On October 31, 2023, architect Tonia Moy emailed Jessica Puff and Mary Kodama of the State Historic Preservation Division’s architecture branch, introducing them to Sushil Garg, the new owner of lands that included the historic Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station on … Continued
LUC Nominees: On April 22, Governor Josh Green informed the Senate that he was withdrawing the nomination of Nancy Carr Smith for a second term on the Land Use Commission. According to the LUC, she will serve through June 30. … Continued
Russell Tsuji, until last year the longtime administrator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Land Division, is suing the DLNR and Dawn Chang, chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. His lawsuit, filed in 1st Circuit … Continued
The state is one step closer to turning a parcel in Wahiawā that has long been a public health and safety concern into a new substation for the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement. … Continued
Whether short-term vacation rentals can exist on land in the state Agricultural District seemed for a while a question that the Supreme Court had decided once and for all back in September 2024. That month, the high court issued a … Continued
Over the last year, the members of the state Land Use Commission have not held back when it comes to expressing their interest in becoming more involved in the legislative process. They have objected to testimony given by their executive … Continued
By law, the Land Use Commission has nine members. Five are at-large, four are representatives of their respective counties. One of these is to have expertise in Hawaiian culture and traditions. At present, one seat is vacant. Two current members … Continued
CNMI-ning: Last month, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management moved forward with plans to open up to seafloor mining more than 69 million acres offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. The action was part … Continued
Groups Ask Court to Declare Prohibition On East Maui Water Lease to Private Party “Climate change and variability in weather patterns makes it impossible for [the Board of Land and Natural Resources] to guarantee that anyone will be able to … Continued