LUC Members Grill Kekaha Ag Co-op Over Its Important Ag Land Petition
Can a private entity’s petition to designate state lands as Important Agricultural Lands advance without the state’s permission? That question and many others arose last month, when the Land Use Commission met to consider a petition to designate 12,123 acres … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Monument Plan, Kahala Permit
PRI Planning: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are inviting public input as a first step toward developing a management plan for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. The monument, which covers almost half … Continued
Wespac Advances Albatross Measure, Balks at Gear Change for False Killer Whales
The 189th meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council convened last month, amid a spate of unfavorable publicity, much of which dealt with the council’s lack of transparency. On the day before the full council meeting, the council’s Executive and … Continued
Wespac Continues to Press Feds For Permission to Take Turtles
For years, the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council has sought to obtain permission from the federal government to authorize the killing of green sea turtles (honu, in Hawaiian) for cultural purposes. The turtles around the Hawaiian archipelago are classified as a Distinct Population … Continued
Judge Will Hear Arguments on Whether Fuel Spill Documents Should be Disclosed
On January 11, 1st Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree will hold a hearing on the Sierra Club of Hawai‘i’s motion for summary judgment regarding a complaint it filed last October against the state Department of Health. The group seeks to force the … Continued
BOARD TALK: Lemmo Retires, KIUC Permit Renewed
‘Pioneer’ OCCL Director Retires At the Land Board’s December 10 meeting, Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands administrator Sam Lemmo announced that he would be retiring at the end of the month after 30 years … Continued
Judge Lets Creditor Foreclose on ‘Aina Le‘a But Refuses to Dismiss Claim Against County
‘Aina Le‘a, Inc., owner of more than 1,000 acres of land near the Big Island town of Waikoloa, has effectively lost a foreclosure lawsuit that was brought against it by the creditor whose loan allowed the company to climb out … Continued