Years before Hawaiʻi County housing official Alan Rudo became involved in the affordable housing schemes that led eventually to federal charges against him and three other individuals, the federal prosecutor is alleging that Rudo and two of the other men … Continued
Since December 12, 2023, Launiupoko Water Company, Inc., has been involved in a case before the state Public Utilities Commission, seeking approval for increased rates for its sale of potable water to its customers on agricultural lands in West Maui … Continued
In Memoriam: On March 5, Jonathan Starr passed away in Woodstock, New York. He will be remembered in Hawaiʻi for his advocacy for clean water and clean government. He chaired the Maui County Planning Commission and the Democratic Party, served … Continued
Board Members Question Progress Of Army Corps Ordnance Clearing At its April 11 meeting, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a right-of-entry permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for remediation work on about 4,000 acres … Continued
A challenge to permits allowing a consulting company to conduct archaeological activities in Hawaiʻi was upheld last month by the Intermediate Court of Appeals. The decision by the ICA reversed the decisions of a Maui judge in cases brought by … Continued
An odd word, oversight. Its two meanings are the very opposites of each other. In the case of the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ oversight of the agency under its roof that is constitutionally charged with protecting Hawaiʻi’s cultural … Continued
In October 1973, the state Land Use Commission approved a special permit allowing for a commercial arboretum on about 23 acres of land in the state Agricultural District in the Panaewa area about three miles south of Hilo, on the … Continued
For more than 15 years, the regulatory environment under which the Nani Mau Gardens operated has been unchanged. In recent months, however, activity to change that environment has started up at a pretty fast clip. At present, the 23 acres … Continued
Land Board Grants 65-year Lease For Oʻahu’s First Resilience Hub Last month, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’s Land Division recommended granting a 10-year lease for nearly five acres in the back of Hauʻula to the nonprofit Hui O … Continued
East Maui Appeals: On January 9, the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi filed a notice of appeal to the Environmental Circuit Court of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ December 13, 2024, decisions to grant a revocable permit to … Continued