The hot midday sun of a Kona summer beat down on Jill Wagner as she leapt into her car and began frantically punching numbers into her cell phone. At the same time, she circled the vacant land opposite Kealakehe High … Continued
Aupaka czar. You won’t find a job description for this post among the thousands of positions listed with the state Department of Human Resources Development. But if the wahine noho kula, or aupaka (Isodendrion pyrifolium) is to be preserved into … Continued
“Our clients have been eminently patient… Our patience is wearing thin,” Earthjustice attorney Kapua Sproat told members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management at their January 11 meeting in Honolulu. It’s been 19 months since Sproat’s clients – … Continued
It’s an `apapane party in the Kona unit of the Hakalau Forest Reserve. The bright morning sun glints off their pinkish-red bodies as they flit between `ohi`a trees. Their varied calls fill the forest. `Amakihi, `elepaio, and `i`iwi can also … Continued
Secrets of Waimea: The secret mediation surrounding the recent agreement by state, federal, and private agencies to pay $14 million for Waimea Valley are no longer secret. At the request of court-appointed mediator Clyde Matsui, First Circuit Judge Gary Chang … Continued
Maui Wind Farm Disputes Damages, Get Reduced Fine For Gulch Dump The access road to the long-awaited wind farm at Ukumehame, Maui, being built by Kaheawa Wind Power, LLC, broke ground last September – a little too much ground. Four … Continued
Whether or not environmental assessments or impact statements should have a shelf life is an old question, but it has gained traction lately with the recent resurrection of a 20-year-old project: The expansion of Turtle Bay resort, on the North … Continued
On the whole, the Department of Land and Natural Resources fared pretty well in the state budget for fiscal year 2007. Total operational expenses allowed for the department in the year that starts July 1 come to $91,127,749. When stacked … Continued
It seems no decision regarding activities in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is made without some controversy. Last summer, when the state Board of Land and Natural Resources established a no-take marine refuge in state waters around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, … Continued
On September 23, 1986, Kuilima Development Company and the trustees of the Estate of James Campbell signed a Unilateral Agreement and Declaration for Conditional Zoning. The documents bound them to fulfilling 14 conditions that the Honolulu City Council had requested … Continued