30 Sep 2026

Questions About Water Again Delay Approvals for Waikoloa Development

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Danny Popkin was clearly frustrated. The proposal for a major housing development near Waikoloa Village that he and business partner Jon Yoshimura had expected to be approved September 1 by the Hawaiʻi County Council’s Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions had run into a headwind. A positive vote by the committee would mean that their project, Waikoloa Green, would next be heard by the County Council, the final step in winning approval for the rezoning needed to carry out the plan.

30 Sep 2026

New & Noteworthy: Poor Punaluʻu, Mahi Pono Appeal

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Poor Punaluʻu: Even before the Kaʻu District of the Big Island felt the terrible punch of Hurricane Lala on August 16, the small community living in the Black Sand Beach resort was plagued by the ongoing failures of Punaluʻu Water...

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30 Sep 2026

Drama at NELHA: Cyber Attack, Tenants Leave, And Complaints for Damages from Seawater

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There’s high drama at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority. Maybe the most drama came in May, when NELHA’s director, Riley Sato, on the job for barely a year, passed away. The board of directors is still looking for...

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31 Aug 2026

New & Noteworthy: Coco Palms In Court; The True Cost of Salvage

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Coco Palms in Court: This past summer, Utah-based Reef Capital Partners, which owners the former Coco Palms resort site in Wailua, Kauaʻi, secured $431 million in redevelopment financing. Whether that will be enough for the company to fulfill its plans...

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31 Aug 2026

Beleaguered ADC Executive Director Quits in Anticipation of Her Dismissal

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Wendy Gady, for nearly three years the executive director of the Agribusiness Development Corporation, is out. Facing almost certain termination after an evaluation of her performance that included a negative grade, Gady submitted her resignation letter on August 12, effective...

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