April 2010 PDF
April 2010
Noise from Kona Airport Casts Pall over Proposed Development at O`oma
By almost all accounts, the vision behind the residential and commercial development proposed for about 300 acres on the Kona Coast, in an area known as O`oma, is a model of progressive, state-of-the-art thinking when it comes to urban planning. … Continued
Developer’s Expert Differs with DOT on Projections of Future Noise Levels
Noise – current, future, acceptable or compatible – has taken center stage in the debate over the proposed O`oma Beachside Villages just a short distance south of the Keahole airport on the Kona Coast of the Big Island. As a … Continued
Water, County Plan Conformance, Access Also at Issue in O`oma Proposal
The proposal for O`oma Beachside Village calls for development in three general areas. Closest to Queen Ka`ahumanu highway is a mauka “village,” including a mix of housing types (small lot, multi-family, and live-in retail units) and a commercial center. The … Continued
Board Talk
DLNR Staff Backs Off Proposal to Extend Lease in Palila Habitat “Do we have to watch extinction happen all over again? Do we have a choice?” University of Hawai`i zoologist Sheila Conant wrote last month in her testimony against a … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Mangroves, Koa, and the Irradiator on the Move
Mangroves Get a Champion: Sydney Ross Singer, the hero of waiawi and defender of coqui, has found another invasive species to champion: the red mangrove. In February, Singer brought suit against the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, the County … Continued