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Saturday, March 10, 2018 |
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Trask: Coco Palms Occupiers Duped by White Supremacist ‘Sovereign Citizens’
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 9580 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail, Land Use, Tourism
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...Furthermore, according to official court documents of the State of Hawaii, Moses Enoka Heanu, the alleged “Chief Justice” of your “court” is a registered sex offender who was sentenced to five (5) years in prison for three (3) felony counts of sexual assault in the Third Circuit court of the State of Hawaii in 1998....
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Friday, March 2, 2018 |
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Maui Mayor Signs Sea Level Proclamation: County Will Grab for More Oceanfront Land
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 7651 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use
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...calls on the Planning Department to propose rule changes to the Maui, Molokai and Lanai Planning Commissions to include sea level rise in their shoreline setback calculations....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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UH Prof: Sustainability Means Cutting off Mortgage Credit so the Little People Can't Buy Homes
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 6626 Views :: Environment, Land Use, Cost of Living
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“...By signaling the importance of financial flows we have highlighted a potential leverage point for implementing sustainable policies….”
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Chin's Crackpot Theory: Eminent Domain Abuse, Hawaii Style
By Robert Thomas @ 7:03 PM :: 6224 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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...“No court in the United States has accepted that argument, and no condemning authority has had the chutzpah to make that argument."....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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HTA Maps: How Many TVRs in Your Neighborhood?
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 6458 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Tourism
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...Hawaii Visitor Accommodation Units Surpassed 80,000 Statewide in 2017....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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"Why Isn’t Honolulu Helping Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction?" (Because It Doesn't Want To, And No One Is Making It)
By Robert Thomas @ 3:07 PM :: 5873 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...the City doesn't really care all that much about these particular businesses or their owners....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Public has Property Right to a Clean Environment
By Robert Thomas @ 7:23 PM :: 8509 Views :: Energy, Environment, Land Use
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...Does the Supreme Court now have three votes to kill the telescope?....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Video: "The Future Of Land Regulations And A Tribute To David Callies"
By Robert Thomas @ 7:01 PM :: 5380 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use
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...the William and Mary Law School awards U. Hawaii lawprof David Callies the Brigham-Kanner Prize....
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Saturday, December 16, 2017 |
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AG Chin: Every time your oceanfront property erodes, the State seizes more of your land
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 5575 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal advisory opinion today stating that when the shoreline migrates landward (or mauka) due to erosion or sea level rise, the dividing line between public and private ownership also migrates mauka....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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Saturday, December 2, 2017 |
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Zoning, Land-Use Planning, and Housing Affordability
By Selected News Articles @ 12:35 AM :: 7251 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...regulations have also tended to reduce the supply of housing, including multifamily and low-income housing....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 |
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Western Congressional Caucus Backs Review of Obama Tuna Monuments
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 5020 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...It is time to bring more jobs and economic freedom to the West....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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After Decade of Litigation, Supreme Court Refuses to Order State to Repair Gold Coast Seawalls
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 6146 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...The Court ruled the State holds an easement over the seawalls and is not liable for attorneys’ fees....
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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Trump has the authority to modify existing monument boundaries
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 5876 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Presidents Bush and Obama mocked the Antiquities Act’s limitation that monuments can only be designated on federal ‘land’ by designating huge ocean monuments....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Want Land? DLNR Will Buy You Some
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 5425 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Grant applications for land acquisition....
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017 |
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OHA seeks community input for its Wahiawā lands master plan
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 5247 Views :: Land Use, OHA
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...Explore the development of compatible agricultural uses and other programmatic initiatives....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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Economic freedom needed to increase affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 6827 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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Ige Reappoints Three to LUC
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 4421 Views :: Land Use
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...Nancy Cabral (Hawai‘i County), Linda Estes (Kaua‘i County) and Gary Okuda (At-Large)....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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Not Satisfied With Merely Taking Land For Rail, Now The City Wants Blood
By Robert Thomas @ 4:36 AM :: 5533 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...Blood bank sues over city push to take land for rail....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Takings: Bridge Aina Lea Suit Dismissed
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 6708 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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Hawaii federal judge Susan Oki Mollway yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a private landowner against the State of Hawaii after the State Land Use Commission in 2011 reverted more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala on Hawaii island from urban to agricultural use....
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Saturday, June 10, 2017 |
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Hilo: DLNR Land Lease Ends with Demolition of Hotel
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 7061 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Tourism
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...prepare for a new phase of de-vitalization of Banyan Drive....
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Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
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The case for short-term rentals
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:37 AM :: 7010 Views :: Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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...the home sharing economy helps locals deal with Hawaii’s cost of living....
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 |
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Proposed revisions to Central Oahu Plan available for review
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 7209 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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The plan will be presented at the Waipahu Neighborhood Board meeting on Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m. in the Filipino Community Center....
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Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
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Retaliation: Supreme Court Upholds Hanalei Land Seizure
By Robert Thomas @ 1:57 AM :: 6102 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use
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The case involves three parcels on Kauai -- one of which is owned by a fellow who has been a thorn in the County's side....
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017 |
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Ikaika Anderson Land Use Facepalm
By Robert Thomas @ 2:24 PM :: 5923 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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“The lawyers start rubbing their hands a little bit because the comments are giving them ammunition.”
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
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Those Life Saving Facts
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:46 PM :: 9894 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, Land Use, GMOs
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I asked why CFS and other groups like Shaka aren’t informing followers of rat lungworm disease....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Zuckerberg Steps In It In Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 AM :: 4587 Views :: Land Use
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It's always fun to watch one segment of socially conscious progressivism light into another....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Do County Plans Override Zoning Laws?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:55 PM :: 6587 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... the parcel is zoned "Hotel" but is designated on the Community Plan as "park" ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2016 |
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CNMI Government Takes House Lot from Owner, Refuses to Pay
By Robert Thomas @ 7:32 PM :: 5275 Views :: Land Use
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...the court also issued a writ of execution, ordering the local branches of the banks in which the CNMI government kept its cash to deliver "all monies and proceeds" to the property owner's lawyer....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
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Beachfront Property: Hawaii Supreme Court Considers Wipeout Regulatory Taking
By Robert Thomas @ 11:19 PM :: 5400 Views :: Land Use
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...a case to watch being argued next week in the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Friday, December 23, 2016 |
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State Land Use Commission has not approved housing in the past 3 years
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 PM :: 7006 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the last project to be approved was in 2013....
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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Interest in building ohana units rising on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:32 AM :: 7755 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Instead of spending money on enforcement, it would be better to use resources to expedite the permitting process....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Trump Picks Montana Rep Zinke for Interior Secretary
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 11069 Views :: Akaka Bill, Energy, National News, Land Use
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...Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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HBA Land Use Conference to Focus on Telescope, TOD, and GMOs
By Robert Thomas @ 9:18 PM :: 4058 Views :: Land Use
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"Takings: Regulatory and Physical"
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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DLNR Bails out Insolvent Bishop Museum--Kalauao Valley Land Deal
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 7011 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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Really Obvious Question: How much did DLNR pay for this 635 acre parcel? --- DLNR isn't telling ....
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Monday, October 24, 2016 |
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Home-Sharing
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:35 PM :: 6314 Views :: Land Use, Tourism
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Mrs. Sandefur will be speaking on Oahu and Maui on October 24th and 31st respectively....
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Friday, October 7, 2016 |
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Victory: Hawaii Supreme Court Approves Haleakala Solar Telescope
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 9849 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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By a 3-2 majority the court affirmed the state land board’s decision in 2012 to grant a permit to build the Telescope....
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Thursday, October 6, 2016 |
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Supreme Court Hearing Hanalei Boatyard Case Today
By Robert Thomas @ 3:48 PM :: 6451 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use
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Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Aliiolani Hale....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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More Regulation Won’t Make Housing Affordable
By Selected News Articles @ 9:31 PM :: 5840 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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“local barriers to housing development have intensified....”
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Thursday, September 29, 2016 |
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 |
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Supreme Court to hear Hanalei Boatyard Case
By Robert Thomas @ 12:29 AM :: 7738 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use, Small Business
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...the County of Kauai is condemning several Hanalei-area parcels to expand an adjacent public beach park....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Hanalei Boatyard: NFIB, Owners Counsel ask Hawaii Supreme Court to Intervene
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 7935 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use, Small Business
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The brief asks the Supreme Court to correct a critical error that could impact future eminent domain cases....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Nature Conservancy Employee to BLNR
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 5479 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Ige announced the appointment of Samuel M. Gon III to the Board of Land and Natural Resources....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Hanalei Boatyard Connected to Area 51?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:20 PM :: 6382 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use
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The case involves three parcels on Kauai -- one of which is owned by a fellow who has been a thorn in the County's side....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Senate to Hold Revocable Permit Hearing
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 4217 Views :: Land Use
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...Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., in Conference Room 224....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 |
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NYT: How Anti-Growth Sentiment Thwarts Equality
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 4690 Views :: Land Use
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“You don’t want rules made entirely for people that have something, at the expense of people who don’t,” said Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers....
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Friday, July 1, 2016 |
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Why are there no mobile home parks in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:33 PM :: 6940 Views :: Homelessness, Land Use
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“Here in Hawaii we don’t have trailer parks–they’re not legal.”
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 |
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Ige Signs HB2501: A&B Keeps E Maui Water
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 6885 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Land Use
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...HB2501 provides time to transition to a process that ensures water is distributed fairly in accordance with the public trust doctrine....
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