A community organization, Hui Kānāwai ʻOiaʻiʻo, has sued Governor Josh Green, the state Commission on Water Resource Management, and two individuals, arguing that the governor’s appointment of one of them – Vincent Hinano Rodrigues – to a position on the … Continued
Last year, the state Legislature awarded the Department of Agriculture nearly $20 million to allow it to carry out more aggressive efforts to deal with invasive species. Governor Josh Green pared that back by half. Still, $10 million for biosecurity … Continued
On December 20, the Launiupoko Water Company filed an amended request for a rate increase. The filing, an amendment to the request filed in late December 2023, was in response to the Public Utility Commission’s determination last June that the … Continued
While much of the January 17 joint legislative briefing was given over to discussion of the Department of Agriculture, other agencies also were given the opportunity to discuss their challenges, achievements, and financial needs. Ryan Kanakaole, deputy director of the … Continued
A Voice for Kaʻu Is Lost: On January 24, Julia Neal, founder and editor of the Kaʻu Calendar, passed away in Pahala. In 2002, she founded the newspaper, which was distributed in print to residents of the Kaʻu District on … Continued
The public trust doctrine is known to apply to water resources and to conservation lands in Hawaiʻi. And an August 2019 ruling by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court further clarified that all public natural resources are held in trust by the … Continued
Maunalua Bay Fisheries Management Area Wins Approval After Years of Negotiation “Part of the reason we were able to come to an understanding of the need to do something is that the science is showing Maunalua Bay has some of … Continued