June 2017 PDF
June 2017
Board Talk: Kekaha Kai Park, Forest Reserve Rules, Airport Facility
Kekaha Kai State Park Gets Permit For Upgrades Over Surfer’s Objection No surfer likes it when one of their favorite breaks is crowded. That includes Hawai`i island resident Janice Palma-Glennie, who sits on the executive committee of the Surfrider Foundation’s Kona … Continued
Hawaiian Electric Revives Renewable Projects It Cancelled While NextEra Deal Was Pending
Nearly a year after NextEra’s proposed takeover of Hawaiian Electric was voted down by the Public Utilities Commission, four of the renewable energy projects that were axed by Hawaiian Electric – at the behest of NextEra, some claim – have … Continued
Legacy Land Conservation Program Celebrates A Decade of Protection
“This is one of the really cool things the state does. We come away from this every year feeling we did something, we really did something,” said outgoing Legacy Land Conservation Commission member John Sinton at the group’s meeting … Continued
Water Security Advisory Group Selects 11 Projects to Receive $600,000 in Grants
The first — and perhaps, only —slate of projects recommended for funding by the state’s nascent Water Security Advisory Group includes a range of efforts to increase freshwater sustainability, from building catchment systems to re-engineering taro irrigation canals to installing … Continued
NEW & NOTEWORTHY: Kaua`i Springs, Iopa Seawall, TMT
Kaua`i Springs Order: The Public Utilities Commission has rejected the request from a Kaua`i water bottler that it determine the bottler’s source of water is exempt from requirements that apply to water utilities. The May 22 order notes that the … Continued
Hawai`i County Lists Violations At `Aina Le`a Site, Proposes Rezoning
Hawai`i County, once one of the biggest cheerleaders for the development known as the Villages of `Aina Le`a, is over it. In a nine-page letter dated May 16, county planning director Michael Yee informed attorney Alan Okamoto that in light … Continued
$1 Million Settlement of `Aina Le`a Case Is Rejected in Final Days of Legislature
The long-awaited settlement of a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the state Land Use Commission was signed in February. Lawyers from both the Attorney General’s office and the company that, for a while, proposed to develop the Villages of `Aina Le`a … Continued