Before the massive flooding in April that even further isolated the remote towns of Wainiha and Ha`ena, located at the end of the road on Kaua`i’s North Shore, the 300 or so residents there were being overrun by tourists. On … Continued
Coastal Resilience Project Receives $1 Million in Federal, State Funds On March 11, the Board of Land and Natural Resources voted to authorize the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into an agreement with the University of Hawai`i that … Continued
Board Approves Concrete Fish Houses In Hanauma Bay, Waikiki Sand Channel On September 25, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a one-year special use permit to Mark Hixon, a professor of marine biology at the University of Hawai`i, … Continued
Board Imposes $9,400 Fine For Damages to Historic Sites It’s not every day that the state Board of Land and Natural Resources imposes fines for damages to archaeologicalsites and when it has, those fines have been pretty meager. So when the … Continued
Rules to Protect Maui Parrotfish, Goatfish Win Land Board Approval By One Vote Maui fisherman Darrell Tanaka teared up a little as he shook hands with his fellow supporters after the vote. The new rules he had initiated years ago to … Continued
Ala Wai Developer Dodges Lease Termination Again If Honey Bee USA, Inc., fails to secure a new funding partner before the Board of Land and Natural Resources meets later this month, company representatives have said they’ll walk away from their lease … Continued
Board Facilitates Removal of Encroachments, While Expanding an Easement for Another “The ocean is rising. The state is getting more land every year,” said board member Stanley Roehrig at the May 8 meeting of the state Board of Land and Natural … Continued
NMFS Gets OK To Cull Up to 20 Sharks To Protect Monk Seal Pups in NWHI In past years, when the National Marine Fisheries Service asked for — and received — permits to cull “rogue” Galapagos sharks that were preying on … Continued
Board Grants Temporary Permit for Zipline Over Hilton Lagoon They’re calling the zip-line that Waikiki Beach Activities, Ltd. (WBA), plans to string over the Hilton lagoon the “Coconut Glide.” And over the next several months, the company will be testing it … Continued
Land Board Approves Lease for Hawai`i County Wind Farm The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has agreed to forgo nearly half a million dollars in rent over the next ten years so Hawai`i island residents can save money on … Continued