The allocation of water in west Maui is a complicated issue. In 2022, the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted to designate both stream and surface waters as management areas, with all existing and new users required to apply … Continued
At the July 15 meeting of the Commission on Water Resource Management, commissioner Aurora Kagawa-Viviani was puzzled by a staff proposal to have the commission give its approval to proceed with development of a “first-generation” adaptive management plan for the … Continued
At the July 15 meeting of the Commission on Water Resource Management, director Ciara Kahahane provided a description of the funds available to support development of an Adaptive Management Plan for the Keauhou Aquifer Sector Area. There was an unspecified … Continued
On May 20, the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted unanimously to accept a petition by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to designate the Waiʻanae aquifer sector as a ground water management area. The area incudes the aquifers … Continued
Mala Wharf Remand: On July 28, the Intermediate Court of Appeals issued an order remanding to the 2nd Circuit Court a case involving the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ denial of a contested case hearing to groups and individuals … Continued
The 2025 legislative session did not pass many measures that addressed environmental issues. But of the several that did pass, and which Governor Green signed into law, probably the most significant is Act 96 (Senate Bill 1396). This, proponents say, … Continued
The 2025 Keiki Construction Zone event is a go after a one-year hiatus. The inaugural one-day event was held in December 2023 on state agricultural land in Whitmore Village controlled by Scott Wong of Ohana Hui Ventures, LLC, under a … Continued
In a period of just over two decades, the population of palila, the endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper that feeds on the seed pods of māmane, has declined 89 percent. That is the sad conclusion of a recent published report by a … Continued