November 1994 PDF
November 1994
December 1994 PDF
December 1994
Hawai`i Planning Director Questions Whether `Aina Le`a Complied with Zoning Conditions
Is the `Aina Le`a project about to start up again? That development, on about 3,000 acres of land mauka of the Mauna Lani resort in the Kohala district of the Big Island, has been on the books for nearly three … Continued
Hawai`i Longline Fleet is on Pace to Hit Bigeye Catch Limit in June, Experts Say
At the rate the Hawai`i longline fleet is catching bigeye tuna, it may, for the second year in a row, reach its annual catch limit for the Western and Central Pacific well before the year’s end. If that happens, it … Continued
Scientists Model the Oceans’ Future In a Changed Climate, and It’s Not Pretty
When it comes to discussions of climate change, much of the debate is focused on that small part of the globe that is – for now, at least – dry land: the impact on cities on or near coastlines; dealing … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Energy PR, Tuna Treaty, Emendations
Energy Office PR Contract: Although the state’s Energy Office, within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, has a dedicated public information office, it apparently needs to have a public relations firm on call as well. The department has … Continued
Water Commission Chair Reopens Case On Interim Stream Flows in East Maui
On March 10, contrary to a request from the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC) for immediate action on its petitions to amend the interim instream flow standards (IIFS) of about two dozen East Maui streams, Commission on Water Resource Management … Continued
Appeals Court Upholds Decision Sending Lana`i Dispute Back to LUC
In 1991, the state Land Use Commission approved a boundary amendment petition that set the stage for development of luxury resorts on Lana`i. One of the conditions – Condition 10 – that it attached to the approval stated that the … Continued
April 2016 PDF
April 2016
Legislature Looks Past GEMS for Cooling
Following Gov. David Ige’s state of the state address, in which he proposed us- ing nearly two-thirds of the Green Energy Market Securitization funds to air condition 1,000 public-school classrooms, both cham- bers of the Legislature heard companion bills that … Continued