Contested Case Hearing Looms Over ‘Putatively Historic’ Stream Restoration
In April, press releases from the state Commission on Water Resource Management and the Earthjustice law firm trumpeted the commission’s decision that month to restore five streams on Molokaʻi for the first time in more than a century. Broadcast, print, … Continued
Condominium Regime at Marconi Point Complicates Construction, Enforcement
“Marconi Point Condominiums is an Agricultural Condominium Property Regime (‘CPR’) in a prime oceanfront location … east of Turtle Bay Resort next to Arnold Palmer Golf Course. All units in the CPR have private access to the sandy beach in … Continued
New & Noteworthy: ʻĀina Leʻa, Koloa, and a Correction
NEW & NOTEWORTHYʻĀina Leʻa Update: On October 7, 3rd Circuit Judge Wendy DeWeese approved the sale of roughly 38 acres of land in the Big Island district of South Kohala to Romspen Investment, one of the several creditors of ʻĀina … Continued
Commission Defers Vote on Hefty Fine For Flow Standard Violations at Olowalu
“I almost can’t believe I’m going to say this,” said commissioner Mike Buck before moving to defer taking action on alleged violations of the interim instream flow standard (IIFS) for Olowalu Stream in West Maui. At the commission’s October 18 … Continued
Stream Surveys Find Full Restoration May Not Boost Species Abundance
In September, Water Commission hydrologist Ayron Strauch presented a draft proposal to amend the interim instream flow standards of 11 streams in East Maui that were not part of a 2018 contested case hearing decision and order amending about two … Continued