them six months earlier by … Continued
Above photo: Heavy earth-moving equipment is parked next to a posted notice that this is an albatross nesting area. CREDIT: DLNR. On April 26, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources heard presentations from the heads of the Department of Land … Continued
Chabad House: Hawaiʻi County’s efforts to force the Chabad Jewish Center of the Big Island to obtain a use permit in order to hold services at a home in Kailua are unlikely to succeed. As we reported in March, the … Continued
In all the hand-wringing over the lack of affordable housing in Hawaiʻi, the state Land Use Commission is often held out as the whipping boy. Obtaining approvals for redistricting land into the Urban District can be a long and involved … Continued
The term of Honolulu attorney Gary Okuda on the state Land Use Commission has ended. But even as his time on the commission was running out, his frustration with developers who do everything but develop seems to have increased, even … Continued