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Land Use

7 Jan 2026

New & Noteworthy: Marine Mammal Strandings; A Seawall Fine Is Upheld

by Teresa | posted in: Endangered Species, January 2026, Land Use, Marine, New & Noteworthy | 0

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4 Dec 2025

New & Noteworthy: Housing Fraud, Kapalua Water

by Teresa | posted in: December 2025, Land Use, New & Noteworthy, Water | 0

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Patricia Tummons
4 Dec 2025

Commission Grapples with Water Use Claims, While Long Delays Frustrate Applicants

by Teresa | posted in: December 2025, Land Use, Water | 1

“If you don’t make a credible case, you’re not going to get the water,” Water Commissioner Aurora Kagawa-Viviani said November 18 of the permit applications submitted two years ago for water from the streams and aquifers of West Maui, also … Continued

Teresa Dawson
4 Dec 2025

Board Talk: Glass House Violations, Denied Subdivision in Puna

by Teresa | posted in: Board Talk, December 2025, Land Use | 0

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1 Nov 2025

A Vacation Rental on Kona Ag Land Operates With No Permit for Years

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, November 2025 | 1

At a hearing of the Hawaiʻi County Board of Appeals last August, neighbors of a 10,000-square-foot house in the state Agricultural Land Use District challenged the decision of the planning director dismissing their complaints that the fellow who managed the … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Nov 2025

Editorial: Hawaiʻi County Policy on TVRs in Ag District: It’s a Mess

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, November 2025 | 1

What, exactly, is going on in Hawaiʻi County? Its own laws and rules specifically forbid the operation of vacation rentals on properties that lie within the state Agricultural District. It passed an ordinance in 2018 that limits these uses to … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Nov 2025

How Hawaiʻi County Comes Up With So Many Non-Conforming Lots

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, November 2025 | 1

Here’s a puzzle. A large house on a five-acre lot in the state Agricultural District is rented out to tourists for more than $700 a night, according to a recent listing on the VRBO website. Inside, near the kitchen door, … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 Nov 2025

Honolulu Wins Summary Judgment In Case of SMA Permit at Marconi

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, November 2025 | 0

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Teresa Dawson
2 Oct 2025

Hawaiʻi County Presses ICA To Allow Vacation Rentals on Ag Land

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, Land Use, October 2025 | 1

More than a year ago – September 2024 – the state Supreme Court issued a ruling on the question of whether short-term vacation rentals are allowed on land in the state Agricultural District. The answer was a resounding no. The … Continued

Patricia Tummons
2 Oct 2025

New & Noteworthy: Haleakalā Trail; East Maui Water

by Teresa | posted in: Land Use, New & Noteworthy, October 2025, Water | 0

Trail Contract: After a jury found in April 2014 that the state — not Haleakala Ranch Company — owns the historic Haleakalā bridle trail, plaintiff David Brown, the executive director of Public Access Trails Hawaiʻi, stated,“We have a moral obligation … Continued

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In This Issue

  • January 2026 PDF January 8, 2026
  • BOARD TALK: Groups Appeal Land Board Decisions To Deny Contested Case, Grant Water Permit January 7, 2026
  • BOARD TALK, Continued: Lāʻie Sandbag Fine, Maui Land Acquisition January 7, 2026
  • New & Noteworthy: Marine Mammal Strandings; A Seawall Fine Is Upheld January 7, 2026
  • As Haleakalā Trail Injunction Takes Effect, DLNR Pleads to Maintain Vehicular Access January 7, 2026
  • Water Commission Gets Dire Report on Diminishing Flows in Nā Wai ʻEhā January 7, 2026

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