Land Board Must Reconsider Haseko Permit, Supreme Court Says The Supreme Court has rebuked the Board of Land and Natural Resources over the board’s decision to award a permit to dredge a channel across Conservation District land at `Ewa Beach. … Continued
Non-Profits Face New Screening Process For Land Use Applications For the past year, the issue of how much non-profits should be charged for using state land had been unresolved, until now. At IRS September 11 meeting, the Board of Land … Continued
Almost every Hawaiian island has at least one landfill now on fire, and every Hawai’i landfill except Hilo’s has been on fire within the last six years, according to the state Department of Health. However, a relatively small fire in … Continued
In 1992, Act 324 required counties and the state to divert as much waste as possible out of the waste stream and set specific goals: 25 percent by 1995, 50 percent by 2000. On this front, Hawai`i County is lagging. … Continued
By the year 2000, the state Department of Health wants to have all unlined landfills in Hawai`i closed. That goal stands in contrast to plans of Hawai`i County, which has asked the Health Department to renew its permit to operate … Continued