June 2009 PDF
June 2009
Hearing Officer Issues Recommendations for Na Wai `Eha Contested Case Hearing
In the opinion of hearing officer Lawrence Miike, no one got it right. The Maui Department of Water Supply’s proposal to amend the interim instream flow standards (IIFS) of four West Maui streams – known collectively as Na Wai `Eha … Continued
Boat Mechanic Gets Permit to Fill Acre Of Submerged Lands at Ke`ehi Lagoon
Because the boat building and repair shop of Honolulu Marine, LLC (HM), doesn’t conform to the Hawai`i Community Development Corporation’s plans for Kaka`ako, the agency is kicking the company off the Kewalo basin property it has leased from the state … Continued
Citing Frustrations, 2 More Members Resign in May from Environmental Council
Last month, the state Environmental Council lost two more members. The resignations brought to four the number of members quitting in disgust this year. On May 4, David Bylund, chairman of the council’s annual report committee, submitted his resignation letter … Continued
Hawai`i County Council Protests Aerial Shoot of Cattle on Big Island
Kelly Greenwell was in high dudgeon. Addressing fellow members of the Hawai`i County on the subject of a resolution he had introduced to protest an aerial hunt to eradicate wild cattle in a state forest reserve, Greenwell fulminated, “This was … Continued
Hearing Begins on Honolulu’s Petition to Change Landfill’s District to Urban
Last month, the state Land Use Commission began its hearing on the petition of the City and County of Honolulu to amend the land use district boundary around west O`ahu’s Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill, changing it from Agricultural to Urban. … Continued
After Years of Delay, LUC Revokes Entitlements for Bridge `Aina Le`a
Rarely does the tension in a Land Use Commission meeting rise to the level of spine-tingling. But the LUC’s hearing April 30 on the fate of 1,060 acres of Urban land owned by Bridge `Aina Le`a was high drama indeed. … Continued
Residential ‘Villages’ Are Proposed For Area near Kona Airport, NELHA
Is the third time the charm? The owners of a slice of coastal land in West Hawai`i, the subject of a pending petition before the state Land Use Commission, are hoping so. In January, the final environmental impact statement for … Continued