In the last year, Environment Hawai`i has discussed controversies relating to residential construction on lots that lie within the state Conservation District and in which development is regulated by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (The September edition was … Continued
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Had the Department of Land and Natural Resources been in charge, it wouldn’t be built yet. This issue of Environment Hawai’i revisits several controversial issues that have fallen into the lap of the DLNR. … Continued
The January 1991 edition (scroll down on the linked page to see article listings) of Environment Hawai`i reviewed state involvement in the development of geothermal energy. At the same time, the federal government’s participation in this project was being challenged … Continued
In the [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]June and July issues of 1991[/url] (scroll down to see the article’s listings on the link), Environment Hawai`i considered plans for and feasibility of the super-luxury Hawaiian Riviera Resort proposed for Ka`u by one Charles Chidiac. There have … Continued
Ocean thermal energy conversion was the subject ofEnvironment Hawai`i in [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]May 1991[/url] (scroll down on linked page to see the article listings and links). Several people (primarily in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism) informally conveyed their disagreements … Continued
The [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]March 1991 issue[/url] of Environment Hawai`i looked closely at management of state lands at Pu`uwa`awa`a Ranch on the Big Island. Our reports indicated that the lessee of those lands, F. Newell Bohnett, had not lived up to the terms … Continued
Environment Hawai`i previewed the 1991 legislative session in our February edition (scroll down on the linked page to see article listings and links). Several of the measures discussed then were passed and have been signed into law by the governor … Continued