Conference Committee Turns Coastal Mngmt Bill Upside Down

HB 117 is proof of the importance of active monitoring of bills at the legislature, especially in the closing stages of the session when so much happens behind closed…

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Council Decides Not to Raise Developer Rates

A study by the County Council showed that costs associated with permitting big developments significantly exceed the fees collected to issue the permits. Despite that study, the Council…

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Kahului Airport Hotel

A&B Properties and R.D. Olson Development will build a $16.5 million, 138-room Marriott hotel near Costco.  A&B will retain ownership while Marriott manages the hotel. See the

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Kehalani Development Waiting for Approval of Plan Changes

Developer Stanford Carr plans to build the mixed-use Kehalani Village Center slated to add 200,000 square feet of Wailuku commercial space.  The plan was approved…

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SB120 to Take Money from Land Conservation Fund

SB120, f passed would reduce the distribution of a portion of the conveyance tax to the Land Conservation Fund. Argument in favor: The State needs money. Argument against: Frequently…

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P.A.T.H. Asks County for List of Public Right of Ways

Members of Public Access Trails of Hawaii appealed Tuesday to Mayor Alan Arakawa to provide an inventory of county roads, trails and accesses for public use. Arakawa said…

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Send EIS Comments on Iao Stream Fix

Comments can be submitted through May 9 to be included in an environmental impact statement being prepared for a project to correct a design deficiency that…

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Mayor on Public Access Trails at PATH meeting

Mayor Alan Arakawa will speak on public access issues Tuesday afternoon during the launch of a speakers program by Public Access Trails Hawaii, a hikers’ group that…

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PATH Wants to Re-Open Haleakala Trail

Probably one of the most historically important trails on Maui is also probably the one least known and is certainly the one most at risk of…

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Save Honolua Concerned About Land Sale

By TAMARA PALTIN A lot has changed since the Save Honolua Coalition formed in 2007, but the mission remains the same: maintain open space, public access and…

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