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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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Supreme Court to Review Kawaiahao Church Cemetery Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:43 AM :: 7399 Views :: Akaka Bill, Land Use, OHA
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What's the difference, if any, between a "cemetery" and a burial....
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Friday, June 14, 2013 |
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Want Land? DLNR Will Buy it for You
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4335 Views :: Land Use
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State Land Conservation Fund to support the protection, through acquisition, of lands....
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Friday, June 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Appeals Court Thwarts State's Massive Land Grab
By Robert Thomas @ 8:06 PM :: 7128 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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the State of Hawaii's attempted land grab would have undermined the sanctity of all Land Court titles....
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Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
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38 Hawaiian Species Are Endangered, Agency Says
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 5133 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed three tree snail species and 35 plant species on the island cluster of Maui Nui in Hawaii as endangered ....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Lodestar: Plaintiff Attorneys Awarded Fees in Rail Iwi Case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:16 AM :: 8714 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Rail
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the "private attorney general" doctrine...allows a prevailing party to recover fees and costs....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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SB237 Would Give DOE Unfettered Power to Lease Public School Land
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 6506 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Land Use
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“Notwithstanding sections 171-13 and 302A-115, or any other law to the contrary, the department may lease public school land...."
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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ALERT – Upcoming Votes on Exemption Bills
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 5689 Views :: Development, Land Use
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SB 1207: Exempts the Department of Transportation from any permitting or site plan approval requirements established for lands in the Conservation District, for any work involving submerged lands....
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Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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500 Petition Against School Lands Bills
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 6542 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Land Use
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... The following petition was heard last night (Thursday April 25, 2013) in Senate Chambers ....
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Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Petition Seeks Defeat of Three PLDC-Clone Bills
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 7224 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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...House Bill 70, Senate Bill 1207 and Senate Bill 1171 separately serve to keep PLDC objectives alive and operating....
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Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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How A&B Wins Big From Environmental Litigation
By Andrew Walden @ 3:08 AM :: 13889 Views :: Environment, Development, Greenmail, Land Use
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Why would one of the state’s largest developers fund so-called anti-development groups?
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Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
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Property Seized by Mayor: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Guam Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:15 AM :: 5584 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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...the case seemed like a good vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the pretext-in-eminent-domain issue it teased us with in Kelo....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
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SB 1171 – Phased Archeological Inventory Surveys
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 7260 Views :: Development, Land Use, OHA
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SB1171 was submitted in response to a recent Hawaii Supreme Court decision. The City had argued that the Rail Project could conduct the Archeological Inventory Survey (AIS) in phases....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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“Let ‘Em Eat Cake” Comes to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 6441 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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"Can it be that the idiots who evidently run the Hawaii Business magazine have never heard about the principle that statutes have to be constitutional?"
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Legislature Repeals the PLDC
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 5685 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the law's no-bid contract provisions, the slant towards developing public resources instead of conservation, and the creation of a semi-autonomous agency exempted from routine oversight....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Land Use: Making an Environment for Those With Means
By Robert Thomas @ 1:05 PM :: 11151 Views :: Environment, Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Others can live in Hong Kong-style apartments so I can enjoy my place in the country....
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Honolulu Rail and the Uniform Relocation Act
By Mark Murakami @ 12:54 AM :: 7081 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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Because the HART rail project will involve federal funds, federal laws and regulations provide property owners (and their tenants) with additional statutory and regulatory protections....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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ICA Hears Case Challenging State Ownership of Mineral, Geothermal Rights
By Robert Thomas @ 4:09 AM :: 7574 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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HAWICA Appeal: Is A Mineral Right An Inherent Servitude, Or Must It Be Reflected In ‘Torrens Title’?
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
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Senate Resolution 133 Urging the State to Purchase Land from Dole Food Company
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 5927 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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...these parcels will add approximately 22,500 acres of land to the 1,700 acres of Galbraith Estate agricultural land in Central Oahu....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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Guam Mayor Seizes Neighbor's Land for Driveway
By Robert Thomas @ 11:34 PM :: 5033 Views :: Land Use
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...an Agana, Guam property owner is alleging that a taking of his residential property so that his neighbor (the former mayor of Agana) could have a driveway....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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Schatz Bill Would Expand National Parks in Hawaii, Pacific
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 7757 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use
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...the Pacific Islands Parks Act of 2013, would direct the National Park Service to complete studies of three designated sites in the state of Hawai‘i....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
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Legislative Maneuver Sends PLDC to Secret Conference Committee
By Selected News Articles @ 5:14 PM :: 6556 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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All we have to do is pass the bill unamended, and we can move the PLDC repeal along to the final step. And then Senator Solomon announces she want to amend the bill....
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Friday, March 15, 2013 |
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UH Federalist Society: "Litigating for Liberty: Non-traditional Public Interest Law."
By Robert Thomas @ 1:34 PM :: 6279 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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Scott Bullock, the Institute for Justice lawyer who argued Kelo will be speaking next Monday at the University of Hawaii School of Law ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2013 |
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Enviro Lawyers Off Target With Criticism Of Callies, Says Callies
By Robert Thomas @ 4:33 PM :: 8015 Views :: Environment, Judiciary, Land Use
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...the environmental lawyers upped the ante by calling Callies a liar and a sell-out....
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Monday, March 4, 2013 |
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How Liberals Live
By NCPA @ 1:20 PM :: 7315 Views :: Democratic Party, Land Use, Cost of Living
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The Democratic Party has two reliable groups of adherents: the rich and the poor...Both groups have little use for the middle class....
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Monday, March 4, 2013 |
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Mismanaged Federal Properties Cost Taxpayers Billions
By NCPA @ 1:13 PM :: 5106 Views :: National News, Land Use
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Across the country, more than 75,000 buildings sit vacant or underutilized....
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 |
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HNL Planning Director: "Public, Along With Private Property Rights, Are Our Top Priority"
By Robert Thomas @ 3:28 AM :: 6002 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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...In "City followed law in issuing Hao Street development permit," he makes some good points we don't usually see being made by government officials....
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 |
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Video: The PLDC And Property Rights In Hawaii - A Panel Discussion
By Robert Thomas @ 3:20 AM :: 6051 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... University of Hawaii Law School panel about "The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii"....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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Status Of Appeal Of Land Use Commission’s Koa Ridge Approval
By Robert Thomas @ 12:15 PM :: 7815 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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...it is difficult if not impossible to overturn a land use district boundary amendment as contrary to IAL designation, when it does not yet exist...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
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Upcoming Event: The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii
By Robert Thomas @ 3:01 PM :: 5795 Views :: Land Use
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7:15 - 8:30 p.m., at the University of Hawaii Law School ....
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Monday, February 18, 2013 |
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Residences at Aina Haina: Jeff Stone's Plans in Wailupe Valley Opposed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:38 PM :: 12153 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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Jeff and his wife Laurie Stone contributed $3000 to Kirk Caldwell's recent Mayoral campaign....
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Sunday, February 17, 2013 |
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Do Property Rights Matter When the Environment is Going to Hell in a Handbasket?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:49 PM :: 5906 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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Presented by the Environmental Law Program and the Federalist Society at 12:15 p.m. in CR1 at UH Richardson Law School Thursday, February 21....
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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Sen Thielen’s PLDC Repeal Bill Gutted and Replaced With ‘Recreational Renaissance’
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 5990 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Somebody is playing a joke on Sen Thielen, making her oppose her previous proposal....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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Nobriga vs DHHL: Some Days You Get the Bull
By Robert Thomas @ 7:05 PM :: 7643 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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Did you know that as a Hawaii landowner you own all unmarked or unbranded cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, goats, and swine, over twelve months of age, which may be running wild on your land?
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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Lanai to PUC: Murdock's Wind Waiver No Longer Valid
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 6127 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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“The Commission granted Hawaiian Electric and C&C a waiver from competitive bidding based on, among other conditions, demonstrated ‘site control.’"
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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Survey: Honolulu 3rd Least Affordable Housing on Earth
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 8067 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Even in Honolulu, housing affordability has deteriorated markedly, with the Median Multiple rising 0.6 points in just the last year. Honolulu was less affordable than all but Hong Kong and Vancouver...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Clarifies Zoning Appeals
By Robert Thomas @ 1:03 AM :: 5771 Views :: Land Use
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...a "zoning verification" by the Director of the City and County's Department of Planning and Permitting is not a "decision of the Director"....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Rep. Thielen Wants to Make Shoreline Access Law Permanent
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 4:41 PM :: 6404 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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House Bill 17 is scheduled for its first hearing in the House Committee on Water and Land on Friday, January 25 at 8:30 a.m. in House Conference Room 325....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Summary of Bills Repealing the PLDC
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 PM :: 7619 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Repeal Bills: SB 1; SBs 245, 246; SB 338; SB 425; SB 480; SB 663; SBs 780, 781; SB 866....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court to Hear Another Shoreline Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:34 PM :: 6951 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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The Hawaii Supreme Court has accepted certiorari and agreed to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals' unpublished memorandum opinion in Diamond v. Dobbin....
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Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie: "Legislature May Need to Adjust Act 55 to Avoid Repeal"
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 7919 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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"If the Legislature cannot achieve this outcome, the possibility of repeal will ensue."
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Pretextural Takings: Will Supreme Court Hear Guam Case?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:07 PM :: 8275 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Land Use
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NFIB, CATO Instiutute, Owners' Counsel of America, and lawprofs James Ely, David Callies, Todd Zywicki, Randy Barnett, Eric Claeys, and D. Benjamin Barros -- have filed an amicus brief ....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Sierra Club Koa Ridge Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 PM :: 10000 Views :: Environment, Judiciary, Land Use
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Intermediate Court of Appeals held that the Hawaii Senate's failure to confirm a sitting Land Use Commissioner for a second term did not disqualify him from office ....
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Sunday, December 30, 2012 |
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Report: State Office of Planning to Become Super-PLDC
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8492 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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With protesters unleashing their fury on Abercrombie’s Public Lands Development Corporation, political insiders have been scheming. And on December 28, they quietly announced their plan....
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Saturday, December 29, 2012 |
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Kealakekua Kayak Rentals: DLNR Bans Small Businesses From Water
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 7567 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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"The proliferation and use of unpermitted kayak rentals being conducted at Napoopoo have resulted in concerns .... "
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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Full Text: "Leveraging State Agency Involvement in Transit-Oriented Development"
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 6884 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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The report’s recommendations come after a series of meetings between state government officials, private sector leaders and non-profit representatives....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Two Hawaii Supreme Court Cases to Watch
By Robert Thomas @ 3:35 PM :: 8033 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Land Use
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- Blake v. County of Kauai Planning Comm'n,
- Kanahele v. Maui County Council
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Why Not Hunting?
By Tom Lodge @ 12:42 PM :: 7577 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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In Hawaii, hunting has had a long tradition that for political reasons is being eradicated....
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Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
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Court: Kawaiahao Subject to Burial Council
By Robert Thomas @ 12:59 AM :: 5562 Views :: Land Use
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...Kawaiahao Church in Honolulu is not exempt from historic preservation review....
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Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
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Supreme Court Slaps Down Maui County Takings Claim
By Robert Thomas @ 12:41 AM :: 7080 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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...the ICA held that property owners ... are not required to seek an amendment to the Community Plan in order to ripen their takings claims....
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Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
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Guam: Mayor Seizes Neighbor's Land
By Robert Thomas @ 12:29 AM :: 6936 Views :: National News, Land Use
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...the government condemned the appraised area, paying for it with compensation supplied by the Ungactas, and transferred it to the Ungactas....
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