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Author Archives: Teresa

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Application for 40-Unit Lodge in Kona is Withdrawn Following LUC Ruling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 Sep 2020

Commission Approves Plan to Manage Water Shortages in Pearl Harbor Aquifer

by Teresa | posted in: September 2020, Water | 0

On August 14, the state Commission on Water Resource Management approved a Pearl Harbor Water Shortage Plan, which dictates how the commission will determine when there is a water shortage and the actions various types of permitted users of the … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Sep 2020

New & Noteworthy: False Killer Whales, Kauai TVR Ruling

by Teresa | posted in: Fisheries, Marine, New & Noteworthy, September 2020 | 0

FKW Injury: Another false killer whale has been injured in an interaction with the Hawai‘i longline fishery. This time, the interaction occurred when a shallow-set longliner targeting swordfish hooked the animal, making it an extremely unusual event. Interactions between false killer whales and longliners … Continued

7 Aug 2020

Board Talk: Mauna Kea Management Plan Wins Conditional Approval of Land Board

by Teresa | posted in: Board Talk, May 2009 | 0

By all accounts, the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP), prepared by contractors for the University of Hawai‘i and adopted on April 9 by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources, isn’t what it should be. Even its authors … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 Aug 2020

August 2020 PDF

by Teresa | posted in: August 2020, PDF | 0
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
1 Aug 2020

After Harsh Questioning, LUC Finally OKs Maui Landfill Permit

by Teresa | posted in: August 2020 | 0

What Maui County thought would be a slam-dunk request to the state Land Use Commission turned out to be anything but.  Last month, the county went before the LUC with a request to have it extend, and expand by more … Continued

Patricia Tummons

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In This Issue

  • January 2021 PDF January 4, 2021
  • Honolulu Climate Commissioner Floats Bold Changes to Construction Standards January 4, 2021
  • High Court Ruling Favors ‘Aina Le‘a On Question of Statute of Limitations January 4, 2021
  • Board Talk: KIUC Permit; Kahala Hotel Permit Appeal January 4, 2021
  • Longline Fishers Propose Gear Changes To Mitigate Bycatch of Protected Species January 4, 2021
  • New Directors of Housing, Planning In Hawai‘i County Tied to Developers January 4, 2021
  • New & Noteworthy: Big Island Dairy; Lanikai Land Grab January 4, 2021

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