Malaekahana Park Managers Stay While DLNR Seeks a New Lessee The Friends of Malaekahana (FOM), which has managed the 36-acre Kahuku section of the Malaekahana State Recreation Area for nearly 20 years, on O`ahu’s north shore, has dodged eviction, but … Continued
Land Board Approves Legacy Land Projects On May 11, the Land Board unanimously approved funds totaling $4.6 million for seven projects of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Legacy Land Conservation Program aimed at protecting more than 12,000 acres … Continued
The Maui County Council is standing in the way of the state’s efforts to develop the commercial potential of nearly 700 acres of state-owned land in Pu`unene. The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Land Division has appealed to the … Continued
“They should have told us a long time ago,” Maureen Gapp said through tears after the vote of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to deny her a Conservation District Use Permit. The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ … Continued
The controversial open-ocean fish farm proposed by Hawai`i Oceanic Technology, Inc. (HOTI) has won a couple of concessions from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources recently, despite calls from opponents to abandon the project. On February 24, at … Continued
Thanks, but no thanks. That, basically, is the response of several divisions of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to the recent proposal of the Sand Island Business Association to trade private lands worth about $175 million for … Continued
Cross Conservation District rules — and perhaps also the Coastal Zone Management Act — off the list of land use laws that the Public Land Development Corporation is exempt from. On December 14, the state Board of Land and Natural … Continued
DLNR Eats $230,000 Remediation Bill for Contaminated North Kona Property It’s not unusual for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to request permission from the Board of Land and Natural Resources to write off uncollectible accounts. Rarely does the amount … Continued
Film Office Seeks DLNR’s Help with Unauthorized Productions Hawai`i film commissioner Donne Dawson begged the state Board of Land and Natural Resources for help with certain “misbehaving” productions. “We need assistance in sending a strong, clear message that they cannot … Continued
Use of Monk Seal Bait Sparks Debate Over Permit to Cull Sharks in NWHI “There’s a big difference between taking an action to kill versus using the flesh of an animal already dead,” said at-large Board of Land and Natural … Continued