In November 2021, the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General determined that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council had inappropriately spent about 28 percent — $1,237,671 of $4.5 million – of monies drawn from its Sustainable Fisheries Fund over … Continued
Koaiʻa Sanctuary: The Department of Land and Natural Resources has applied to Hawaiʻi County to subdivide a large parcel of land now leased to Parker Ranch in order to extend a sanctuary for Acacia koaiʻa, the smaller cousin of the … Continued
The query began with a phone call. What affordable housing conditions had been placed on a 35-lot subdivision in Keaʻau, a stone’s throw from the Keaʻau High School, the caller wanted to know. Unable to find this information from any … Continued
Above photo: A drone photo of the cliff face in front of the Bayshore Towers. (Credit: Ryan Perroy) The Bayshore Towers condominium is an iconic fixture of the Hilo shoreline. The tall, pinkish building clings to the coast on a … Continued
What is an act? The question, posed in all seriousness, arose in the course of the state Land Use Commission’s deliberations relating to a 40-year-old planned residential development near Kailua-Kona, in West Hawaiʻi. The developer, RCFC Kaloko Heights and related … Continued
Above photo: Mark Meyer of RCFC (right) and the company’s attorney, William Yuen (left). Mark Meyer, a representative of RCFC Kaloko Heights, LLC, has told the Land Use Commission that the company will not be making use of the Hawaiʻi … Continued
Above photo: Acropora corals grow toward the sunlight to form beautiful, massive tables at Palmyra Atoll. CREDIT: JEFF MILISER/NOAA. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has begun the environmental scoping process for a proposal to establish a national marine sanctuary … Continued
ʻAina Leʻa Update: Last August, 38 acres of ʻAina Leʻa land were sold off at a foreclosure auction to a Canadian lender, Romspen Investment Corporation. The parcel is the site where several buildings that were to be part of an … Continued
Above photo: Interior of Aliʻiolani HaleCredit: King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center Over the last month, rulings from the state Supreme Court have changed the regulatory landscape for a variety of activities. The consequences of the decisions range from sea … Continued
Above photo: A papamu, or konane stone, near the Road to the Sea in the Kaloko Heights area. CREDIT: ASM AFFILIATES, 2018 More than 40 years ago, the state Land Use Commission approved a petition to place 213 acres of … Continued