The utility that provides potable water to the fancy, multi-million-dollar homes in the Launiupoko, Maui, subdivisions sets aside a part of its income every month to pay off more than a million dollars in loans from its owner, Peter Martin. … Continued
This month, the state Commission on Water Resource Management is expected to decide whether or not to accept or reject a petition from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to designate the Waiʻanae aquifer sector as a groundwater management area. … Continued
Board Grants Permit to Former Tenant To Close, Remediate Moloaʻa Well Site On February 14, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources granted a right-of-entry permit to allow Jeffrey Lindner to finish capping a well, remove any pipelines and … Continued
In their ongoing federal lawsuit against the City & County of Honolulu, companies owned by the developer of the Marconi Point Condominiums on Oʻahu’s North Shore now argue that a 2017 email among Department of Planning and Permitting staff that … Continued
Last year, the state Legislature awarded the Department of Agriculture nearly $20 million to allow it to carry out more aggressive efforts to deal with invasive species. Governor Josh Green pared that back by half. Still, $10 million for biosecurity … Continued
On December 20, the Launiupoko Water Company filed an amended request for a rate increase. The filing, an amendment to the request filed in late December 2023, was in response to the Public Utility Commission’s determination last June that the … Continued
While much of the January 17 joint legislative briefing was given over to discussion of the Department of Agriculture, other agencies also were given the opportunity to discuss their challenges, achievements, and financial needs. Ryan Kanakaole, deputy director of the … Continued
A Voice for Kaʻu Is Lost: On January 24, Julia Neal, founder and editor of the Kaʻu Calendar, passed away in Pahala. In 2002, she founded the newspaper, which was distributed in print to residents of the Kaʻu District on … Continued
The public trust doctrine is known to apply to water resources and to conservation lands in Hawaiʻi. And an August 2019 ruling by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court further clarified that all public natural resources are held in trust by the … Continued