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 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
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
Above photo: A drone photo of the cliff face in front of the Bayshore Towers. (Credit: Ryan Perroy) The Bayshore Towers condominium is an iconic fixture of the Hilo shoreline. The tall, pinkish building clings to the coast on a … Continued
Above photo: A drone shot of unauthorized work on Conservation District lands owned by RP21. CREDIT: GARY HOOSER. The companies working to redevelop the former Coco Palms resort properties on Kauaʻi have a lot to answer for if they want to … Continued
What is an act? The question, posed in all seriousness, arose in the course of the state Land Use Commission’s deliberations relating to a 40-year-old planned residential development near Kailua-Kona, in West Hawaiʻi. The developer, RCFC Kaloko Heights and related … Continued
Above photo: Mark Meyer of RCFC (right) and the company’s attorney, William Yuen (left). Mark Meyer, a representative of RCFC Kaloko Heights, LLC, has told the Land Use Commission that the company will not be making use of the Hawaiʻi … Continued
Above photo: Acropora corals grow toward the sunlight to form beautiful, massive tables at Palmyra Atoll. CREDIT: JEFF MILISER/NOAA. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has begun the environmental scoping process for a proposal to establish a national marine sanctuary … Continued
ʻAina Leʻa Update: Last August, 38 acres of ʻAina Leʻa land were sold off at a foreclosure auction to a Canadian lender, Romspen Investment Corporation. The parcel is the site where several buildings that were to be part of an … Continued