Judge Jeffrey Crabtree of the Hawaiʻi Environmental Court will be hearing closing arguments in the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s case against the Board of Land and Natural Resources. The Sierra Club sued the Board of Land and Natural Resources for authorizing an increase in the amount of water taken out of the East Maui watershed. The Board of Land and Natural Resources has … [Read more...] about Environmental Court to Hear Closing Arguments in East Maui Water Rights Case
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Gov. Ige Vetoes Bill to Limit Commercial Permits for Molokini
On Tuesday, Governor David Ige announced his veto of HB1133, a bill that would have limited the amount of commercial use permits for the Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District to 40 and limit access at any given time to no more than 50 percent of the permit holders. “This measure is unnecessary as DLNR already limits the number of Molokini Shoal MLCD commercial use … [Read more...] about Gov. Ige Vetoes Bill to Limit Commercial Permits for Molokini
A&B ‘pursuing’ California partner to farm ‘nearly the whole footprint’ of former sugarcane lands, BLNR still grants water diversion permits
Alexander and Baldwin has a farming partner out of California who wants to grow various crops on Maui, company representatives told a state panel on O‘ahu. “We’re pursuing and have had inquiry from a farming partner out of California, and they have an interest in farming nearly the whole footprint of land. We’re in discussions with them looking at growing a whole variety of … [Read more...] about A&B ‘pursuing’ California partner to farm ‘nearly the whole footprint’ of former sugarcane lands, BLNR still grants water diversion permits
Maui groups sue DLNR over Ka`anapali tour boats
Lahaina resident Randy Draper has spent many, many years fighting for beach access public parking in West Maui. Back in 2016, we wrote about his pressure on the County of Maui to make sure they’re enforcing the public access rules on the big Ka‘anapali resorts. He’s still at it, of course–now he’s part of a new lawsuit filed against the state Department of Land and Natural … [Read more...] about Maui groups sue DLNR over Ka`anapali tour boats
Maui’s reefs face many threats–here’s how you can help
Lately, there’s been a great deal of buzz about the health of Maui’s coral reefs. While not a new topic–the reefs have been threatened for many years–there are nonprofits, watersheds, scientists and marine biologists, Maui County officials and state departments like the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources working to sustain the reefs. The … [Read more...] about Maui’s reefs face many threats–here’s how you can help