BOARD TALK: Kahala Resort Abandons Presetting, Proposed Rules for West Hawaiʻi Pākuʻukuʻi
After More Than A Decade of Fighting, Kahala Resort Abandons Chair Presetting “I am pleased to see that Resorttrust Hawaii, LLC has finally thrown in the towel (into the towel caddy placed on its own land),” wrote David Kimo Frankel … Continued
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: Vacation Rentals on Ag Land, Green Apologizes
Vacation Rentals on Ag Land: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has issued its decision in a long-festering dispute over vacation rentals of houses built in the state Agricultural land use district. They’re not allowed, the court ruled, upholding the finding of … Continued
False Killer Whales, Seabird Avoidance Among Issues at Wespac’s 200th Meeting
Last month’s meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, an agency of the federal government that has no other source of funds than the U.S. taxpayer, began this way: William Sword, a council member from American Samoa and chair … Continued
LUC Rejects Agreement Intended To Help It Deal with Water Issues
Last May, the state Land Use Commission received an update on plans to develop about 1,000 houses on land near Lahaina, Maui. The LUC had first approved a project in this area three decades ago. In the intervening decades, ownership … Continued
Marconi Developers Press City to Produce DPP Documents
On September 25, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the City & County of Honolulu that alleges corrupt Department of Planning and Permitting employees stymied development at Marconi Point filed a motion to compel the production of documents. The parties … Continued