Land Board Fines Eco-Tour Company for Cutting Trail in Conservation District Sam Lemmo couldn’t believe what he was hearing. KapohoKine Adventures, LLC, was arguing that it cut a trail through the Conservation District in Honoli`i, Hawai`i, merely to allow neighboring … Continued
Army Wins Permission to Train Pilots on Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa In a 4-2 decision, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a right-of-entry permit to allow the U.S. Army to conduct high-altitude helicopter training on Mauna Kea … Continued
Changes to Conservation District Rules Have Natural Resource Managers Worried “We’re all adults here. What are they really concerned with?” Sam Lemmo said. Then, answering his own question: “They don’t want to be subject to an EA.” Under the proposed … Continued
Agribusiness Corporation Receives Lands For Aquaculture, Renewable Energy Purposes Over the past few months, the Land Board has been transferring pieces of land on O`ahu – large and small – to the state Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC). Unlike the Land … Continued
Land Board to Decide Future Of Proposed O`ahu Energy Park Later this month, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources is expected to either terminate or amend a development agreement for a 20 megawatt (MW) renewable energy park in … Continued
Board Grants Contested Case on Kaloi Gulch Berm Project The Land Board has granted a contested case hearing to two O`ahu seaweed gatherers seeking to preserve a sand berm at the mouth of Kaloi Gulch in `Ewa that they say … Continued
Plans for Ka`u Forest, `Ahihi-Kinau Approved; Honolulu Reserve Expands On September 28, the Land Board voted to exchange its interest in four parcels in Niu Valley for the fee simple interest in one of them, which will be added to … Continued
Limu Stewards Oppose Plan to Alter Sand Berm in `Ewa Limu gatherers are once again challenging drainage improvements proposed for the mouth of Kaloi Gulch in `Ewa, O`ahu. But this time, they aren’t just up against Haseko (`Ewa), Inc. The … Continued
Malaekahana Park Managers Stay While DLNR Seeks a New Lessee The Friends of Malaekahana (FOM), which has managed the 36-acre Kahuku section of the Malaekahana State Recreation Area for nearly 20 years, on O`ahu’s north shore, has dodged eviction, but … Continued
Land Board Approves Legacy Land Projects On May 11, the Land Board unanimously approved funds totaling $4.6 million for seven projects of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Legacy Land Conservation Program aimed at protecting more than 12,000 acres … Continued