Lana‘i well #9. 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 … Continued
For the last two years, David Kimo Frankel has tried to get the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its board to stamp out what he saw as illegal commercial use of a state beachfront parcel rented since the … Continued
The bill that would keep the urban growth boundary at Malaekahana where it is will die if the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) doesn’t release at least a draft O`ahu General Plan this month or the next. On … Continued
(Posted December 23, 2013) The Land Use Commission’s approval of a controversial O`ahu housing development known as Koa Ridge has been tossed out by the state Supreme Court. In an opinion written by Associate Justice Paula A. Nakayama and signed … Continued
Posted 07/11/2013 U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi has determined that Kaua`i County’s limit on new transient accommodation units – or TAUs – is the result of “an improper zoning initiative and … is invalid.” Kobayashi made the ruling in … Continued
Posted 08/28/2012 The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation has won again. On August 24, the Intermediate Court of Appeals found that the citizens’ group Lanaians for Sensible Growth (LSG) — a client of the NHLC — can appeal a 2010 Land … Continued
Posted 07/30/2012 The developer of 62 acres of land near Waikoloa, Hawai’i, has registered its intentions to raise some $37.5 million in capital through a public offering of stock. The registration was made with the Securities and Exchange Commission on … Continued
Posted 05/04/2012 “This project is not simply removing foundations. It’s jackhammering, pouring concrete, and making a lot of noise,” Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC) attorney David Kimo Frankel told the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at an April 27 … Continued
Posted 05/02/2012 Delays continue for the contested case over construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope on Haleakala. Rosemary Fazio, the new hearing officer appointed last month, has quit, citing objections from Kilakila `O Haleakala (Majestic is Haleakala), a native … Continued
Posted 05/02/2012 The state Board of Land and Natural Resources yesterday amended the University of Hawai`i Institute for Astronomy’s Conservation District Use Permit to construct the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope on Haleakala. In its Minute Order No. 19, the Land … Continued