A Conversation with Ciara Kahahane
Environment Hawaiʻi editor Patricia Tummons recently interviewed Ciara Kahahane, the deputy director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and effectively the executive director of the Commission on Water Resource Management. The focus of the discussion was the way … Continued
New & Noteworthy: ADC Land Management Questions In Kea‘au, Central O‘ahu
ADC Squatters: Last March, Environment Hawaiʻi reported on Pacific Biodiesel’s rent-free use of 1.53 acres of land owned by the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The ADC’s “Hawaiʻi Agribusiness Plan 2025” report, dated January 2026, states that the parcel, in Shipman Industrial … Continued
Warehouse Owners, Solar Firms Sue Each Other Over Botched Solar Development at Marconi Point
The lawsuits over activities at Marconi Point on Oʻahu’s North Shore just keep coming. This time, they’re over the development of a large solar photovoltaic system on the rooftops of eight agricultural warehouses on land owned by RCA Trade Center, … Continued
Board Talk: Fishing Fine, Renewable Energy Approvals
Land Board Imposes Fine, Revokes Permit for Illegal Longlining in Territorial Waters The punishment of commercial fisherman Konane Zager continued last month with the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voting on January 9 to fine him $10,051.90 and … Continued
Haleakalā Trail Injunction Effect Remains Unclear, While Hiking Advocates Press for Improvements
Late last year, with an injunction cutting off vehicular access across any part of the historic, state-owned Haleakalā trail set to take effect on January 1, attorneys representing Public Access Trails Hawai`i and founder David Henderson Brown offered to negotiate … Continued