30 Sep 2026

Questions About Water Again Delay Approvals for Waikoloa Development

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Danny Popkin was clearly frustrated. The proposal for a major housing development near Waikoloa Village that he and business partner Jon Yoshimura had expected to be approved September 1 by the Hawaiʻi County Council’s Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions had run into a headwind. A positive vote by the committee would mean that their project, Waikoloa Green, would next be heard by the County Council, the final step in winning approval for the rezoning needed to carry out the plan.

30 Sep 2026

New & Noteworthy: Poor Punaluʻu, Mahi Pono Appeal

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Poor Punaluʻu: Even before the Kaʻu District of the Big Island felt the terrible punch of Hurricane Lala on August 16, the small community living in the Black Sand Beach resort was plagued by the ongoing failures of Punaluʻu Water...

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30 Sep 2026

Emergency Authorizations Abound Following Storm Damage to Streams

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Intense rainfall that drenched the state during the first few months of this yeardevastated infrastructure, homes, farms, and waterways, forcing many to quickly deploy excavators to clear mud and debris and/or shore up eroded stream banks. Hawai`i Administrative Rules require...

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31 Aug 2026

New & Noteworthy: Coco Palms In Court; The True Cost of Salvage

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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...

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3 Aug 2026

In Sierra Club Appeal, Judge Reverses Water Permit, Orders Contested Case on East Maui Diversions

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“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...

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3 Aug 2026

Kama‘ole Designation Petition Languishes While Groundwater Flow Study Proceeds

by | posted in: August 2026, Land Use, Water | 0

(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...

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