March 2016 PDF
March 2016
Flooding from Rising Seas Could Displace More Than 5,000 `Ewa Beach Residents
Two years ago, research by the University of Hawai`i’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) revealed that flooding from the combination of a one-meter rise in sea level and a hurricane or a tsunami could affect 80 … Continued
Committee Halts Attempt to Scrap Bottle Bill, Glass Recycling
On Friday, February 5, the state Senate Committee on Economic Development, Environment, and Technology deferred a bill that would have repealed the state’s beverage container recycling programs. Introduced by committee vice chair Sen. Sam Slom and Sen. Lorraine Inouye, Senate … Continued
A correction to our February cover story
Our February 2016 cover story incorrectly stated that the hearing officer’s recommendations in the East Maui interim instream flow standards (IIFS) contested case hearing was expected early this year, when, in fact, those recommendations had been issued on January 15. … Continued
Judge Stays Ruling to Invalidate Permits for Maui Stream Diversion
First Circuit Judge Rhonda Nishimura has granted an interlocutory appeal and a stay of her January 8 ruling invalidating the four revocable permits the state Board of Land and Natural Resources granted in 2014 to allow Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. … Continued
Hawaiians Seeking Stream Restoration Challenge ‘Holdover Status’ of Diversion
“It sounds like you got the gun in your hand …,” Stanley Roehrig began. “That’s right!” David Frankel interjected. “… and nobody else has bullets,” Roehrig said. “They’ve had the gun to the head of our clients and have been … Continued
Impending HC&S Closure Raises Questions About Future of East, West Maui Diversions
With Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar’s announcement that it will be harvesting its last crop of sugarcane this year, the question looms large: What’s going to happen to the hundreds of millions of gallons of stream water diverted daily from East … Continued
The Hawaiian Legacy Companies
The “corporate veil” mentioned in the motion to dismiss filed by Jeffrey Dunster’s attorneys shrouds a host of companies in addition to those named in the lawsuit: The board of the nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative includes Dunster as its … Continued
‘Office Decoration,’ Lamp, Old Phone Among Items Included as Collateral for Loans to Company
Financing statements filed with the state’s Bureau of Conveyances don’t usually disclose the dollar amounts of loans, but they do serve as a legal notice of a claim on the property used as collateral. One such statement filed last summer … Continued
Consultant Sues Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods Claiming Unpaid Invoices, Breach of Contract
Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods, its principal, and a host of related businesses are being sued in federal court in Honolulu. The plaintiff, Streamline Consulting Group (SCG), alleges that the companies, all owned by or controlled by Jeffrey A. Dunster, owe around … Continued