Maui Double Whammy: Irrigation is down, rainfall is down – and West Maui is drier than ever. That’s the conclusion of a recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey on rainfall and the impact of changing land-use patterns in the … Continued
A New Agreement for Wainiha Valley To make way for Hawai`i’s third-largest private nature preserve, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources last month terminated an agreement under which McBryde Sugar Company, Ltd., had surrendered to the state control … Continued
When attorney Jim Paul announced that he was going to try to explain, in 15 minutes, how court decisions – the Waiahole ditch decisions, in particular – affect water use, the small crowd before him erupted in giggles. Paul had … Continued
Members of Lanaians for Sensible Growth may be feeling like they’ve been sideswiped. Before they could take their turn arguing whether potable water had been improperly used to irrigate Castle and Cooke Resorts’ Manele golf course, the state Land Use … Continued
Much ado has been made by the parties in the Na Wai `Eha contested case hearing over a study being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey to help the Water Commission gather data needed to establish instream flow standards for … Continued
The contested case over the water flowing in Wailiku Water Company’s ditch system has raised an interesting question: When is an operator of an old sugar plantation ditch system considered a public utility? Under Hawai`i Revised Statutes, anyone who sells … Continued
Judging by arguments made in the contested case hearing over stream-related water sources in West Maui, the fate of the entire island is at stake. Oral arguments in the case begin this month on Maui, and environmental and Hawaiian groups, … Continued