The owners of lands beneath and surrounding the Waiakalua Reservoir in North Kaua`i are facing $65,000 in fines if they don’t steadily progress toward making the sugarcane plantation-era fixture safer. The reservoir is relatively small compared to the Kaloko Reservoir, … Continued
Can a Solar Farm Coexist with Cattle Pens? Renewable Energy Company Will Investigate A renewable energy developer pursuing a project on lands leased by the state’s central slaughterhouse received a right-of-entry permit from the Board of Land and Natural Resources … Continued
Preliminary groundwater modeling results from the U.S. Geological Survey seem to support what staff with the Commission on Water Resource Management believed when they proposed new interim instream flow standards (IIFS) for He`eia Stream in Windward Oʻahu more than a … Continued
Locals have long complained about over-tourism in Hawaiʻi — that vacation rentals are transforming their neighborhoods, that tour helicopters are constantly buzzing over their homes, that their once-favorite hiking trials are now clogged with throngs of visitors wielding selfie-sticks … … Continued
On February 25, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources finally approved public hearings on proposed for a community-based subsistence fishing area (CBSFA) rules at Miloliʻi that was established nearly 20 years ago. “Miloliʻi and its surrounding coastal areas … Continued
Kihei High Update: “While construction of the two classroom buildings, administration building, and locker rooms is proceeding at a brisk pace, due to some unavoidable construction and material delays, we have been informed that completion of these new facilities will … Continued
“This guy is a very, very bad steward. [It’s] totally uncalled for for him to keep the premises that way. He’s just a bad steward of the ʻāina,” said Agribusiness Development Corporation board member Jimmy Gomes at its March 16 … Continued
High Court Upholds Board Permit For Na Pua Makani Wind Farm After years of strife, the feud over the Na Pua Makani wind farm’s habitat conservation plan and incidental take permit is finally over. In May 2018, the state Board … Continued
Hawaiʻi County Sued in Federal Court Over Closure of Waipiʻo Valley Road Hawaiʻi County mayor Mitch Roth announced on February 24 that he was immediately closing the only road leading into Waipiʻo Valley to all but residents and farmers for … Continued
By Teresa Dawson On February 15, the state Commission on Water Resource Management amended its June 2021 decision in the Nā Wai `Ehā contested case hearing on water use permits. The change means that Waikapū Properties now is responsible for … Continued