If Ameron HC&D continues to get its way; by 1995, it will alter the character of the Waialua area of O’ahu for at least the next 20 years, possibly longer. Ameron wants to quarry basaltic rock from 153 acres of … Continued
Last year, Dan Lutkenhouse, founder of the Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden north of Hilo, was thwarted in his attempts to get a Conservation District Use Permit to expand the garden to adjoining land. Now, he’s back again at the Department … Continued
On its face, the project proposed by Kip Dunbar of Moloka’i sounds harmless enough, and perhaps even of some benefit. As Dunbar describes it, his project involves rebuilding the ‘Ipuka’iole Fishpond near Kainalu. As his critics describe it, Dunbar is … Continued
Controversies surrounding F. Newell Bohnett’s tenure as lessee of state-owned Pu’uwa’aw’a Ranch date back to the early 1970s, when he assumed the lease. The disputes came to a head most recently in 1991, when the state House of Representatives appointed … Continued
If all goes according to schedule, by the end of March, Hamakua Sugar Company will be but a memory. When Hamakua’s demise is coupled with the less celebrated – though no less significant announcement of the phasing out of sugar … Continued