January 2009 PDF
January 2009
Board Talk
Land Board Extends Deadlines to Complete Timber Mill It’s been about a decade since the state Board of Land and Natural Resources issued a timber land license to Tradewinds Forest Products, LLC, to log a portion of the state’s Waiakea … Continued
Draft Water Quality Monitoring Protocol for West Hawai`i Draws Praise, Protests
Days before the departure of the Big Island administration of Mayor Harry Kim, the Hawai`i County Planning Department released draft guidelines for monitoring water quality in West Hawai`i. The “Revised Monitoring Protocol Guidelines” would, if adopted, establish more uniform reporting … Continued
Wave Energy Project Proposed for Penguin Bank
A Seattle-based company has taken the first steps toward regulatory approvals of a wave energy project, possibly with an additional wind energy component, off Moloka`i that could generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity, according to the application filed in … Continued
Cast of Characters in Hamakua Land Grab
Here is a short description of the businesses that have so far made public their interest in obtaining the use of state land in the Hamakua area for biomass, biofuels, or timber production: Hamakua Biomass Energy, LLC: This company has … Continued
Legislators Rap Land Board Action to Move Forward with Biofuel Leases
Efforts of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to carry out the wishes of the state Legislature have earned the displeasure of – well, legislators. At a hearing last month in Hilo, three members of the Senate Committee on … Continued