Maui County

... Pandemic no excuse for government hostility to sunshine laws ....

... On May 30, Mayor Victorino issued a directive indicating certain shoreline development approval requests will be reviewed within fifteen days or be automatically approved ....

...The County’s proposed rules and reopening date have been sent to the Governor and Attorney General’s Office for review and approval....

..."This time of emergency does not justify government secrecy. The Resort is certainly not entitled to have their permits fast-tracked behind closed doors while public gatherings are banned and also excluding the press."....

...Mālama Meals, a new group formed by Da Spot and other partners, currently provides more than 10,000 meals a day to kupuna and others in need....

...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....

...Hawaii Supreme Court Livestream Oral Argument In Water Rights, Admin Law Case (Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 10am HT)....

...the governor has suspended many laws....

...Wiser regulators than those in Maui would avoid bloody-minded enforcement that deters voluntary civic action to help the public in a crisis....

...the usual result is going to be that you run a big risk if you don't get a permit....

...When asked why the cases tied to the restaurant had not been disclosed earlier, Hauptman said that the incident had proven not to warrant public concern....

...a 6-3 majority found that the Ninth Circuit’s ruling went too far. At the same time, however, the court declined to adopt the reading of the law advanced by the county....

...The rare species, which are now required to receive protection no later than Feb. 29, 2024, include 12 plants, one anchialine pool shrimp and a picture-wing fly....

...six of our nursing home residents were potentially exposed to COVID-19 during their stay at MMMC prior to being admitted to Hale Makua.  One of them has tested positive....

...Health officials say the outbreak started in mid-March.  But HNN learned top members within the emergency command weren’t privy to the information until Wednesday morning....

"...Only one family member should be allowed to leave the home at any time...."

...As recently as several months ago, the governor was enjoined by the First Circuit Court from using his emergency powers to infringe upon the constitutionally protected traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiian practitioners at Mauna Kea....

...we have met the enemy and he is us....

...The ventilators are based on an emergency design developed at the University of Texas at Austin, which is being used nationwide....

...Mayor Victorino presents administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal....

...Hawaii County is still going its own way....

...Mayor Victorino announces Public Health Emergency Rules for Maui County....

...one Maui County seat for a 5-year appointment and one student seat for a 2-year appointment....

...responsible for committing 81 offenses, resulting in 185 charges....

... the climate litigation campaign has proven unsuccessful and is counterproductive .... 

...Hawaii County's median listing price decreased by 10%....

...SB2140 relating to taxation, extending the period in which a county may adopt a surcharge on state GE Tax ... to June 30, 2021....

...here's what happens when the police are allowed to enforce the law....

...Maui burglar sentenced to 46 months of prison after pleading guilty to possession of stolen firearms....

...Maui Electric purchased the assets of the Lanai City power plant in 1988....

...a civil fine of $20,000 plus $10,000 per day for each day the unlawful operation persists....

...District Family Judge, Second Circuit and District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit....

...On an idle Wednesday this last week, a thunderclap of a bulletin came across the 5:00 p.m. local news....

...Kaheawa Wind Power II increases incidental take for the Hawaiian hoary bat from 11 to 38 adults (345% increase), and for the Hawaiian goose from 30 to 44 adults (147% increase) during the remaining 20-year permit....

...the government agreed to dismiss two felony charges for unlawfully transporting and storing hazardous waste at locations on Maui and Moloka’i....

...Who’s going to pay all these attorneys? They don’t work for free....

...It all turns on the language of the Clean Water Act, and what does the term "from" mean....

“...There are more than 500,000 similar underground injection wells in the country and nearly 6,000 in Hawaii alone....”

...The community event, called E Ola I Ka Wai: Elevating Advocacy to Protect Our Precious Waters, is a partnership between OHA and the Waiwai Collective....

..."Their questions were insightful, and I felt that they truly understood the complexity of the issues in this case and the potential effects of the expansion of the Clean Water Act on governmental entities and private properties.”....

...Chumbley said vandalism has occurred on Wailuku Water Co. land before, typically during “periods of high emotions and reactions"....

...there’s only one problem, the bonds have already expired.... 

... If this were federal court with its Article III case and controversy standing requirements, we'd bet the court might have a difficult time finding standing. But this is a Hawaii court applying Hawaii law, and anyone who might be able to allege even "butterfly effect" linkage to the desired outcome has a very good argument for standing ....

...Mayor Victorino Announces Planned Lawsuit....

...SCOTUS Oral Argument Hinges On Internal Dispute Over Who Can Settle....

...The Trump administration announced that it had finalized its repeal of President Barack Obama’s infamous 2015 Clean Water Rule....

...The effects of the Ninth Circuit Court’s expansion of the Clean Water Act on our already tight housing market could be severe....

...meanwhile at public schools girls don't have locker rooms for trannies to push their way in to....

...He has been charged with attempted perjury, attempted hindering prosecution in the first degree, and tampering with a witness....

...The average Oahu driver spends 64 hours in congestion each year....