For the better part of four decades, Craig Smith, a biological oceanographer with the University of Hawai‘i’s School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology, has been studying the deep sea floor. Most recently, he has been investigating life in … Continued
When the Land Use Commission approved the placement of more than 700 acres of Waikoloa land into the Rural district back in 2008, one of the conditions was that the landowner comply with County of Hawai‘i requirements for affordable housing. … Continued
Where are the bigeye? According to recent reports from the fishing front, that question has been uppermost in the minds of the captains and crew of Hawai‘i longline vessels for most of this year. From January 1 to June 30, … Continued
Maui Goes to Court: Maui County is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review – and overturn – the decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last February that found the county was operating its Lahaina wastewater treatment … Continued
Like a roly-poly doll, Claudia Rohr takes a punch and springs right back up again. Last December, the woman who owns a bed-and-breakfast operation in the Hilo neighborhood of Keaukaha filed a complaint in 3rd Circuit Court against Hawai‘i County … Continued
“There’s a Hawaiian word, kapulu,” Jonathan Scheuer noted near the end of a two-day hearing of the state Land Use Commission on the stalled Waikoloa Highlands project. Scheuer, commission chair, continued. “Kapulu, that’s a shame thing to have. This project has … Continued
“The Waikoloa Highlands project you see today is unusual.” In this way did Steve Lim, attorney for the developer, prove himself master of the understatement. Lim made the comment to the Land Use Commission at its meeting of September 6, … Continued
News flash. Hawai`i County has too much affordable housing. That, anyway, was the position that appears to have been staked out by the county’s Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) during the final months of the administration of Mayor … Continued
Saved by the storm! Thanks to Hurricane Lane, the state Land Use Commission was spared the need to make a critical decision on the stalled-out plans to develop a 398-lot residential subdivision on land just upslope of Waikoloa Village. On … Continued
Half an hour into the May meeting of the state Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority, the dozen or so board members in attendance passed around a shoebox designed to hold a pair of Bedrock sandals and a tiny … Continued