Board Talk: Honokohau Harbor, Kauaʻi Mosquito Release, McNamara Seawall
Boatyard Manager Seeks Contested Case Over Bond Requirement of Nearly $1 Million The state Board of Land and Natural Resources had little sympathy for Jonas Ikaika Solliday, whose company is required under its lease to post a performance bond equal … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Kaloko Heights, and a Correction
Kona Vistas Correction: Last month we reported that the Hawaiʻi County Cultural Resources Commission had not come to a final decision on what recommendation to make with respect to the planned Kona Vistas housing development. We were in error. On … Continued
Long-Stalled Project in West Maui Could House Thousands of Families
Lahaina needs housing. Even before the firestorm that tore through Lahaina in August, housing for the people who worked in the hotels, shops, and other businesses in West Maui was scarce and expensive. More than 3,700 homes in the area … Continued
Work on West Maui Hospital Is on Hold As Foundation Seeks Financing, Partner
For the three decades that landowner Amfac/Pioneer Mill/Kaʻanapali Land Management Corporation has been talking about development upslope of the West Maui resort area, that talk has included plans for some type of health care facility. With the island’s main hospital … Continued
Kaʻanapali Coffee ‘Farmers’ Live In Luxury on Private Estates
The Kaʻanapali Land Management Corporation has been working on its 2020 master plan for more than a decade, and it is still, apparently, a work in progress. But a project to develop an exclusive agricultural subdivision on some of its … Continued
Judge Denies Motion to Sanction Lawyers Over Suspension of East Maui Water Cap
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
Court, Land Board Are Set on Same Day To Deliberate on East Maui Diversions
On December 8, either the Environmental Court or the state Board of Land and Natural Resources will decide how — and how much — water will be diverted from East Maui streams to Central and Upcountry Maui. The Land Division … Continued
City Planning Department Considers Potential Violations at Marconi Point
Above photo: This stretch of vegetation at Marconi Point was known to be a robust habitat for endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bees. The top photo, taken in 2022, shows what it used to look like before unauthorized clearing occurred this past … Continued