At the February 20 meeting of the Commission on Water Resource Management, commissioners and members of the public alike praised the Maui Department of Water Supply for the plan it had drafted with its consultant, Corolla Engineers, to conserve water … Continued
FKW Trigger Lowered: The National Marine Fisheries Service has reduced the level of observer coverage in the deep-set longline fishery of Hawaiʻi. And as the level of observer coverage is lowered, so, too, is the number of false killer whales … Continued
Board Approves Contracting Process For Kauaʻi Mosquito Control Project At its February 23 meeting, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved the use of a request for proposals for the use of the incompatible insect technique on … Continued
(The original version of the East Maui item in this article was erroneous and has been rewritten to reflect the fact that the recent appeals dealt with two separate cases. We sincerely apologize for the errors.) Court Extends Restraining Order … Continued
The developer of an agricultural condominium property regime at Marconi Point on Oʻahu’s North Shore is fighting in federal court to avoid having to obtain a Special Management Area permit. At the same, time members of the public — including … Continued
On January 16, companies owned by developer Jeremiah Henderson III that have steered development at O`ahu’s Marconi Point Condominiums filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court to bolster their case that the City & County of Honolulu’s Department of … Continued
Hoʻokipa, the first Laysan albatross to return to nesting within an ecological restoration area makai of the Turtle Bay golf course, died last month after getting stuck in an iron fence near her new nest at Marconi Point. In mid-December, … Continued
On December 4, the City & County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting finally issued a Notice of Violation for unauthorized clearing of coastal vegetation at Marconi Point on Oʻahu’s North Shore. The clearing, which the DPP notice says … Continued
A federal lawsuit over whether development planned for a condominium property regime at Marconi Point requires a Special Management Area permit is still alive, but much narrower in scope. On December 20, U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake granted in … Continued
“I’m hearing a lot of shirking of responsibility,” board member Aimee Barnes said on December 7, after the Board of Land and Natural Resources heard from Sunset Beach homeowner Eric Freeman and his attorney, Bernard Bays. Freeman had just claimed … Continued