November 2016 PDF
November 2016
Waikoloa Highlands Development At Standstill, 8 Years After LUC Action
More than eight years ago, the state Land Use Commission reclassified a 731-acre parcel just upslope of the village of Waikoloa, in the South Kohala district of the Big Island. It shifted the land use classification from Agricultural to Rural … Continued
Wild Fluctuations in Tax Revenue On Waikoloa Highlands Property
In January 2014, the Hawai`i County Department of Finance prepared a list of those properties it intended to auction on January 16 for failure to pay property taxes. Ten of the 76 parcels belonged to Waikoloa Mauka, LLC. At virtually … Continued
Original Waikoloa Highlands Partners Share History of Cocaine Trafficking
April 24, 2007. At a meeting of the Waikoloa Village Association, Waikoloa Mauka, LLC, principal Stephan Martirosian made a short presentation on his company’s plans for the area and presented a check for $25,000 to association president Margaret Tigue. The … Continued
Council Lobbies for Direct Compensation To Those Hurt by Monument Expansion
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is wasting no time seeking financial compensation for those in the fishing industry who may claim they have been harmed by President Barack Obama’s expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in late August. … Continued
Fisheries Council Maintains Status Quo For Territorial Bigeye Quota Transfers
Having just recently survived litigation against its rule allowing Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa to each transfer 1,000 metric tons (mt) of their bigeye tuna quotas to the Hawai`i longline fleet, the National Marine … Continued
Resolution Of Tuna Treaty Impasse May Aid American Samoa’s Canneries
The National Marine Fisheries Service is on track to ratify a new South Pacific Tuna Treaty with 16 Pacific island nations that have historically allowed the U.S. purse seine fleet to fish in their waters for a set amount of … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Hu Honua, Pepe`ekeo Permit
Hu Honua Update: Talks between Hawaiian Electric Light Company, the Big Island electric utility, and principals of Hu Honua, owner of the power plant undergoing construction at Pepe`ekeo, north of Hilo, are ongoing. As Environment Hawai`i reported last month, the … Continued