May 2011 PDF
May 2011
Agribusiness Development Corporation Grapples With Conflicts Over Diverted Water in Kekaha
Last September, the ADC’s Kekaha Committee gave preliminary approval to PLP’s proposals, in large part, because they included upgrades to the area’s electricity and irrigation infrastructure. The hydropower projects alone would generate 11 megawatts of power, which would be sold … Continued
Counties Aren’t Likely to Meet Statutory Deadline for IAL Maps
Alone among Hawai`i’s four counties, Kaua`i is hard at work on developing maps indicating its most important agricultural lands. O`ahu, Maui, and Hawai`i have yet to leave the starting gate, when it comes to developing the “inclusive process for public … Continued
Castle & Cooke Land on O`ahu Wins IAL Status; Maha`ulepu Petition On Tap
Since the Legislature passed a measure giving landowners incentives to protect important agricultural lands in 2008, the state Land Use Commission has been presented with a total of five IAL petitions. In the first two years after passage of Act … Continued
Controversial Moloka`i Properties IAL Plan is Withdrawn as Interest Shifts to Wind Farm
Last November 30, Moloka`i Properties Ltd., owner of almost all of the assets of the now defunct Moloka`i Ranch, petitioned the Land Use Commission to designate 4,919 (later amended to 5,203) acres of ranch land in West Moloka`i as important … Continued
Tsunami in Northwest Islands Highlights Need for Emergency, Climate Change Plans
“I’m sure there will be a next time,” said David Swatland of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. At last month’s meeting of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Marine Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council, Swatland described some of the lessons learned from … Continued
Concerns Over Lack of Access Halt Efforts to Build Light Industrial Park in Nanakuli
Tropic Land, LLC has failed to persuade enough members of the state Land Use Commission to approve a boundary amendment allowing for the company’s proposed light industrial park in Lualualei Valley in West O`ahu. On April 21, the LUC voted … Continued