On January 7, 2019, David Kimo Frankel emailed deputy attorney general William Wynhoff about activities on the state parcel in front of the Kahala Hotel and Resort rented by ResortTrust Hawai‘i (RTH), the hotel’s owner: “After removing a lot of … Continued
(This article has been corrected. Land Board member Chris Yuen did not add a condition requiring a sublessee establishing an annual crop to harvest it before the permit expires. Rather, he required Mahi Pono to inform any lessees that rely on … Continued
At the Land Board’s October 25 meeting, a representative of the Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle pleaded with the board to minimize any improvements within the 986-acre Kawainui Marsh-Hamakua master plan project area. To appease concerns expressed by that group and others … Continued
Climbing Damage Prompts Partial Closure of Maui Reserve The state’s Natural Area Reserves System includes some of the most pristine and biologically and geologically unique places. Extractive or potentially destructive uses either require a permit or are prohibited altogether. In … Continued
“The situation on O‘ahu regarding erosion is really terrible,” state Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands administrator Sam Lemmo told the City and County of Honolulu’s Climate Change Commission at its meeting last month. The Wai‘anae Coast is experiencing serious … Continued
Update I — Kahala : See EH-xtra item. Update II — Wells: Last month, we reported on the ongoing problem the state Commission on Water Resource Management has with well owners and diverters of surface water failing to report their monthly … Continued
In addition to last month’s invasive species conference in Hilo, the Hawai‘i Conservation Conference, held in July in Waikiki, also hosted speakers and featured posters reporting some of the latest developments in invasive species monitoring and control. The following are … Continued
Puccinia Rule: On August 27, the state Board of Agriculture (BOA) unanimously approved a rule intended to reduce imports of plants that could carry a fungus, Puccinia psidii, that poses a danger to ‘ohi‘a trees. As Environment Hawai‘i reported more than four … Continued
The Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant collects sewage from more than 400,000 residents and visitors in Honolulu and discharges 66 million gallons of effluent a day into the sea via along, wide underground outfall. The 84-inch-wide outfall extends a mile … Continued
On August 23, the Land Board voted to accept a supplemental environmental impact statement for the Auwahi wind farm on Maui and approve a new Habitat Conservation Plan for the take of an additional 119 endangered Hawaiian hoary bats over … Continued