Council Insider Gets Contract to Help Wespac Appeal Findings of Audit
For a few days last June, the website of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council carried, under the rubric of news releases, a notice that it was seeking “private legal counsel and/or other relevant outside services” to assist the council … Continued
Council Still Owes Feds $837,355 After Appeal of Fisheries Fund Audit
In November 2021, the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General determined that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council had inappropriately spent about 28 percent — $1,237,671 of $4.5 million – of monies drawn from its Sustainable Fisheries Fund over … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Koaiʻa Sanctuary, Milestones
Koaiʻa Sanctuary: The Department of Land and Natural Resources has applied to Hawaiʻi County to subdivide a large parcel of land now leased to Parker Ranch in order to extend a sanctuary for Acacia koaiʻa, the smaller cousin of the … Continued
Keaʻau Subdivision Gets Final Approval With No Affordable Housing Agreement
The query began with a phone call. What affordable housing conditions had been placed on a 35-lot subdivision in Keaʻau, a stone’s throw from the Keaʻau High School, the caller wanted to know. Unable to find this information from any … Continued
BOARD TALK: Mosquitoes, Fishing Rules, and More
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Board Denies Petition for Contested Case On Mosquito Control Suppression Project The state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ May 12 meeting began at 9:15 a.m. and stretched well past dinnertime. As the board heard public testimony on one of … Continued
Courts Roundup: Coco Palms, Mosquitoes, and Kauaʻi Water Permits
Opponents in Coco Palms Case To Argue Competing Motions for Summary Judgement On June 7, opponents of the proposed redevelopment of the old Coco Palms resort on Kauaʻi will face off against the state before 1st Circuit Judge Lisa Cataldo. … Continued