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
In a letter to the Public Utilities Commission on March 25, Douglas Codiga, attorney for the Wailuku Water Company, reported that the recent severe storms so severely damaged its irrigation and water delivery systems that the company is on the … Continued
In February, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Office of the Chair, entered into a $250,000 non-bid contract with Sunrise Strategies USA LLC. The contract was to take effect March 7 of this year and run through September 6, 2027. … Continued
If the state does not acquire the system as a whole, basically it’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t,” the Land Division’s acting assistant administrator Lauren Yasaka told the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at … Continued