The fight over resort development at Honokohau and Kealakehe, on the Kona Coast of the Big Island, has taken an interesting turn. On August 23, the Hawai`i County Council gave approval to the first reading of Bill 309 amending Hawai`i … Continued
Big Island resident Charles Flaherty has stated publicly that the state Board of Land and Natural Resources knowingly entered into a development agreement with Jacoby Development, Inc. that conflicts with a state law that governs developments of public land by … Continued
In planning for the 530-acre marina/resort development at Honokohau known as Kona Kai Ola, the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Jacoby Development, Inc. (JDI), are bound by terms of a development agreement that became effective November 18, 2005. … Continued
To some of the participants at the ungulate control workshop at the 2006 Hawai`i Conservation Conference, the discussion was déjà vu all over again. “We’re always doing Groundhog Day on ungulates,” Earl Campbell of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Continued
Council under Fire: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, which develops rules for fishing in federal waters around Hawai`i and other U.S. islands in the Pacific, has come under fire from the O`ahu Game Fish Club and the Wai`anae Boat … Continued
Lawsuit Drives DLNR to Propose Changes in Definition of Shoreline For years, members of the public as well as government officials have looked disapprovingly on owners of beachfront properties who plant vegetation beyond the shoreline to expand the buildable area … Continued
Kahauale‘a, Kipahoehoe, Laupahoehoe, Manuka, Mauna Kea Ice Age, Pu‘u Maka‘ala, Pu‘u O ‘Umi, Waiakea, ‘Ahihi-Kina‘u, Hanawi, Kanaio, West Maui, Oloku‘i, Pu‘u Ali‘i, Ka‘ala, Ka‘ena Point, Pahole, Hono O Na Pali and Ku‘ia….get ready for the royal treatment. Finally, the state’s … Continued
On Maui, the county’s right to draw water from the largest single source in its system has been challenged by a builder claiming exclusive rights to the same water for use in a huge, 540-acre community consisting of 2400 houses … Continued
Ever since the designation of the ‘Iao aquifer as a ground water management area, questions have lingered over the actual amount of water that’s available for withdrawal from that source. The aquifer was designated in July 2003, when the 12-month … Continued
It’s a familiar tale: A small group of diversified farmers demands that stream water continue to be diverted into an old, leaky sugar irrigation system, despite the fact that neither they, nor the state, can afford to fix or maintain … Continued