In 2020, Honolulu and Maui brought suits in the respective circuit courts of their counties against petroleum companies that have operated in Hawaiʻi for decades. The lawsuits allege that the companies knew for a very long time that the use … Continued
The Public Utilities Commission wants to know why some customers of the Launiupoko Water Company are consuming frankly outrageous amounts of potable water. And so, on October 17, it sent formal requests for information to LWC, laying out in detail … Continued
Twice last month the Intermediate Court of Appeals has found in favor of the County of Kauaʻi’s law governing the renewal of non-conforming permits to operate transient vacation rentals outside of designated resort zones. In one case, it reversed the … Continued
Plaintiffs in a federal case alleging that public corruption stymied the development of agricultural lands on Oʻahu’s North Shore have backed off from their demand that the City & County of Honolulu produce documents they requested in February. Attorneys representing … Continued
On October 11, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted unanimously to fine Juan and Judith Silva $85,000 for unauthorized modifications to a single-family residence and placement of accessory structures within their 11.8-acre property in the Conservation District … Continued
In our September 2024 cover story, “Abandonment of Water Well Permit Highlights Problematic Growth at Moloaʻa Ag Subdivision,” we reported that on October 5, dozens of tenants within the Moloaʻa Hui agricultural subdivision on Kauaʻi would be cut off from the … Continued
After More Than A Decade of Fighting, Kahala Resort Abandons Chair Presetting “I am pleased to see that Resorttrust Hawaii, LLC has finally thrown in the towel (into the towel caddy placed on its own land),” wrote David Kimo Frankel … Continued
Vacation Rentals on Ag Land: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has issued its decision in a long-festering dispute over vacation rentals of houses built in the state Agricultural land use district. They’re not allowed, the court ruled, upholding the finding of … Continued
Last month’s meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, an agency of the federal government that has no other source of funds than the U.S. taxpayer, began this way: William Sword, a council member from American Samoa and chair … Continued