If the state Board of Land and Natural Resources grants permission to one entity to divert water from a stream for a particular use, can that diverted water then be used for other things by other entities that don’t have … Continued
June 2018
On May 26, 1959, representatives of the Hawai`i Land Hui, a group of three Honolulu businessmen, met with Hiroshi Kasamoto, director of the Hawai`i County Planning and Traffic Commission. As their attorney, Masanori Kushi, later described the encounter, the investors … Continued
On May 18, the majority of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources rejected its hearing officer’s recommendation to deny a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and Incidental Take License (ITL) for the proposed 25-megawatt Na Pua Makani (NPM) wind … Continued
Waikoloa Woes: The long-stalled rural development known as Waikoloa Highlands, just outside of Waikoloa Village in the Big Island district of South Kohala, is in jeopardy of losing its development rights granted by the Land Use Commission. In 2008, the … Continued
Without so much as a news release, the Hawai`i Department of Health has shuttered its Environmental Planning Office. Effective May 2, the office – which was instrumental in coordinating the Department of Health’s strategic plans, reviewing land use and environmental … Continued
The state Legislature tried to make great strides to address the flooding projections in the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report (SLR report) issued just before the session began, but wound up taking a baby step. Armed with the … Continued
Departing from its hearing officer’s recommendations, the Board of Land and Natural Resources has voted to approve a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and Incidental Take License (ITL) for the proposed 25-megawatt Na Pua Makani wind farm in Kahuku, O`ahu, bringing … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service closed the Hawai`i shallow-set longline fishery for the rest of the year on May 8 in accordance with a settlement agreement and federal court order stemming from a 2012 lawsuit brought by the Turtle Island … Continued
The photos are hard to view. Adult albatrosses with bloodied heads. Gray, night-time shots of mice preying on birds that can’t or won’t leave their nests. Beautiful, dead birds, killed by the “vampire” mice of Midway National Wildlife Refuge. The … Continued