When the Land Use Commission approved the redistricting of the property to be developed by Kona Vistas, the very first condition concerned affordable housing. Condition A required 10 percent of the housing built on the property be “offered to residents … Continued
Archaeological studies going back decades have been undertaken on the area that is the site of the Kona Vistas project. Aside from the numerous pre-historic and historic sites documented, there have been several burial sites discovered. Over the last 40 … Continued
Tori Lines and Tuna Fish: On October 16, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule requiring almost all Hawaiʻi-based longline vessels targeting tuna in the Pacific Ocean north of 23 degrees N latitude to use tori streamers to scare … Continued
When resource managers caring for the native bee and seabird habitat on Oʻahu’s North Shore learned what was happening early last month, they spread the word as far and as wide as possible in hopes of keeping the damage from … Continued
Last month, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree denied a motion by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., and East Maui Irrigation Company to revert the 31.5 million gallons of water a day cap he set in June on East Maui stream diversions … Continued
No Sanctuary: For fifteen years, the Friends of the Mariana Trench had lobbied for the area offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to be designated a marine national sanctuary. In 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s … Continued
On December 1, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake will hold a hearing on the City & County of Honolulu’s motion to dismiss a complaint from companies that allege public corruption is at the heart of why their plans to develop … Continued
Last month, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree held a hearing on an August 17 motion by the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi to require Alexander & Baldwin and East Maui Irrigation Company to submit a fire protection plan to the state … Continued
“People in Hawaiʻi do a great job of coming together after these disasters,” Jeremie Makepa said, referring to the Maui conflagrations, the most recent disaster. “But we don’t do very well before them. We do a lot of stuff in … Continued