Last month, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree denied a motion by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., and East Maui Irrigation Company to revert the 31.5 million gallons of water a day cap he set in June on East Maui stream diversions … Continued
Above photo: Homes burned last month by the Kula fire in Upcountry, Maui. CREDIT: DLNR. On September 15, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree will hold a hearing on the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s August 17 motion to amend water permits held … Continued
Above photo: In 2018, Hurricane Lane burned homes and taro loʻī of the Palakiko family along Kauaʻula Stream. Credit: Lauren Palakiko On August 9, just one day following the horrific Lahaina fire, Governor Josh Green issued the third emergency proclamation relating … 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
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
More ʻAina Leʻa Delays: A year ago, the 38-acre parcel on which ʻAina Leʻa had begun to build the first of nearly 400 units of “affordable housing” was sold at a foreclosure auction to Romspen Investment Corporation, one of the … Continued
It’s almost an annual event these days. The Board of Land and Natural Resources issues month-to-month revocable permits allowing the diversion of millions of gallons a day of water from East Maui streams. And the permits are challenged by the … Continued
Opponents in Coco Palms Case To Argue Competing Motions for Summary Judgement On June 7, opponents of the proposed redevelopment of the old Coco Palms resort on Kauaʻi will face off against the state before 1st Circuit Judge Lisa Cataldo. … Continued
Cliff Sheds, Price Soars: A coastal house in Hilo had to be partly demolished a few years ago, when county inspectors deemed it unsafe. The house, perched atop a cliff near Honoliʻi, had begun to slide into the ocean. Debris … Continued
On December 9, the Land Board backtracked on its November 10 decision regarding the continuation of four revocable water permits to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., and East Maui Irrigation Co., which A&B co-owns with Mahi Pono, LLC. Mahi Pono grows … Continued