September 2018 PDF
September 2018
NELHA Tenant Receives Millions In Grants, But Still Can’t Pay Its Rent
Half an hour into the May meeting of the state Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority, the dozen or so board members in attendance passed around a shoebox designed to hold a pair of Bedrock sandals and a tiny … Continued
EDITORIAL: What Is NELHA Doing?
The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority – NELHA – has been allowed to run on its own for some years now. It has a special fund that typically brings in around $5 million a year, most of which comes … Continued
Tenant Property Tax Bills Go Unpaid
Tenants of the state’s Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority are, like all other tenants of state-owned lands, expected to pay property taxes based on the assessed value of the land and improvements they occupy. In the case of many … Continued
At NELHA, Tenant Debt Accumulates For Years, Then Is Simply Written Off
The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority (NELHA) occupies around 870 acres of ceded land on the Kona coast of the Big Island, between the Keahole airport, immediately to the north, and the town of Kailua-Kona, eight miles to … Continued
Board Talk: Moloka`i Fishing Rules, Coral Take, Ka`ena NAR addition
Discord Stalls Hearings on Rules For Moloka‘i Subsistence Fishing Area The volunteer group Hui Malama O Mo‘omomi has led efforts to protect and educate people about the marine resources on Moloka‘i’s North Shore since the mid-1990s, teaching hundreds of children … Continued
August 2018 PDF
August 2018 This pdf has been corrected to fix an editing error in the Board Talk item on fishing rules.
New & Noteworthy: Shoreline Disputes
Laniakea Ruling: On July 5, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) granted an appeal by shoreline access advocate Doug Meller of a shoreline certification obtained by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for its jersey barriers at a … Continued
Bigeye Fishery Struggles to Avoid Whale Hookings, Serious Injuries
While the Hawai`i longline swordfish fishery has closed because of its incidental take of endangered sea turtles, deep-set longliners targeting bigeye tuna are facing the closure of a huge portion of their fishing grounds due to their recent uptick in … Continued
Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Petition Of Early Partner in Waikoloa Project
Back in 2005, when Waikoloa Land Co. and Waikoloa Cattle were working out a deal to sell off most of the undeveloped land they held, one of the key parties in the negotiations was Michael Miroyan. When the sellers learned … Continued