State’s Highest Court Weighs In On Camping, Energy, Mauna Kea
Above photo: Interior of Aliʻiolani HaleCredit: King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center Over the last month, rulings from the state Supreme Court have changed the regulatory landscape for a variety of activities. The consequences of the decisions range from sea … Continued
Four Decades After Initial Approval, Kaloko Heights Seeks More Time
Above photo: A papamu, or konane stone, near the Road to the Sea in the Kaloko Heights area. CREDIT: ASM AFFILIATES, 2018 More than 40 years ago, the state Land Use Commission approved a petition to place 213 acres of … Continued
Affordable Housing Agreements May Violate Condition Set by LUC
When the Land Use Commission approved the redistricting of the land where the Kaloko Heights subdivision is now planned, it included, as its first condition, the requirement that 10 percent of the units be affordable. That fraction was included in … Continued
Board Talk: Board Approves Mosquito Control EA, Rejects Request for Contested Case
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Above photo: “Avian malaria, a fatal disease, is the primary cause for the dramatic decline for six remaining species of Hawaiian honeycreepers: ʻiʻiwi, Maui ʻalauahio, Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi, ʻapapane, kikiwiu, and ʻākohekohe (pictured here). For critically endangered species, like kiwikiu and ʻākohekohe, the increasing … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Deep-Sea Mining, Tummons Award
Above photo: A jelly, Crossota millsae, in deep waters off the Southeastern United States. Credit: NOAA. ‘Irreversible Damage:” The international conservation group Flora & Fauna has released a report on its research into the environmental effects of seabed mining. The negative impacts, … Continued
Affordable Housing Gets Short Shrift As Developers Devise Work-Arounds
The Hawaiʻi County Office of Housing and Community Development sailed for years without any meaningful oversight of its handling of affordable housing credits. Internal controls were also sorely lacking. That came to an end last summer, following criminal charges against … Continued
Credits, In Brief
Chapter 11 of the Hawaiʻi County Code was established to force developers of residential subdivisions or commercial zones to build or at least underwrite the construction of housing that is to be within reach of households earning up to 120 … Continued
Editorial: Reforms, Oversight Needed to Stem Abuses Of Hawaiʻi County Housing Policy
When it comes to describing the practices and procedures of the Hawaiʻi County Office of Housing and Community Development, words fail. Literally, words fail. Until just a few months ago, there were no written practices or procedures, at least when … Continued