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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 :: 4200 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 :: 7261 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 :: 6495 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 :: 10142 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 :: 6657 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 :: 6002 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 :: 7990 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 :: 8167 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 :: 5665 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 :: 6606 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 :: 4388 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 :: 4850 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 :: 7159 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 :: 7077 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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Saturday, June 18, 2016 |
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Rail: Caldwell’s Flip-Flop Opens Door to Lawsuits by Property Owners Targeted by HART
By Robert Thomas @ 6:55 PM :: 6615 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...if a taking is abandoned or dismissed prior to final judgment, the condemnor is on the hook for "damages."....
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 |
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Maui: 60% Bogus Signatures on Ballot Petition to Seize Farms from Owners
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 12066 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use, GMOs
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...It's unclear how much was spent paying people to collect signatures, or where the money came from, because those loudly demanding transparency don't practice it themselves....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii ICA Bungles Hanalei River Eminent Domain Case?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:09 AM :: 6349 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use
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...we have an old eminent domain code and don't have a whole lot of current decisional law applying it....
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Monday, April 18, 2016 |
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Guam Justice--34 Years After Mayor’s Land Grab
By Robert Thomas @ 11:02 PM :: 4208 Views :: Land Use
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Guam land titles can be seriously messed up....
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Friday, April 8, 2016 |
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Supreme Court on Koa Ridge: No Moratorium While IAL Process Underway
By Robert Thomas @ 2:59 AM :: 4916 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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...the "agricultural lands" section of the Hawaii Constitution isn't self-executing....
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 |
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Guam Can't Duck Suit Over Native Land Grab
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 PM :: 5882 Views :: Land Use, Military
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Ancestral landowners in Guam who claim they were never fully compensated for property confiscated during World War II will have their day in court....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Feds Gain Control over 157,000 Acres in Maui County
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6009 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 157,000 acres of critical habitat for 125 species of plants and animals from the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui and Kahoolawe....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Hawaii Land Use Laws Violate Fair Housing Act
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 6181 Views :: Land Use
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...any policy that effectively discriminates against minorities, even if not intentional, violates the Fair Housing Act of 1968....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Solving Hawaii Housing Crisis Through Land Use Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 5739 Views :: Land Use
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...Hawaii land use policies discriminate unfairly against minorities and the poor....
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Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Federal Court: Get Ready For Bridge Aina Lea Trial
By Robert Thomas @ 4:43 PM :: 6541 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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Bottom line: the plaintiff's takings claims are going to trial....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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DLNR Task Force to Analyze Revocable Permits
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 4392 Views :: Land Use
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The committee is expected to report its findings and recommendations to the chairs of the Hawaii State Senate Water, Land and Agriculture Committee and the State House Water and Land Committee by the end of April....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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Property Rights Court for Guam?
By Robert Thomas @ 10:23 AM :: 4129 Views :: Land Use
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...We've asked whether Hawaii also might need a Property Rights Court....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Hawaii ‘Takings’ Case in Federal Court
By Robert Thomas @ 1:32 PM :: 7355 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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The State removed the civil rights lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Honolulu....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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State Looking For A TMT Hearing Officer–Deadline 430pm Today
By Robert Thomas @ 1:21 PM :: 6498 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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Are you a lawyer and need something to do for the next 6-12 months?
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Fee Simple Conversion Bills Killed after KSBE Protests
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 4368 Views :: Land Use
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Representative Yamane indicated that this effectively kills both bills for this session....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Nai Aupuni Aha Illegally Blocks Protesters from Walking on Stolen Hawaiian Kingdom Road
By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 AM :: 9685 Views :: Akaka Bill, First Amendment, Land Use, OHA
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“RHGC was required to provide and indicate on the approved grading plan, a pedestrian trail for public use over the project site leading from the Maunawili Estates Subdivision to Maunawili Falls.”
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
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Speaker Souki Proposes Fee Simple Conversion of Commercial Land Leases
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 AM :: 8061 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Small Business
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Hawaii has done it before with lands supporting single-family and multi-family homes. Those historic actions gave the ordinary working person new opportunities for true homeownership....
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016 |
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Study Shows how Coral Death Hype can be used to Gain Control of Your Land
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 5393 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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Water flow and sediment monitoring on coral reefs off the island of Lāna‘i provides conservation projects with guide for Ridge-to-Reef Management....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016 |
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HB1170: Geothermal Fast-track, part two
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 PM :: 5648 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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The legislative session has yet to even begin, and House leaders are already poised to fast-track a set of blanket exemptions for power producers....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Gold Coast Seawall Hot Potato Case: Supreme Court Hears Arguments
By Robert Thomas @ 6:20 PM :: 4582 Views :: Land Use
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A case that we've been following with some mild amusement has reached the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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Lawsuits Have Consequences: Aloha To Hawaii Sugar
By Robert Thomas @ 5:43 PM :: 8179 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Land Use
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Since about the 1970's, sugar plantations have been legal pariahs....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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DLNR to Loosen Death Grip on Hilo Businesses?
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 8114 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Small Business
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One of the leases at Banyan Drive has expired and has been placed on a month-to-month revocable permit. Other leases at Banyan Drive and in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area will expire in the next several years....
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 |
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Oregon Standoff: Cooperative Management vs Federal Control
By Video @ 4:26 AM :: 6726 Views :: Environment, Land Use, Second Amendment
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Full Transcript of Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Floor Speech January 5, 2016....
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii Water Law In A Nutshell
By Robert Thomas @ 9:38 PM :: 6304 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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If you want a crash course in Hawaii's unique (some would say weird) water law, you can't do better than this video....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 AM :: 9994 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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...last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:44 PM :: 9238 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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The Hawaii Supreme Court's Fractured Rationale For Invalidating The TMT Permit
By Robert Thomas @ 9:04 PM :: 6795 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the telescope Thirty Meter. It's five year continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out a Conservation District Use Permit from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and navigate the treacherous waters of Hawaii administrative law. To boldly go where twelve other telescopes have gone before!
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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Aha Moku Advisory Committee Hosts Public Meetings to Draft Rules
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5686 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...as it develops and adopts rules for its operation and administration....
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Friday, October 2, 2015 |
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New Hawaii Endangered Species Listings Set Stage for Federal Ecosystem Control
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 5574 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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The proposed species occupy 11 types of ecosystems....
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