In October 1973, the state Land Use Commission approved a special permit allowing for a commercial arboretum on about 23 acres of land in the state Agricultural District in the Panaewa area about three miles south of Hilo, on the … Continued
For more than 15 years, the regulatory environment under which the Nani Mau Gardens operated has been unchanged. In recent months, however, activity to change that environment has started up at a pretty fast clip. At present, the 23 acres … Continued
Land Board Grants 65-year Lease For Oʻahu’s First Resilience Hub Last month, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’s Land Division recommended granting a 10-year lease for nearly five acres in the back of Hauʻula to the nonprofit Hui O … Continued
Was it just repair and maintenance of a nonconforming structure that didn’t require permits? Or did Elizabeth and Michael Dailey build a brand-new seawall, using components of their old revetment, in violation of Conservation District regulations? After bouncing back and … Continued
A community organization, Hui Kānāwai ʻOiaʻiʻo, has sued Governor Josh Green, the state Commission on Water Resource Management, and two individuals, arguing that the governor’s appointment of one of them – Vincent Hinano Rodrigues – to a position on the … Continued
Less than 1 percent of the land nominally managed by the state Agribusiness Development Corporation is found on the island of Hawaiʻi, according to a pie chart in the agency’s most recent report to the Legislature. That fraction is all … Continued
The failure of the Agribusiness Development Corporation to collect rent on its Keaʻau parcel represents the loss to the state of a significant income stream over the years. If the state were to receive a modest 6 percent return on … Continued
East Maui Appeals: On January 9, the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi filed a notice of appeal to the Environmental Circuit Court of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ December 13, 2024, decisions to grant a revocable permit to … Continued
On April 27, 2022, at 1:30 in the afternoon, 25 members of the Hawaiʻi Legislature – 14 representatives, 11 senators – gathered to decide on the final budget of the state for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Since it was a … Continued