Dispute Over Permit Terms Nearly Derails Ordnance Sweeps on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island “It is kind of the tail wagging the dog,” land agent Michael Ferreira told the state Board of Land and Natural Resource at its May 24 meeting, referring … Continued
Above photo: Heavy earth-moving equipment is parked next to a posted notice that this is an albatross nesting area. CREDIT: DLNR. On April 26, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources heard presentations from the heads of the Department of Land … Continued
At the Land Board meeting on April 26, a score or more of members of the public waited hours outside a standing-room-only boardroom to have a chance to testify on the proposed sanctions of parties accused of destroying critical habitat … Continued
On March 8, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a 25-year, non-exclusive easement and immediate right-of-entry permit to Western Community Crossroads LC for a 710-square-foot rock revetment in Lāʻie, Oʻahu. The revetment spans the front of the … Continued
Board Approves Contracting Process For Kauaʻi Mosquito Control Project At its February 23 meeting, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved the use of a request for proposals for the use of the incompatible insect technique on … Continued
“I’m hearing a lot of shirking of responsibility,” board member Aimee Barnes said on December 7, after the Board of Land and Natural Resources heard from Sunset Beach homeowner Eric Freeman and his attorney, Bernard Bays. Freeman had just claimed … Continued
Boatyard Manager Seeks Contested Case Over Bond Requirement of Nearly $1 Million The state Board of Land and Natural Resources had little sympathy for Jonas Ikaika Solliday, whose company is required under its lease to post a performance bond equal … Continued
At the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ meeting of August 25, the agenda did not include any item relating to the Maui fires. Still, member Aimee Barnes did not hold back in expressing her own views on the treatment … Continued
Above photo: Conditions attached to the transfer of K.K. Ranch’s leased lands to the Board of Agriculture ensure that the Land Board establish access through the property for public purposes, including management by the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of … Continued
Water Permittees To Contribute Funds For East Maui Watershed Management State forestry and wildlife managers will finally receive funds from the two companies that for years have been diverting tens of millions of gallons of water a day from East … Continued