The Hawai‘i shallow-set longline fishery has struggled lately to slow its catches of endangered loggerhead sea turtles. As a result, it was shut down on March 19, after hitting its annual limit of 17 takes. This comes a year after … Continued
On February 7, the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i and Kona activist Mike Nakachi sent the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) a warning: Fulfill your obligations to protect threatened oceanic whitetip sharks or face a lawsuit that could halt Hawai‘i’s two … Continued
“There comes a time when even the most optimistic real estate developer must concede that what lies at the end of the rainbow is a pile of debt, not a pot of gold.” With that statement, attorneys for Bridge ‘Aina … Continued
Efforts to develop about 3,000 acres of land in South Kohala go back decades. The most recent chapter in the land’s history starts in 1987, when Signal Puako, a subsidiary of Signal Landmark Properties – itself a subsidiary of The … Continued
In late 2010, DW ‘Aina Le‘a Development, LLC, published a final environmental impact statement for its planned series of villages on about 1,100 acres of land in the Hawai‘i island district of South Kohala, just mauka of the Mauna Lani … Continued
More than ten years ago, the state Land Use Commission ordered Bridge ‘Aina Le‘a to explain why it had not begun work to develop more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala that had been put into the Urban … Continued
Two years ago, DW ‘Aina Le‘a Development, LLC (DWAL), brought a federal lawsuit against the state Land Use Commission, claiming $200 million in damages as a result of the agency’s 2011 vote to revert to the Agricultural district land in … Continued
Midway Mouse Plan OK’d: The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final environmental assessment that clears the way for the eradication of mice from Midway Atoll’s Sand Island by broadcasting the rodenticide Broadifacoum. One of the biggest challenges facing … Continued
Despite pressure to abandon their practice of renewing revocable permits (RPs) every year with little to no review or rent adjustment, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and its board last year settled for incremental progress, as … Continued
When it comes to maximizing income from Waikiki’s catamaran operations, the administrative rules for the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) would have to be amended to allow them to be issued via … Continued