In our September 2024 cover story, “Abandonment of Water Well Permit Highlights Problematic Growth at Moloaʻa Ag Subdivision,” we reported that on October 5, dozens of tenants within the Moloaʻa Hui agricultural subdivision on Kauaʻi would be cut off from the … Continued
Last May, the state Land Use Commission received an update on plans to develop about 1,000 houses on land near Lahaina, Maui. The LUC had first approved a project in this area three decades ago. In the intervening decades, ownership … Continued
What comes to mind when you think of a farm? The white frame house in Grant Wood’s “American Gothic?” Endless acres of melon plants or cabbages? Barns with cattle, a chicken house, a pig sty? In the Launiupoko area of … Continued
Forefeiture: Six acres of Kona land acquired by disgraced former Hawaiʻi County housing staffer Alan Rudo and his three associates through the use of affordable housing credits acquired by deceit are now being offered for sale. The asking price is … Continued
At the February 20 meeting of the Commission on Water Resource Management, commissioners and members of the public alike praised the Maui Department of Water Supply for the plan it had drafted with its consultant, Corolla Engineers, to conserve water … Continued
(The original version of the East Maui item in this article was erroneous and has been rewritten to reflect the fact that the recent appeals dealt with two separate cases. We sincerely apologize for the errors.) Court Extends Restraining Order … Continued
In late 2015, the Board of Land and Natural Resources did what it had been doing annually for years: approved four revocable permits that allowed Alexander & Baldwin and affiliated companies to withdraw up to 100 million gallons a day … Continued
In September, the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi filed a motion in Environmental Court to sanction attorneys representing Alexander & Baldwin and East Maui Irrigation Company for providing the court with misleading information regarding the need for additional water from East … Continued
A decade ago, Environment Hawaiʻi published a story titled, “Water May Be Limiting Factor on Former Galbraith Ag Lands.” The subject: the limited water available to irrigate more than a thousand acres of land purchased by the state Agribusiness Development … Continued
“We’re trying to do big things,” state Agribusiness Development Corporation project manager Ken Nakamoto said recently, well aware of the detractors waiting in the wings. Last month, a consultant for the agency, Brown & Caldwell, unveiled details of a proposed … Continued