{"id":320,"date":"2014-03-01T23:06:16","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T23:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/EH\/?p=320"},"modified":"2014-03-01T23:06:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T23:06:16","slug":"march-2014-lines-in-the-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/?p=320","title":{"rendered":"March 2014: Lines in the Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"

To all those who say you can’t fight city hall or those with deep pockets, or who assert that once-forested of the islands are too degraded to be restored, or who are daunted by a years-long struggle to claim your rights, the articles in this issue provide a strong rebuttal.<\/p>\n

As our cover story relates, the Hawai`i Supreme Court has upheld the view of Kaua`i activists who contend the state erred in a dispute over where to locate a shoreline on Kaua`is North Shore.<\/p>\n

We also report on the same court’s decision to uphold two lower court decisions supporting the Land Board’s imposition of a $4 million fine against James Pflueger’s Pila`a 400, LLC, for damaging state lands in the Conservation District more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

We provide a brief update on other instances of activists standing up for their rights against the state Commission on Water Resource Management. Finally, we’re delighted to present a good-news story on the successes in restoration that have occurred at two sites on Maui.<\/p>\n

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