Since acquiring about 79 acres of land north of Wailuku, Maui, Vernon Lindsey has racked up a number of complaints from neighbors and Maui County. Winn V. Lindsey Peter Winn, a neighbor who co-owns a 42-acre parcel with Lindsey’s wife, … Continued
Much of the Land Use Commission’s attention focused on the apparent inability and unwillingness of the Wailuku Plantation and its owner, Vernon Lindsey, to fulfill conditions of a 1990 district boundary amendment. However, RCFC Kehalani, LLC, which assumed obligations under … Continued
When Vernon Lindsey and his Wailuku Plantation, LLC, purchased the property that was part of the 1990 boundary amendment petition, the property consisted of seven discrete legal parcels, part or all of which were within the petition area. Among them … Continued
Less than a month after the inauguration of Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth, his nominee for planning director, Kendo Zern, has reversed the county’s long-standing position that work on the long-stalled ʻAina Leʻa project would not be allowed until a … Continued
The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has rendered a decision that closes a chapter in the ongoing litigation over the planned ‘Aina Le‘a development. On December 17, the court ruled that the statute of limitations under a “catch-all” provision in state law … Continued
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council held its 184th meeting in December – virtually, as necessitated by the ongoing pandemic. None of the highly dramatic and controversial issues that have characterized many of the council’s meetings over the decades were … Continued
Mitch Roth, the newly elected mayor of Hawai‘i County, made supporting business one of his key promises to voters. Roth was regarded by many as a steady hand, having held the elected post of county prosecuting attorney for the previous … Continued
Big Island Dairy: The cows are gone and the site has been cleaned up, at least to the satisfaction of the state Department of Health. The Big Island Dairy near O‘okala, on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island, has been … Continued
Koʻolauloa Plan Advances: On November 19, the Zoning and Planning Committee of the Honolulu City Council voted to adopt a revised Sustainable Communities Plan for the windward Koʻolauloa area that limits Hawaiʻi Reserves, Inc., which manages the land in Laʻie … Continued
For years, the various owners of land in South Kohala where the ʻAina Leʻa development is proposed have struggled to move forward with their plans. The problems they have faced related to permitting and entitlements, but also to finances. The … Continued