In late 2010, DW ‘Aina Le‘a Development, LLC, published a final environmental impact statement for its planned series of villages on about 1,100 acres of land in the Hawai‘i island district of South Kohala, just mauka of the Mauna Lani … Continued
More than ten years ago, the state Land Use Commission ordered Bridge ‘Aina Le‘a to explain why it had not begun work to develop more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala that had been put into the Urban … Continued
Two years ago, DW ‘Aina Le‘a Development, LLC (DWAL), brought a federal lawsuit against the state Land Use Commission, claiming $200 million in damages as a result of the agency’s 2011 vote to revert to the Agricultural district land in … Continued
If a Maui-based company called Work Force Developers, LLC, has its way, an entirely new town will be built on the Big Island over the next two decades, miles from any existing urban infrastructure. As described in a 500-plus-page draft … Continued
The U.S. Supreme Court will not be hearing an appeal from a Maui landowner wanting to build a house on an oceanfront parcel in Makena. On January 14, the court denied cert to Douglas Leone and his wife, Patricia Perkins-Leone. … Continued
On November 24, the state Land Use Commission considered, as attorney Steve Lim described it, a “death penalty” case. Would the commission decide to revert more than 700 acres of land near Waikoloa Village to the Agricultural land use district? … Continued
Due diligence. That’s what you do if you are buying or receiving property. And it’s what you should do in spades if you are doing so on behalf of people struggling to find affordable housing in Hawai‘i. But due diligence … Continued
For the better part of four decades, Craig Smith, a biological oceanographer with the University of Hawai‘i’s School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology, has been studying the deep sea floor. Most recently, he has been investigating life in … Continued
When the Land Use Commission approved the placement of more than 700 acres of Waikoloa land into the Rural district back in 2008, one of the conditions was that the landowner comply with County of Hawai‘i requirements for affordable housing. … Continued
Where are the bigeye? According to recent reports from the fishing front, that question has been uppermost in the minds of the captains and crew of Hawai‘i longline vessels for most of this year. From January 1 to June 30, … Continued