Fate of ʻEwa Feedlot is Still Unclear Despite Moves to Facilitate Solar Project A trucking company that had been occupying state land near Oʻahu’s slaughterhouse in Kalaeloa without a formal lease for possibly a decade or more has finally moved. … Continued
Meetings of the state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity usually fly under the radar. Typical agendas include approval of low-interest loans of last resort for farmers, leases of land in state agricultural parks, and votes on recommendations by the department’s … Continued
The Board Talk item in this issue on KIUC’s Habitat Conservation Plan contains a misstatement from David Henkin regarding little fire ants. Little fire ants (Wasmannia auropunctata) “have not been detected in any part of Limahuli Valley, or in the … Continued
Kaheawa Wind Farm Faces Tight Timeline To Mitigate Nēnē Takes Before Holdover Ends Kaheawa Wind Power I, Maui’s first wind farm, is facing the possibility of being shut down. That’s the consequence if it fails to comply soon with mitigation … Continued
Court Rebuke for BLNR: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has issued its ruling in the challenge brought by several Kauaʻi groups to the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ issuance of a revocable permit to the seed company Syngenta Hawaiʻi, … Continued
Should the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting’s delay in acting on an agricultural subdivision permit for lands result in an automatic approval? And is there a process by which a landowner can appeal a determination by the DPP that … Continued
Above photo: A stream diversion in East Maui. CREDIT: SIERRA CLUB OF HAWAI‘I. Last month, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court granted applications for a writ of certiorari from both sides of a case involving the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ renewal … Continued
Above photo: Trail location recommended by DOFAW staff in 2021 (yellow) and “apparent location digitized by trace” from 1872 registered map 603. CREDIT: DOFAW. On July 25, two months after its basic terms had been worked out, a stipulation for a stay … Continued
The allocation of water in west Maui is a complicated issue. In 2022, the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted to designate both stream and surface waters as management areas, with all existing and new users required to apply … Continued