Maui Wind Farm Disputes Damages, Get Reduced Fine For Gulch Dump The access road to the long-awaited wind farm at Ukumehame, Maui, being built by Kaheawa Wind Power, LLC, broke ground last September – a little too much ground. Four … Continued
Secrets of Waimea: The secret mediation surrounding the recent agreement by state, federal, and private agencies to pay $14 million for Waimea Valley are no longer secret. At the request of court-appointed mediator Clyde Matsui, First Circuit Judge Gary Chang … Continued
Rapid Invasion of Wasp Threatens Hawai`i’s Endemic Wiliwili Trees The Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry is housed in a brand new building in Hilo. Plants used in its landscaping are mostly native to Hawai`i, which is only appropriate, given that … Continued
What’s next for Ahmad Mohammadi? In October, the Hawai`i County planning director rejected the draft environmental assessment Mohammadi had prepared for clearing, grading and other work he had done two years or more earlier on land he owns in the … Continued
He’s got entitlements. He’s got an appraisal for $18.2 million. He had an offer of $16 million for the property…. These are the kind of worries that made some Honolulu City Council members believe they’d be putting the city at … Continued
High tide came to Kapoho shortly after 3 a.m. on December 15. Stars twinkled in a clear sky. The air was brisk — sweater weather, but only just. In the distance, surf, illuminated by the full moon, pounded the lava … Continued