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Water

1 Feb 2021

New & Noteworthy: Sunset Seawall, Maui Water Permits

by Teresa | posted in: February 2021, New & Noteworthy, Water | 0

Sunset Seawall Court Case: On February 10, 1st Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree will hear arguments on the state’s January 12 motion to compel Sunset Beach homeowners James and Denise O’Shea to produce documents supporting their claims that the state holds … Continued

Teresa Dawson
4 Dec 2020

Ditch Managers Fail to Meet Terms Of Lauded Kauaʻi Stream Agreement

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Climate Change, December 2020, Energy, Water | 0

In April 2017, the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted to adopt the terms of a mediated agreement intended to end the years-long conflicts over the diversion and waste of stream water via the Kokeʻe and Kekaha ditch systems … Continued

Teresa Dawson
4 Dec 2020

Board Talk: Trash Hauler Faces Fine; East Maui Water Permits Renewed

by Teresa | posted in: Board Talk, December 2020, Land Use, Pollution, Water | 0

Land Board Fines Trash Hauler $62,000 for Leaving Full Roll-Offs On State Land Being contrite might have helped, but John Guinan, Jr., owner of The Trash Man, LLC hauling company, chose to fight. He ended up with a fine nearly … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Nov 2020

New & Noteworthy: East Maui Permits, 5G Tower

by Teresa | posted in: New & Noteworthy, November 2020, Water | 0

Wait a Minute: On October 22, the Sierra Club of Hawai‘i asked 1st Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree to force the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to wait until its December 11 meeting to consider renewing four revocable permits to Alexander & … Continued

2 Oct 2020

Court Holds Final Arguments in Case Over Stream Diversions in East Maui

by Teresa | posted in: October 2020, Water | 0

On September 24, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree heard final arguments in a case brought by the Sierra Club of Hawai‘i over permits that allow East Maui stream water to be diverted out of the watershed. The group argues that the state Board of … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Sep 2020

Commission Approves Plan to Manage Water Shortages in Pearl Harbor Aquifer

by Teresa | posted in: September 2020, Water | 0

On August 14, the state Commission on Water Resource Management approved a Pearl Harbor Water Shortage Plan, which dictates how the commission will determine when there is a water shortage and the actions various types of permitted users of the … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Jul 2020

Court Upholds Lana‘i Resort’s Use Of High-Level Aquifer for Irrigation

by Teresa | posted in: Development, July 2020, Water | 0

The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the state Land Use Commission in a dispute over water on Lana‘i that goes back three decades, allowing the use of brackish water from the island’s high-level aquifer to be used … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Jul 2020

Commission Grants Contested Case On Wailuku Water Waste Allegations

by Teresa | posted in: July 2020, Water | 0

On June 16, the Commission on Water Resource Management granted Wailuku Water Company’s (WWC) request for a contested case hearing on allegations that it dumped water diverted by its Waihe‘e ditch into a dry stream bed over 16 days between September 2019 … Continued

1 Jul 2020

Joint Funding Of USGS Water Budget Model

by Teresa | posted in: Forests, July 2020, Water | 0

Also at its June meeting, the commission approved a joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for a $100,000 study to determine what kinds of data should be collected to determine impacts of native and non-native plant species on … Continued

Teresa Dawson
30 May 2020

Decades-Long Dispute Over Maui Water Finally Reaches State Supreme Court

by Teresa | posted in: June 2020, Water | 0

When, exactly, should an environmental assessment or impact statement be done for a state action? Regarding the century-long diversion of water from dozens of East Maui streams for sugarcane and now diversified agriculture and municipal uses, Alexander & Baldwin’s efforts … Continued

Teresa Dawson

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In This Issue

  • April 2021 PDF April 1, 2021
  • Rising Seas Compromise Coastal Cesspools, Deliver Sewage to Nearshore Ecosystems April 1, 2021
  • Thousands of Cesspools Harm Reefs, But Fixing Them Will Cost Billions April 1, 2021
  • Planning Commission Confronts Challenges of Cesspool Conversion April 1, 2021
  • Are Pacific Marine Monuments Safe Now? Maybe Not, Chief Justice Roberts Suggests April 1, 2021
  • Feds Seek Input From Fishery Councils On Climate Crisis, Conservation Goals April 1, 2021
  • Board Talk: Fate of Endangered Forest Birds Hinges On Landscape-Scale Mosquito Control April 1, 2021
  • New & Noteworthy: Recycling Bill, American Samoa Appeal April 1, 2021

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