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Land Use

1 Sep 2020

Panel Green-Lights Zoning Change for Hotel, Other Uses at Kona Airport

by Teresa | posted in: Land Use, September 2020 | 0

In July and August, both the Leeward and Windward Planning Commissions of Hawaiʻi County approved a recommendation that the County Council change the county’s zoning ordinance and county code to allow for a range of activities at the county’s two … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Sep 2020

Following Investigation, DOT Commits to Auctioning All Future Airport Leases

by Teresa | posted in: Board Talk, Land Use, September 2020 | 0

Over the past several years, members of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources have questioned Ross Smith of the Department of Transportation’s Airports Division about some of his requests for board approval of direct leases.  Why, they wondered, … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Sep 2020

State Land Use Commission Bars Vacation Rentals in Farm Dwellings

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, September 2020 | 0

On August 13, the state Land Use Commission unanimously approved a petition from Hawaiʻi County for a declaratory order confirming that short-term vacation rentals (STVR) are not acceptable uses of farm dwellings in the Agricultural District. The commission also denied … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Sep 2020

Application for 40-Unit Lodge in Kona is Withdrawn Following LUC Ruling

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, September 2020 | 0

On August 13, the state Land Use Commission voted to grant Hawaiʻi County’s petition for a declaratory ruling that short-term vacation rentals are not allowed for dwellings in the state Agricultural District. In so doing, it agreed with the county’s … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Aug 2020

Land Board Approves $400,000 Settlement For Damage Claims at Honokohau Harbor

by Teresa | posted in: August 2020, Board Talk, Land Use, Marine | 0

The Department of Land and Natural Resources has been under pressure in recent years to transition, where appropriate, long-held revocable permits to a long-term disposition, be it a lease or an easement. But in the case of a nine-acre lot … Continued

Teresa Dawson
31 Mar 2020

‘Aina Le‘a Asks Court to Overrule County on Requirement for New EIS

by Teresa | posted in: April 2020, Land Use | 0

Here we go again. The owner of ‘Aina Le‘a, the 1,060- acre tract of land in the Big Island district of South Kohala slated since 1989 for an enormous housing, commercial, and golf-course development, is now suing Hawai‘i County and … Continued

1 Mar 2020

Appellate Court Overturns Award Of Damages to Bridge ‘Aina Le‘a

by Teresa | posted in: Land Use, March 2020 | 0

Chalk one up for the state. A big one. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has shredded the takings claims of Bridge ‘Aina Le‘a, LLC, over the state Land Use Commission’s decision in 2011 to … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Mar 2020

Hawai‘i County Asks LUC to Declare That Farm Dwellings Can’t be Vacation Rentals

by Teresa | posted in: Land Use, March 2020 | 0

Last month, Hawai‘i County asked the state Land Use Commission (LUC) to rule that transient vacation rentals aren’t allowed in farm dwellings within the state Agricultural District. In November 2018, the county adopted Bill 108, which regulates short-term vacation rentals on … Continued

1 May 2019

New & Noteworthy: Another Whale Death; Clean Water Act; ‘Aina Le‘a

by Teresa | posted in: Endangered Species, Fisheries, Land Use, May 2019, New & Noteworthy, Pollution | 0

Another Whale Death: For the second time this year, a Hawai‘i deep-set longline vessel killed a false killer whale while fishing for bigeye tuna. The first incident occurred in January within the 200-mile exclusive economic zone around the state and … Continued

Patricia Tummons, Teresa Dawson
1 Jul 2018

Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Petition Of Early Partner in Waikoloa Project

by Teresa | posted in: July 2018, Land Use | 0

Back in 2005, when Waikoloa Land Co. and Waikoloa Cattle were working out a deal to sell off most of the undeveloped land they held, one of the key parties in the negotiations was Michael Miroyan. When the sellers learned … Continued

Patricia Tummons

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In This Issue

  • April 2021 PDF April 1, 2021
  • Rising Seas Compromise Coastal Cesspools, Deliver Sewage to Nearshore Ecosystems April 1, 2021
  • Thousands of Cesspools Harm Reefs, But Fixing Them Will Cost Billions April 1, 2021
  • Planning Commission Confronts Challenges of Cesspool Conversion April 1, 2021
  • Are Pacific Marine Monuments Safe Now? Maybe Not, Chief Justice Roberts Suggests April 1, 2021
  • Feds Seek Input From Fishery Councils On Climate Crisis, Conservation Goals April 1, 2021
  • Board Talk: Fate of Endangered Forest Birds Hinges On Landscape-Scale Mosquito Control April 1, 2021
  • New & Noteworthy: Recycling Bill, American Samoa Appeal April 1, 2021

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