A plan to place state-owned land around three North Hilo streams into the Conservation District has become a lightning rod for anti-government, anti-regulation sentiment in the Laupahoehoe community. Riding hard on the community’s coattails is Big Island Mayor Stephen Yamashiro, … Continued
Developers Set Sights Once More On Coast of Rural East Moloka’i In November 1969, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a Conservation District permit for a marina and other improvements that were part of a huge resort development … Continued
The “Monthly Ditch Reports” of DeRego Services to the state indicate some of the difficulties encountered in routine ditch maintenance. In November, December, and January, the maintenance teams visited intake grates at the back of Waipi`o Valley. “Every time we … Continued
The Lower Hamakua Ditch has outlived sugar, but many of the parties who have designs on the former cane land don’t want to see the ditch die. Despite the interests of several large landowners (including, first and foremost, Kamehameha Schools/Bishop … Continued
The United States Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of preparing a draft environmental impact statement and master plan covering possible repairs to and restoration of the Lower Hamakua Ditch. According to staff at the USDA’s Natural Resources … Continued