No Sanctuary: For fifteen years, the Friends of the Mariana Trench had lobbied for the area offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to be designated a marine national sanctuary. In 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s … Continued
On December 1, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake will hold a hearing on the City & County of Honolulu’s motion to dismiss a complaint from companies that allege public corruption is at the heart of why their plans to develop … Continued
Last month, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree held a hearing on an August 17 motion by the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi to require Alexander & Baldwin and East Maui Irrigation Company to submit a fire protection plan to the state … Continued
“People in Hawaiʻi do a great job of coming together after these disasters,” Jeremie Makepa said, referring to the Maui conflagrations, the most recent disaster. “But we don’t do very well before them. We do a lot of stuff in … Continued
On September 22, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources did something unusual. But it was an unusual situation. A decade ago, then-Department of Land and Natural Resources director William Aila granted Graham and Marisa Chelius a five-year emergency … Continued
Above photo: Homes burned last month by the Kula fire in Upcountry, Maui. CREDIT: DLNR. On September 15, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree will hold a hearing on the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s August 17 motion to amend water permits held … Continued
Above photo: In 2018, Hurricane Lane burned homes and taro loʻī of the Palakiko family along Kauaʻula Stream. Credit: Lauren Palakiko On August 9, just one day following the horrific Lahaina fire, Governor Josh Green issued the third emergency proclamation relating … Continued
At the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ meeting of August 25, the agenda did not include any item relating to the Maui fires. Still, member Aimee Barnes did not hold back in expressing her own views on the treatment … Continued
Above photo: On the leeward coast of the Big Island, wildfire last month burned the parched grasslands along Akoni Pule Highway. Credit: DLNR The 2023 Legislature considered – and rejected – a bill that would have established a community fuels … Continued