LUC Members Weigh in on Bills To Expand, or Shrink, Their Powers
Over the last year, the members of the state Land Use Commission have not held back when it comes to expressing their interest in becoming more involved in the legislative process. They have objected to testimony given by their executive … Continued
Governor Proposes Few Changes In Makeup of LUC Membership
By law, the Land Use Commission has nine members. Five are at-large, four are representatives of their respective counties. One of these is to have expertise in Hawaiian culture and traditions. At present, one seat is vacant. Two current members … Continued
New & Noteworthy: CNMI-ning; Haleakalā Trail Hearing
CNMI-ning: Last month, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management moved forward with plans to open up to seafloor mining more than 69 million acres offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. The action was part … Continued
East Maui Water Litigation Roundup
Groups Ask Court to Declare Prohibition On East Maui Water Lease to Private Party “Climate change and variability in weather patterns makes it impossible for [the Board of Land and Natural Resources] to guarantee that anyone will be able to … Continued
Storm Damage Leaves Wailuku Water In Financial Peril, Company Reports
In a letter to the Public Utilities Commission on March 25, Douglas Codiga, attorney for the Wailuku Water Company, reported that the recent severe storms so severely damaged its irrigation and water delivery systems that the company is on the … Continued
A Cancelled DAB Contract Seems To Have Been for Help with Testimony
In February, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Office of the Chair, entered into a $250,000 non-bid contract with Sunrise Strategies USA LLC. The contract was to take effect March 7 of this year and run through September 6, 2027. … Continued
Board Talk: Land Board Votes to Acquire Wahiawā Irrigation System
If the state does not acquire the system as a whole, basically it’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t,” the Land Division’s acting assistant administrator Lauren Yasaka told the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at … Continued