Water Permittees To Contribute Funds For East Maui Watershed Management State forestry and wildlife managers will finally receive funds from the two companies that for years have been diverting tens of millions of gallons of water a day from East … Continued
In a complaint filed May 26 in U.S. District Court, the owner of nearly 100 acres of coastal, agricultural land on Oʻahu’s North Shore alleged that the City & County of Honolulu violated his companies’ due process rights by stymieing … Continued
Above photo: Interior of Aliʻiolani HaleCredit: King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center Over the last month, rulings from the state Supreme Court have changed the regulatory landscape for a variety of activities. The consequences of the decisions range from sea … Continued
Above photo: “Avian malaria, a fatal disease, is the primary cause for the dramatic decline for six remaining species of Hawaiian honeycreepers: ʻiʻiwi, Maui ʻalauahio, Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi, ʻapapane, kikiwiu, and ʻākohekohe (pictured here). For critically endangered species, like kiwikiu and ʻākohekohe, the increasing … Continued
Former ʻEwa Feedlot Update Falls Short As Board’s Questions Go Unanswered Hawaiʻi Land & Livestock’s plans for a 110-acre lot adjacent to the state’s largest slaughterhouse keep evolving. And with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources looking to … Continued
The long-running dispute over what activities are permitted on the Big Island’s agricultural land is as far from being resolved as it ever has been. Last year, the 3rd Circuit Court found that the state Land Use Commission was wrong … Continued
When will All American Trucking remove its unauthorized baseyard on the state’s ‘Ewa feedlot parcel at Campbell Industrial Park? “If we have to ask the question six ways from Sunday, it gets frustrating,” Kaiwi Yoon told Hawai‘i Meats president Bobby … Continued
Clawing Back: Hawaiʻi County is arguing that the federal government should give it the land in Kealakehe that was purchased as part of a fraudulent housing scheme, $938,428 in cash forfeited by former housing employee Alan Rudo, and 45 affordable … Continued
“Marconi Point Condominiums is an Agricultural Condominium Property Regime (‘CPR’) in a prime oceanfront location … east of Turtle Bay Resort next to Arnold Palmer Golf Course. All units in the CPR have private access to the sandy beach in … Continued
Can a Solar Farm Coexist with Cattle Pens? Renewable Energy Company Will Investigate A renewable energy developer pursuing a project on lands leased by the state’s central slaughterhouse received a right-of-entry permit from the Board of Land and Natural Resources … Continued