Island Watch
Developer Files SLAPP Suit Over Protest of Kihei Project A hui that wants to develop a two-acre spit of land lying between Kamaole Beach Parks II and III in Kihei, Maui, has sued Maui Tomorrow and more than two dozen … Continued
In the Conservation District
Acoustic Thermometry Project Off Kaua`i Receives Conservation Permit from Land Board The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has received the clearance it needed from the Board of Land and Natural Resources to move forward with experiments designed to measure possible changes … Continued
1958 License Commits Molokai Ranch To Give Public Access to Hale o Lono
Over the last two years, the Board of Land and Natural Resources has had several meetings where people from Moloka`i have spoken bitterly about Moloka`i Ranch’s refusal to allow public access to shoreline areas favored for fishing and recreational use. … Continued
Tropical Botanical Garden May Face Contested Case on Dams, Fill in Streams
The state Commission on Water Resource Management has deferred action on several after-the-fact applications for work in three streams near Papa`ikou, South Hilo. The deferral gives the commission staff time to evaluate a petition for a contested-case hearing on the … Continued
Dioxin Contamination Is Confirmed At Site of Former Wood Treatment Plant
The Campbell Industrial Park lot once occupied by the Chem-Wood Treatment Co. is heavily contaminated with a variety of chemicals used to make lumber termite-resistant during the 15 years that the company was in business. Among the contaminants are pentachlorophenol, … Continued