The efforts of Nevada casino owner Ralph Engelstad and his wife, Betty, to build the home of their dreams in Lanikai have been chronicled in several past issues of Environment Hawai`i. Most recently, their house plans have been brought before … Continued
Hawai`i is a state abundant in laws intended to guarantee public rights that in other states have been eroded by private development. On the books, therefore, are statutes enshrining the public’s right to coastal access and reserving to the public … Continued
At present, there is a spectacular unobstructed view of the shoreline from Kewalo Basin to Diamond Head, including a complete profile of Diamond Head from the parcel. The restaurant facility would obstruct this view. – John Whalen, Honolulu Department of … Continued
Environment Hawai`i received the following letter in response to the article, [url=/members_archives/archives_more.php?id=758_0_33_0_C]”Army Shows its Brass at Schofield Barracks,”[/url] published in the October 1991 edition: On behalf of the Citizens’ Enforcement Project of the Natural Resources Defense Council, thanks for your … Continued
Flying or boating along the Big Island’s North Kohala coast, it is difficult not to notice the Mediterranean-style house of George and Shirley Isaacs alongside Puakea Bay. More than a house, it is a compound, really, consisting of three large, … Continued