At the Land Board’s meeting of September 12, Bill Devick, acting administrator for the DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources, was presented with an award as the department’s manager of the year by board chairman Michael Wilson. Robert Nishimoto, head of … Continued
Land Board Debates Practice Of Rent Discounts to Non-Profits A recurring subject of dispute in recent discussions among members of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources has been the traditional discounted rent paid by non-profit organizations that hold … Continued
Under the state’s leases with the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai’i Authority, the Board of Land and Natural Resources is to approve subleases of land to tenants. In addition, royalties on income received from tenants are to be waived, but … Continued
The curator for an archaeological preserve at Keahole has asked a court to bar the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawai’i Authority from dismissing him. In addition, he sought an injunction against the NELHA to prevent it from destroying what he says … Continued
In addition to consuming huge quantities of water, Cyanotech Corporation has contributed to problems with water quality. NELHA’s aquaculture tenants use and dispose of large quantities of seawater into land-based trenches. An Environmental Impact Statement prepared in 1987 to permit … Continued
The focus of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai’i has shifted so much over the last 20 years that its name no longer seems to fit. While the site it occupies is still regarded by many as the place where … Continued
Over the last 20 years, the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority has fostered title development of many energy and aquaculture projects and companies at its facility at Keahole Point, in West Hawai’i. Among the most successful is the Cyanotech … Continued