A county charter amendment approved by Kaua`i voters in 2008 is being challenged in federal court. Kaua`i Beach Villas – Phase II, LLC (KBV), alleges that the amendment and an implementing ordinance, passed by the County Council in 2011, interfere … Continued
A Setback for Kihei Mega-Mall: The Land Use Commission has voted unanimously in favor of a finding that there is reasonable cause to believe that the plan of three companies to develop 88 acres of land in Kihei, Maui, into … Continued
One will search in vain to find the word Nukoli`i anywhere in the federal lawsuit challenging the Kaua`i charter amendment to limit new hotel rooms. In fact, however, the lawsuit is the latest chapter in a 40-year-long history of litigation … Continued
Starting this year, applicants competing for the $2.3 million available from the state’s Legacy Land Conservation Program have a new hoop to jump through. Before Act 284 became law earlier this year, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources … Continued
West Hawai`i boaters simply wanted clean restrooms, garbage pick-up, a decent water system, lighting and other basic infrastructure at Honokohau small boat harbor. The bill they initiated last legislative session (House Bill 2398) proposed establishing a Honokohau Marina Development District … Continued
The Public Land Development Corporation state Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz envisions may be more of a land manager than a land developer, at least with regard to properties owned by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Amid the recent … Continued
Board Grants Contested Case on Kaloi Gulch Berm Project The Land Board has granted a contested case hearing to two O`ahu seaweed gatherers seeking to preserve a sand berm at the mouth of Kaloi Gulch in `Ewa that they say … Continued
Edward Glazier, editor. Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in the Western Pacific. Published by Wiley-Blackwell and the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council, 2011. 280 pages plus 24 pages of color plates. $209.95 hard cover. In the category of expensive books that few … Continued
The popular verdict on a proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the Hawai`i population of the green sea turtle is in: by a staggering margin, opponents of the proposal outnumber those who favor it. Of course, the National … Continued
One of the original owners of the infamous “purple spot” in West O`ahu’s Lualualei Valley is under greater pressure to squeeze the most money out of the property now that he has lost his fight to keep his interest in … Continued