Public Hearings to be HeldOn Fee Hikes at Small Harbors When it comes to the state’s small boat harbors, “It’s kind of a chicken and egg or cart and horse thing. We can’t repair these things without funding [and] these … Continued
At the June 2018 meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the council was expected to greatly increase the allowable annual catch for several bottomfish species in light of a recent assessment that determined that the Main Hawaiian Islands … Continued
When the Land Use Commission approved the placement of more than 700 acres of Waikoloa land into the Rural district back in 2008, one of the conditions was that the landowner comply with County of Hawai‘i requirements for affordable housing. … Continued
For the better part of four decades, Craig Smith, a biological oceanographer with the University of Hawai‘i’s School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology, has been studying the deep sea floor. Most recently, he has been investigating life in … Continued
Final Word on TMT? The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its majority decision, issued October 30, that upheld the Conservation District Use Permit allowing for construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Several parties had asked the court to … Continued
Due diligence. That’s what you do if you are buying or receiving property. And it’s what you should do in spades if you are doing so on behalf of people struggling to find affordable housing in Hawai‘i. But due diligence … Continued
On November 24, the state Land Use Commission considered, as attorney Steve Lim described it, a “death penalty” case. Would the commission decide to revert more than 700 acres of land near Waikoloa Village to the Agricultural land use district? … Continued
Board Denies Contested Case On Permits for East Maui Water On December 14, the Board of Land and Natural Resources denied a request by the Sierra Club of Hawai‘i for a contested case hearing on the renewal of four permits … Continued
This Page 2 of this PDF has been edited to reflect’s David Kimo Frankel’s argument that the board violated the state’s coastal zone management law (Hawai`i Revised Statutes Ch. 205A), not the state land use law. January 2019