A young tourist couple walks up the worn, sloping trail that Paradise Ranch, LLC, fenced off in 2011 to keep people out and its cattle off Lepeuli beach on Kaua`i’s North Shore. The two carefully slip over the top of … Continued
“When somebody cuts off an access, you gotta jump on it,” warns Kaua`i County Council member Tim Bynum. In 2007, the county lost a federal lawsuit over what it had thought was a public road through a 174-acre property called … Continued
The relinquishment by the territorial government of a portion of a historic trail has come back to haunt residents of Hawai`i County. For centuries, the Ala Loa ran along the western coast of the Big Island. In 1938, however, a … Continued
“We’ve negotiated lots of accesses. This is the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Kaua`i County Council Planning Committee member Tim Bynum of the proposed mauka-makai easement in Waipake offered by Falko Partners, LLC, as part of its 357-acre Kahu`aina Plantation … Continued
When plans to build 3,500 more units at Turtle Bay Resort resurfaced in the mid-2000’s, the move set off alarm bells among community members worried about the impacts such a massive development would have on the North Shore’s rural character, … Continued
Serious legal questions surrounding the state Land Use Commission’s 1986 Decision and Order to redistrict of 236 acres owned by Turtle Bay Resort, LLC (TBR) will remain unanswered at least until the end of the next legislative session. On November … Continued