Site Conditions, Budget Restraints Cause Koa Restoration to Fall Short “There are a lot of unknowns about restoring native forests that have been disturbed like this, that have been logged,” Division of Forestry and Wildlife administrator Paul Conry told the … Continued
Pflueger Company Is Fined $4 Million For Reef Damages at Pila‘a Bay, Kaua‘i In the end, even having a powerful state senator as its attorney couldn’t save Pila‘a 400, LLC – a company established and run by maverick developer and … Continued
Lawsuit Drives DLNR to Propose Changes in Definition of Shoreline For years, members of the public as well as government officials have looked disapprovingly on owners of beachfront properties who plant vegetation beyond the shoreline to expand the buildable area … Continued
Land Board Issues Concessions To Na Pali Zodiac, Kayak Operators The three companies operating boat tours along Kaua‘i’s Na Pali Coast have been awarded three-year concession permits from the Board of Land and Natural Resources to continue their operations in … Continued
Makua Kayak’s Expiring Permit Shows Rift Among Land Board Members When the Wai‘anae Neighborhood Board voted in May 2004 to endorse a proposed state permit for Makua Lani’s kayak tours, which would allow the company to launch from Makua State … Continued
[b]Tradewinds Hangs Onto Timber License, Faces New Deadlines for Capital, Construction[/b] When the Land Board voted in June 2001 to grant Tradewinds Forest Products, LLC, a license to log 8,875 acres in the state’s Waiakea Timber Management Area in South … Continued
$2.3 Million Fine Is Proposed For Reef Damage at Pila‘a Bay The hearing officer in one of the largest Conservation District violation cases in state history is recommending that a company managed by retired Honda dealer James Pflueger pay $2.3 … Continued
Ka‘u Community Nears Its Goal To Add Waiohonu To Forest Reserve “I’ve never seen a proposal so rich with prom ise as this one,” said Susan Marinelli, a Hawai‘i resident who has been doing conser vation work for 21 years. … Continued
Tradewinds Partners With Energy Firm, Negotiates New Timber License Terms “My question for the last year has been: Do we have the right project?” With that remark, Tim Johns of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voiced his … Continued
Board Denies Koa Loggers’ Attempt To Subtract Restoration Costs From Fine If Koa Timber and its partner Hawai’i Forest Preservation LLC had their way, they would submit a detailed forest restoration plan to the Board of Land and Natural Resources, … Continued