After years of complaints from members of the public, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting has begun to crack down on illegal farm dwelling and other development at the Marconi Point Condominiums on Oʻahu’s North Shore. In late March … Continued
FKW Trigger Lowered: The National Marine Fisheries Service has reduced the level of observer coverage in the deep-set longline fishery of Hawaiʻi. And as the level of observer coverage is lowered, so, too, is the number of false killer whales … Continued
Hawaiʻi County and its planning director, Zendo Kern, are being sued by a rabbi and the religious organization that employs him. The lawsuit alleges that the fines the county has imposed over the use of his Kona home for religious … Continued
After seven years of litigation, the state of Hawaiʻi has finally prevailed in the lawsuit brought by DW ʻAina Leʻa Deveopment, LLC – DW for short. The company, owner of about 1,000 acres of land in the Big Island district … Continued
Board Approves Contracting Process For Kauaʻi Mosquito Control Project At its February 23 meeting, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved the use of a request for proposals for the use of the incompatible insect technique on … 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
The developer of an agricultural condominium property regime at Marconi Point on Oʻahu’s North Shore is fighting in federal court to avoid having to obtain a Special Management Area permit. At the same, time members of the public — including … Continued
On January 16, companies owned by developer Jeremiah Henderson III that have steered development at O`ahu’s Marconi Point Condominiums filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court to bolster their case that the City & County of Honolulu’s Department of … Continued
Hoʻokipa, the first Laysan albatross to return to nesting within an ecological restoration area makai of the Turtle Bay golf course, died last month after getting stuck in an iron fence near her new nest at Marconi Point. In mid-December, … Continued
A federal lawsuit over whether development planned for a condominium property regime at Marconi Point requires a Special Management Area permit is still alive, but much narrower in scope. On December 20, U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake granted in … Continued