At worst, if the companies behind a proposed renewable energy park in `Ewa, O`ahu, can’t pull it off, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources loses half a million dollars in delinquent and potential development fees. Given the ongoing … Continued
Land Board Approves Lease for Hawai`i County Wind Farm The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has agreed to forgo nearly half a million dollars in rent over the next ten years so Hawai`i island residents can save money on … Continued
Posted 08/30/2013 The National Marine Fisheries Service has determined that removing North Pacific humpback whales from the federal endangered species list may be warranted. That’s according to an August 29 Federal Register notice in which the NMFS announced the initiation of … Continued
(Posted 8/8/13) Shawn Smith is scheduled to attend Friday’s meeting of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources as the board’s representative from Kaua`i. But with the state Senate having met last Tuesday in a special session, in which … Continued
Posted 08/28/2012 The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation has won again. On August 24, the Intermediate Court of Appeals found that the citizens’ group Lanaians for Sensible Growth (LSG) — a client of the NHLC — can appeal a 2010 Land … Continued
Posted 08/07/2012 Our August story, “New Stock Assessment of Pelagic Population of False Killer Whales,” regrettably included several errors and failed to note several important points. The following is intended to correct and/or clarify misstatements and omissions in our piece. … Continued
Posted 06/25/2012 In response to critical comments from state agencies and legislators as well as the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the National Marine Fisheries Service has postponed for six more months a decision on expanding critical habitat for the … Continued
Posted 05/04/2012 “This project is not simply removing foundations. It’s jackhammering, pouring concrete, and making a lot of noise,” Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC) attorney David Kimo Frankel told the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at an April 27 … Continued
Posted 05/02/2012 Delays continue for the contested case over construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope on Haleakala. Rosemary Fazio, the new hearing officer appointed last month, has quit, citing objections from Kilakila `O Haleakala (Majestic is Haleakala), a native … Continued
Posted 05/02/2012 The state Board of Land and Natural Resources yesterday amended the University of Hawai`i Institute for Astronomy’s Conservation District Use Permit to construct the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope on Haleakala. In its Minute Order No. 19, the Land … Continued