A half-century-old plan to build a lavish resort in Ka‘u is at the heart of litigation that’s been brought by the current owner of the land where two high-rise hotel towers were once proposed to be built, along with restaurants, … Continued
How, if at all, should last year’s contested case proceeding and resulting Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) for the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) influence the lawsuit over the denial of a contested case over the sublease for the facility? … Continued
Kuki‘o Clean-up: Before publishing our article in March on irrigation lines, sandbags, and other beach-armoring gear along the Big Island beach at Kuki‘o, we sought comment from the Kuki‘o Community Association, which owns the adjoining property. None was forthcoming. Last … Continued
April 2018
On July 11, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources fined Hawai‘i Superferry passengers Charlie Bright, Ralph Chun, and Victor Fonoimoana $3,050 each for the unauthorized taking of a total of 934 river stones from the Conservation District of … Continued
How close is too close to quasi-extinction? It’s a subjective question, Melissa Snover told the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council at its June meeting. But in light of the council’s recent recommendation to lift the effort limits on Hawai‘i’s shallow-set … Continued
Recently, it seems as though there’s a boom market in books about endangered species that have gone or are well on their way to extinction. And Hawai‘i, unfortunately, offers no shortage of candidate subjects. Two years ago, there was Mark … Continued
Tradewinds Moves Forward: The company that has been holding for years the right to harvest trees from the state’s Waiakea Forest Reserve, near Hilo, has taken a step forward. The company, Tradewinds LLC, has signed an agreement with the Big … Continued
“This is not a cheerful talk, but it’s based on the best science available,” coral reef expert John “Charlie” Veron told the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council at its June meeting in Honolulu. And while Veron’s talk stuck out like … Continued
Last year, economists with the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. released their analysis of what it would cost to abate green- house gas emissions in the United States. The December 2007 report – Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much … Continued