To some, it’s the stuff dreams are made of. An entrepreneur proposes to locate a high-tech industry on the Big Island, hire 4,200 high-paid ($90,000-a-year and up) employees, and invest tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure and equipment. Others … Continued
“They are going gangbusters already, trying to open up all historic lo`i,” Alan Murakami says of his clients, member of Na Moku Aupuni o Ko`olau Hui, who will soon be receiving a release of some six million gallons of water … Continued
A Beautiful Reef — Gone: Last fall took a tremendous toll on three miles of coral reef off the Kohala Coast. The culprit, according to Bill Walsh, a biologist with the state Division of Aquatic Resources, was most likely a combination … Continued
What were they thinking? They are the board members of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority. Last month, in what has mercifully turned out to be a meaningless exercise, six of them approved a 30-year leas of at least … Continued
Venumadhav Pasupuleti, who has proposed a giant information processing center for Keahole, Kona, has a background that suggests he may have trouble delivering on his promises. In Dayton, Ohio, Pasupuleti has incorporated three businesses since 1996, with all three companies … Continued
Here are the performance benchmarks that the NELHA boar approved as conditions of a lease between NELHA and Megasoft. Although the action was mooted by the failure to give full public notice of the meeting, it is likely that the … Continued
In reporting on the April 5 meeting of the board of directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, Environment Hawai`i has had to rely on accounts of people present. In his haste to arrange the meeting, NELHA administrator Ron … Continued
In 2006, the Legislature required the Department of Land and Natural Resources to “provide an accounting of all receipts from lands described in Section 5(f) of the Admission Act for the prior fiscal year.” The lands described in that section … Continued
Wednesday, April 11, was a good day for Peter Young. A room full of people, except for a handful, testified all day about his integrity and his good works as head of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, a … Continued
Mercury is a poison. Certain fish have high levels of mercury. To avoid being poisoned, then, you should avoid eating fish. That’s the oversimplified syllogism that has guided many consumers over the last few years, ever since alarms were raised … Continued