Mala Wharf Remand: On July 28, the Intermediate Court of Appeals issued an order remanding to the 2nd Circuit Court a case involving the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ denial of a contested case hearing to groups and individuals … Continued
The 2025 Keiki Construction Zone event is a go after a one-year hiatus. The inaugural one-day event was held in December 2023 on state agricultural land in Whitmore Village controlled by Scott Wong of Ohana Hui Ventures, LLC, under a … Continued
A ‘Voluntary’ CRB Order: That’s what Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda has issued in an effort to stop the spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle. The order, issued June 27, amounts to a request that residents and companies within an … Continued
“You have … a judgment from the court that says this is the metes and bounds. That’s the guideline here. Everything else is BS and you know it, counsel.” That’s what 2nd Circuit Judge Peter T. Cahill told state deputy … Continued
Just before noon today, on their fourth day of deliberation, the 12 jurors for the Department of Justice’s case against Paul Joseph Sulla, Jr., Gary Charles Zamber, and Rajesh P. Budhabhatti reconvened before U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake to … Continued
Punaluʻu Problems: Opponents of the redevelopment of Black Sand Beach, in the Big Island district of Kaʻu, celebrated in mid-May when it seemed the former owner, S M Investment Partners, LLC, had successfully sued the developer for foreclosure. But the … Continued
You can’t bribe yourself. That’s what counsel for Hawaiʻi island attorney Paul Sulla Jr. said during closing arguments last month before a jury and U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake. It’s also what counsel for another Hawaiʻi attorney, Gary Zamber, … Continued
In Memoriam: On March 5, Jonathan Starr passed away in Woodstock, New York. He will be remembered in Hawaiʻi for his advocacy for clean water and clean government. He chaired the Maui County Planning Commission and the Democratic Party, served … Continued
Board Members Question Progress Of Army Corps Ordnance Clearing At its April 11 meeting, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a right-of-entry permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for remediation work on about 4,000 acres … Continued
Water Commission Nominees: After months of controversy, Hinano Rodrigues has withdrawn his nomination to fill the loea seat on the Commission on Water Resource Management from consideration by the state Senate. The loea seat must have “substantial experience or expertise … Continued