Board Advances Court-Ordered Contested Case On Revocable Permits for East Maui Diversions Following recent orders from the Environmental Court, the Board of Land and Natural Resources voted last month to authorize its chair to appoint a hearing officer and to...
Coco Palms in Court: This past summer, Utah-based Reef Capital Partners, which owners the former Coco Palms resort site in Wailua, Kauaʻi, secured $431 million in redevelopment financing. Whether that will be enough for the company to fulfill its plans...
“BLNR’s renewal decision for the 2026 RP must be reversed, because BLNR breached its public trust duties by (1) failing to render independent findings for the identification and protection of Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, and (2) failing to...
(Above chart credit: Petition to designate Kamaʻole aquifer system area.) Last year, when the Commission on Water Resource Management voted to accept a petition by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to designate the Waiʻanae aquifer sector as a groundwater...
“My career has spanned quite a while. In that time, I have seen the weather patterns change so dramatically, it takes all the historic data and throws it away, because it’s just no prediction for tomorrow. A great example of … Continued
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
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
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
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
On March 2, Ryan Kanakaʻole, acting chair of the state Commission on Water Resource Management, did what members of the public clamored for him to do at the commission’s meeting last month: He rescinded an August 21 email then-commission chair … Continued