On October 5, dozens of tenants within the Moloaʻa Hui agricultural subdivision on Kauaʻi — including residents, farms, and businesses — will be cut off from the well water that they’ve relied on for years. Some of those tenants testified … Continued
For Hoʻokipa: On August 6, the state Bureau of Conveyances recorded a Unit Deed transferring ownership of Unit 1 of the Marconi Point Condominiums from Yue-Sai Kan to the North Shore Community Land Trust. For years, the trust has been … Continued
With global temperatures inexorably rising, how much groundwater pumping will the state’s aquifers be able to sustain in the coming decades? A study by the U.S. Geological Survey on groundwater recharge, released in May, may help the state Commission on … Continued
A federal lawsuit over whether development on a 96-acre agriculture/preservation-zoned property on O`ahu’s North Shore requires a Special Management Area permit has been amended again. This time, the plaintiffs forgo their original claims that the Honolulu Department of Planning and … Continued
An ongoing federal lawsuit brought last year by the developer of about 100 acres on Oʻahu’s North Shore focuses largely on the actions and/or inaction by the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting with regard to permit applications for buildings … Continued
In the end, the 4.7-acre oceanfront property that Yue-Sai Kan bought in 2021 for $3.6 million turned out to be more trouble than it was worth. Last month, the media and cosmetics magnate settled violation cases before the state Board … Continued
According to a June 20 opinion by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, the state Commission on Water Resource Management needs to justify why more water shouldn’t be left in four Maui streams long diverted for sugarcane production, especially since the largest … Continued
Dispute Over Permit Terms Nearly Derails Ordnance Sweeps on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island “It is kind of the tail wagging the dog,” land agent Michael Ferreira told the state Board of Land and Natural Resource at its May 24 meeting, referring … Continued
On the morning of April 24, outside the courtroom of 1st Circuit Judge John Tonaki, the relief was palpable. Judge Tonaki had just granted Wayne and Tara Hu’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them six months earlier by … Continued
Above photo: Heavy earth-moving equipment is parked next to a posted notice that this is an albatross nesting area. CREDIT: DLNR. On April 26, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources heard presentations from the heads of the Department of Land … Continued