At Affordable Housing Site in Hilo, Contamination Stalls New Construction
“Lanakila Housing, it’s okay for a while.” — Ehukai The low-income project on around 29 acres in the center of Hilo Town may be one of the few ever immortalized — though hardly celebrated – in Hawaiian song. From the … Continued
Agency Aims for Approvals by End of Year
The Hawaʻi Public Housing Authority has partnered with Highridge Costa to develop more than 10,000 new units of affordable housing statewide, including 250 on the Lanakila IV site. And it hopes to have all the issues regarding contamination resolved quickly. … Continued
Existing Lanakila Homes Were Built On Soil Never Screened for Contamination
The entire Lanakila Homes project in Hilo was developed on about 29 acres of land that, from the 1870s until the 1940s, was in active sugar cultivation. The use of the land for sugar explains the high levels of arsenic … Continued
BOARD TALK: UXO Permit, Kauaʻi Mosquito Control
Dispute Over Permit Terms Nearly Derails Ordnance Sweeps on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island “It is kind of the tail wagging the dog,” land agent Michael Ferreira told the state Board of Land and Natural Resource at its May 24 meeting, referring … Continued
Courts Roundup
Mauna Kea Access Road: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has overturned a Circuit Court ruling that had dismissed the challenge to the state’s claim that the Mauna Kea Access Road was a state highway, delivering a harsh rebuke to the lower … Continued
Land Use Commission Members and Developer Blame CWRM For Stalled Housing Project Near Lahaina
On May 8, the Land Use Commission met on Maui to receive an update on a project that first received LUC approval more than three decades ago. Initially, more than 1,700 homes were proposed for what was called Puʻukoliʻi Village, … Continued