Sugar changed the face of the Hawaiian Islands, but water was the instrument of that change. Dam by dam, tunnel by tunnel, ditch by ditch, the sugar plantations transformed the landscape in a process that, retrospectively, is breathtaking in its … Continued
Land Board Debates Practice Of Rent Discounts to Non-Profits A recurring subject of dispute in recent discussions among members of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources has been the traditional discounted rent paid by non-profit organizations that hold … Continued
At the Land Board’s meeting of September 12, Bill Devick, acting administrator for the DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources, was presented with an award as the department’s manager of the year by board chairman Michael Wilson. Robert Nishimoto, head of … Continued
The Board of Land and Natural Resources has decided that the two largest vessels plying the waters of Kane’ohe Bay must go under terms of the Kane’ohe Bay Master Plan. The board’s decision, made at its April 11 meeting, was … Continued
On February 24, 1997, the Department of Attorney General released a letter disclos ing its findings that the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation had failed to carry out the intent of the Kane’ohe Bay Master Plan and had also … Continued
Johnston Island lies about 800 miles southwest of Hawai’i. As a geologic feature, the islet is but a speck of coral that has been artificially expanded by United States military forces to 625 acres, nearly 15 times its original 42-acre … Continued
On August 1 and 15, 1996, the state of Hawai`i came into possession of three electric vehicles it had commissioned from a Big Island manufacturer. The cars arrived some two years after delivery dates specified in the original contract – … Continued
The state Commission on Water Resource Management has deferred action on several after-the-fact applications for work in three streams near Papa`ikou, South Hilo. The deferral gives the commission staff time to evaluate a petition for a contested-case hearing on the … Continued
Over the last two years, the Board of Land and Natural Resources has had several meetings where people from Moloka`i have spoken bitterly about Moloka`i Ranch’s refusal to allow public access to shoreline areas favored for fishing and recreational use. … Continued