Apart from a few shiny starts, progress toward establishing the Whitmore Village area as an agricultural food hub has been underwhelming, to put it lightly. That was Agribusiness Development Corporation board member Douglas Schenk’s take at the board’s meeting last … Continued
Relief Sought: Elizabeth Kendrick and Joe Chaulklin are owners of a house in Anahola, Kauai, that has been offered as a vacation rental for years. Listed price for the Ginger Beach House, as it’s advertised, is $12,500 a week, plus … Continued
After a series of setbacks, those seeking to protect limu resources in Ewa Beach got a reprieve at the December meeting of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. The board voted 6-1 to deny an easement and construction right-of-entry … Continued
Public Hearings to be HeldOn Fee Hikes at Small Harbors When it comes to the state’s small boat harbors, “It’s kind of a chicken and egg or cart and horse thing. We can’t repair these things without funding [and] these … Continued
At the June 2018 meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the council was expected to greatly increase the allowable annual catch for several bottomfish species in light of a recent assessment that determined that the Main Hawaiian Islands … Continued
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The Kahala Hotel & Resort didn’t get everything it wanted, but it did get the Board of Land and Natural Resources to condone — albeit conditionally — what many consider to be commercial uses under a permit that had long … Continued
Just how strict should the state be on Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (A&B), and its subsidiary, East Maui Irrigation Company, Ltd. (EMI), when it comes to policing the permits that allow them to divert tens of millions of gallons of … Continued
Board Rejects Plan To Dump Rocks Along Lanikai Seawall On October 26, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources denied the owners of a $9 million beachfront lot in Lanikai a Conservation District Use Permit to dump a sloped … Continued
In February 1967, officers with the Kahala Hilton Hotel Company signed an agreement with the state that allowed for the hotel’s creation of a public beach and swimming area fronting what is now the Kahala Hotel & Resort in south … Continued