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News: Land Use

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Tue 01/6/09Many at risk of being homeless in HawaiiCommunity | Human Rights | Economy | Housing12
Mon 01/5/09Hawaii's Place in The National Intelligence Council's 2025 Global Trends ReportBlogHome | Water | Transportation | Ahupua`a | Land Use | State Legislation | County Policy | Food & Agriculture | Energy | Economy | Community | General Sustainability29
Mon 01/5/09Housing discrimination hurting Kaua‘i’s homeless, group saysCommunity | Human Rights | Housing20
Sun 01/4/09Follow-up on Kalalau Trail and Bill Summers Access | State | Environment39
Mon 12/29/08Friends of Coco PalmsCommunity | Land Use69
Mon 12/29/08Economic Stimulus ProjectsEconomy | Government | Land Use44
Fri 12/26/08Native Hawaiians protest ceded lands caseCommunity | Human Rights | Government | Hawaiian Issues | Land Use49
Wed 12/24/08The Final CoupHuman Rights | Government | Hawaiian Issues | Land Use41
Mon 12/22/08TODAY AT 5:30 - "STOP SELLING CEDED LANDS"Land Use | Hawaiian Issues | Government | Human Rights64
Fri 12/12/08Oahu Sewers Still Not FixedCounty | Economy | Over-development | Waste & Recycling | Water | Federal73
Thu 12/11/08Letter to the editor from a Kamehameha studentCommunity | Environment | Hawaiian Issues | Land Use79
Thu 12/11/08Agro-communal project approvedCommunity | Food & Agriculture | Land Use62
Thu 12/11/082nd Safeway has permitsLand Use | Development48
Sat 12/6/08HEWA: Lingle administration will ask Supreme Court to halt Hawaiian claimsBlogHome | Land Use | Hawaiian Issues | State | Government | Human Rights83
Fri 12/5/08EVEN AS WE DIP FURTHER INTO ECONOMIC RECESSION, HOME PRICES ON KAUAI RISECommunity | Economy | Housing98
Fri 12/5/08Malama Kaua'i: Harvesting ideas from the Garden Isle BlogHome | Community | Economy | Energy | Environment | Food & Agriculture | County Policy | State Legislation | Hawaiian Issues | Ahupua`a | Superferry | General Sustainability132
Thu 12/4/08Review of the Book "Superferry Chronicles" (Pt. 1 of 3)BlogHome | Superferry | Military | Over-development | Ahupua`a | Hawaiian Issues | State Legislation | General Sustainability102
Wed 12/3/08'Hawaii: Peak Oil Canary in a Coal Mine' BlogHome | Energy | KIUC | Solar Power | Wind | County Policy | Federal | State | Ahupua`a | Transportation | Waste & Recycling78
Wed 11/26/08Council Meeting Lacked AlohaCounty | Access | County Policy | County Elections | Council Votes | Council Agendas | Government | Community102
Tue 11/25/08First Council Meeting A Lotta RockyCounty | Waste & Recycling | Transportation | Over-development | Housing | Development | County Policy | County Elections | Council Votes | Council Agendas | GMO's | Environment | Waste to Energy | Energy | Economy | General Sustainability114
Sun 11/23/08Ceded lands focus of rallyGovernment | Hawaiian Issues | Land Use93
Fri 11/21/08Marriott, Starwood Stop Big Hawaii ProjectsDevelopment | Economy193
Mon 11/17/08Fish and Limu are allowed on the SuperferryBlogHome | Superferry | Ahupua`a111
Sun 11/16/08"Take Care of the Residents and the Land First, Then Tourism Will Come"BlogHome | Economy | Energy | Environment | County Policy | Development | Housing | Transportation | General Sustainability91
Sat 11/15/08Kauai General Plan Strengthened by Kauai Voters BlogHome | Council Agendas | County Elections | County Policy | Planning Commission Votes | Development | Over-development | General Sustainability117
Wed 11/12/08General Plan gets teethEconomy | Government | County Policy | Development73
Fri 11/7/08Little bit of everything in this brief news report todayEconomy | Energy | Development | Superferry86
Fri 11/7/08Burial Council rejects Naue planBlogHome | Iwi Kupuna | Development | Naue91
Thu 11/6/08Brief Review of Kauai Election Results BlogHome | Waste & Recycling | Over-development | County Elections | Food & Agriculture | Environment | Energy | Economy95
Wed 11/5/08State won't evict Kahana Valley Park families as revisions to law consideredHuman Rights | Hawaiian Issues | Housing93
Sun 11/2/08Let’s keep development in tuneGovernment | Land Use | Development67
Thu 10/30/08It’s Time to Implement Kaua‘i’s General Plan BlogHome | Over-development | Planning Commission Votes | County Policy | County Elections | General Sustainability129
Thu 10/30/08Citizens group wants to slow rapid growth on Garden IsleGovernment | Development95
Wed 10/29/08Resort Permits ReauthorizedOver-development | Development | Planning Commission Votes | General Sustainability72
Tue 10/28/08Your vote countsCounty Elections | Development74
Tue 10/28/08Video: The True Story of Kaluaikoolau Ahupua`a | Hawaiian Issues | Community110
Mon 10/27/08Kahana Evictions DelayedCommunity | Human Rights | Hawaiian Issues | Housing115
Mon 10/27/08Vote YES on the Charter Amendment to Implement the Kaua’i General PlanBlogHome | County Elections | County Policy | Planning Commission Votes | Over-development | General Sustainability75
Mon 10/27/08A Sick Society: Making people homeless and then chasing them from beaches, bus stops...Community | Human Rights | Housing124
Sun 10/26/08KAHANA VALLEY EVICTIONSState | Hawaiian Issues | Land Use | Housing222
Sun 10/26/08Land Sales: Maui Land and PineappleLand Use | Development99
Fri 10/24/08Suggesting ‘retreat’ for beach conservationOver-development | Oceans | General Sustainability84
Thu 10/23/08General Plan Charter amendment strengthens Over-development | Planning Commission Votes | County Elections74
Mon 10/20/08Vote ‘Yes’ on General Plan Charter AmendmentOver-development | Planning Commission Votes | County Elections | General Sustainability103
Mon 10/20/08Kauai Ballot Charter Amendments ReviewedBlogHome | Over-development | Planning Commission Votes | County Elections110
Mon 10/20/08Kauai Affordable housing projects progressCommunity | Housing108
Mon 09/15/08Open letter by Kanaka Maoli Scholars Against DesecrationNaue | Over-development | Iwi Kupuna | Hawaiian Issues | Human Rights131
Sun 09/14/08BLNR President Laura Thielen to speak 9/18 at Kaua`i Community Advisory Council meetingState | Oceans | Ahupua`a | Over-development | Koke'e162
Wed 08/27/08Developer breaks ground on South Shore facilityOver-development96
Fri 08/22/08Island History: Coco Palms Burial GroundsHawaiian Issues | Ahupua`a231
Thu 08/21/08Council defers property tax reformCounty Policy | Economy | Housing109
Tue 08/19/08Residential tax rates would fall, but proposed repeal concerns public (part 2 in series)County Policy | Economy | Housing112
Mon 08/18/08Condo owners allege fleecingOver-development129
Sun 08/17/08Hawaii plan tackles public housing crisisHousing | Community | State186
Sun 08/17/08DHHL’s Wailua commercial plans haltedHawaiian Issues | Housing | Over-development138
Fri 08/15/08Judge upholds Wainiha construction againBlogHome | Hawaiian Issues | Community | Over-development133
Thu 08/7/08Joan Conrow: Stand-Off Ends in Stand Down at NaueOver-development | Iwi Kupuna | Hawaiian Issues | Human Rights | Naue229
Wed 07/30/08Naue Video on YouTubeOver-development | Iwi Kupuna | Hawaiian Issues | Human Rights | Naue169
Wed 07/30/08Burial hearing setHawaiian Issues | Human Rights | Over-development127
Wed 07/30/08Joan Conrow: Details of Naue Burials LawsuitOver-development | Iwi Kupuna | Hawaiian Issues | Human Rights | Naue271
Tue 07/8/08Brescia clear to build on land, chief saysBlogHome | Over-development | Human Rights | Hawaiian Issues265
Mon 07/7/08Naue development??Over-development | Human Rights | Hawaiian Issues134
Sun 07/6/08Possible SB 2646 Development Projects? Over-development126
Tue 07/1/08Burial property offered for saleHawaiian Issues | Human Rights | Over-development141
Mon 06/23/08Agriculture at a crossroadsFood & Agriculture | Over-development | General Sustainability242
Fri 06/20/08Terrible land use bill awaits Lingle's signatureBlogHome | Over-development | Food & Agriculture | State133
Wed 06/18/08Future solutions: Maui timber bambooHousing | General Sustainability171
Thu 06/12/08Existing South Shore center opposes proposed shopsOver-development164
Thu 06/12/08Joan Conrow reports that Burkhart will not build at NaueHuman Rights | Hawaiian Issues | Over-development156
Thu 06/5/08OHA, Governor To Announce Housing PartnershipHawaiian Issues | Housing147
Thu 06/5/08Building on sacred placesHuman Rights | Hawaiian Issues | Over-development123
Mon 06/2/08PLEASE DONATE 20 MINUTES TO REDUCE NEW TOURIST CONSTRUCTION ON KAUAI!BlogHome | Over-development123
Mon 06/2/08Property tax reform bill proposedCounty Policy | Over-development135
Wed 05/28/08Village at Koloa Town developer meets wishes of communityCommunity | Over-development | General Sustainability158
Mon 05/19/08SB 2646 encourages urbanization of ag landState Legislation | Over-development296
Tue 05/13/08Home at last - Where the rent is affordableHousing203
Fri 05/9/08Agricultural land bill a betrayal of principleState Legislation | Food & Agriculture | Over-development163
Thu 05/8/08Proposed amendment gives permitting power to councilCounty Policy | Over-development153
Thu 05/8/08Affordable housing projects plod along Housing158
Wed 05/7/08Sommers Estate Vote in JunePlanning Commission Votes | Over-development185
Fri 05/2/08TERRIBLE LAND USE BILL PASSES WITH REPRESENTATIVES SAGUM AND TOKIOKA VOTING FOR ITBlogHome | Over-development | Energy | State | General Sustainability178
Wed 04/30/08MAJOR ALERT: State bill would allow drastic re-zoning of agriculture lands!BlogHome | State | Food & Agriculture | Over-development164
Wed 04/30/08Ag Moratorium Reintroduced!County | Food & Agriculture | Over-development148
Tue 04/29/08TERRIBLE LAND USE BILL TIED TO SOLAR WATER HEATER BILL! CALL LEGISLATORS TODAY!BlogHome | Over-development | Solar Power | State154
Thu 04/24/08Believing in the county seatGovernment | Over-development131
Sun 04/20/08Maui growth plan seeks to preserve island lifestyleOver-development | General Sustainability153
Wed 04/16/08Stryker bringing $250M build boomMilitary | Over-development141
Wed 04/16/08Ag use limit may face state guttingState | State Legislation | Over-development145
Tue 04/15/08Isle rents ranked highest in nationEconomy | Housing170
Mon 04/14/08Take action on HB 2807, a gift to landownersState | Food & Agriculture | Over-development164
Thu 04/10/08Affordable housing money approvedCounty | Housing185
Wed 04/2/08Second Hearing on Sommers EstateCommunity | Over-development140
Sun 03/30/08Thinking out of the box: Council representation by districtsAhupua`a | General Sustainability254
Thu 03/20/08Monkeypods on the moveCommunity | Over-development | Monkeypod Trees165
Wed 03/19/083/19 Council Committee MeetingsCounty | Over-development | Council Agendas154
Wed 03/19/08Planners debate contested Sommer's EstatePlanning Commission Votes | Community | Over-development207
Tue 03/18/08Individual and community rightsCommunity | Over-development | Monkeypod Trees147
Sun 03/9/08Scale of proposed Kilauea home concerns residents Planning Commission Votes | Over-development149
Thu 03/6/08Developer at Koloa Monkeypod Site Beefs Up Security Over-development | Monkeypod Trees207
Wed 03/5/08Great Article on State Legislation by Jeff Mikulina (Sierra Club)State Legislation | Energy | Food & Agriculture | Over-development173
Wed 03/5/0821 Monkeypod Trees Bulldozed or SmashedBlogHome | Monkeypod Trees | Over-development222
Mon 03/3/08Sprawl vs. Farms: Saving Hawai'i's FarmlandsFood & Agriculture | Over-development335
Sat 03/1/08Moloa'a: Commission denies after fact permits Over-development129
Sat 03/1/08HI Poll: Residents say state is run for tourists Over-development143
Thu 02/28/08Ag subdivision decision shelvedFood & Agriculture | Over-development161
Mon 02/25/08WEDNESDAY: AG MORATORIUM BILL WILL DIE WITHOUT ACTION!!County | Over-development | County Policy | Council Votes | Council Agendas253
Mon 02/25/08SUPPORT AG MORATORIUM BILL!County | Council Votes | Food & Agriculture | Over-development245
Fri 02/22/08Residents, Surfers, Fishermen: YOUR INPUT IS NEEDEDOver-development190
Fri 02/22/08Displaced homeless without answersHuman Rights | Housing181
Thu 02/21/08ACTION ALERT: PRESERVE OPEN SPACE IN KILAUEACounty | Over-development240
Wed 02/20/08Maui considers caping time shares: should Kaua'i pursue??County | Over-development215
Sat 02/16/08DHHL to develop 450 acres in WailuaHawaiian Issues | Housing384
Wed 02/13/08Homeless children being denied educationHuman Rights | Housing208
Wed 02/13/08Commission tables Moloa‘a decisionPlanning Commission Votes | Community | Over-development191
Tue 02/12/08City evicts homeless families...where to go next?State | Human Rights | Housing214
Mon 02/11/08ACTION ALERT: PUBLIC HEARING ON AG MORATORIUM BILLCounty | Over-development142
Fri 02/8/08Development on Ha'ena sight with 30 burialsHawaiian Issues | Human Rights | Over-development179
Fri 02/8/08Nanakuli homeless on move againHuman Rights | Housing186
Sat 02/2/08Gated Community Issue Returns to CouncilCounty Policy | Community | Over-development191
Fri 02/1/08County halts new vacation rentalsCounty | Housing | Over-development202
Fri 02/1/08USA Today: Kauai finds itself at a bittersweet crossroadsCommunity | Over-development | Superferry256
Thu 01/31/08DANGER: Bill seeks to turn ag into rural zoningState | Over-development317
Thu 01/31/08Monkeypod Trees: Request for dialogCounty Policy | Community | Over-development | Monkeypod Trees185
Thu 01/31/08Council poised to pass vacation rentals ordinanceCounty | Over-development158
Wed 01/30/08Public Housing and the Kahului Harbor Master PlanState | Housing | Superferry336
Tue 01/29/08Bills in Legislature aim to protect Ka Iwi CoastState | Over-development165
Tue 01/29/08Nanakuli tent town evictions nearingState | Hawaiian Issues | Community | Housing183
Mon 01/28/08Preservationist criticizes Lingle's PlansOver-development | General Sustainability131
Wed 01/23/08Turtle Bay buyout surprises developerOver-development161
Mon 01/21/08Proposal would preserve ag landsOver-development | Food & Agriculture148
Wed 01/16/08Homeless must leave Hawaii beach parkState | Community | Housing470
Tue 01/15/08New draft EIS submitted for Molokai developmentOver-development153
Sat 01/12/08Developers: We can’t meet ‘all’ demandsOver-development206
Sat 01/12/08Landowner OK’d to build home despite burial site concerns County | Over-development420
Wed 01/9/08Vacation Rental Issue on MauiOver-development155
Wed 01/9/08‘No’ to vacation cabin planOver-development170
Mon 01/7/08Ka Iwi advocates gear for developer's revised proposalOver-development138
Fri 01/4/08Koloa developer denies meetingMonkeypod Trees | Over-development | Community176
Thu 01/3/08 High court sends Molokai Properties back to square oneWater | Over-development133
Thu 01/3/08Monkeypod trees survive widely suspected removal dateMonkeypod Trees | Over-development | Community184
Thu 01/3/08Koloa Creekside sues countyState | Over-development172
Wed 01/2/08Kahala Whole Foods Market to be biggerOver-development181
Mon 12/31/07 SAVE HONOLUA COALITIONOver-development178
Sat 12/29/07New Hawaii laws take effect Jan. 1State | Economy | Housing163
Fri 12/28/07After 10 years, funds finally released to complete Kalepa Village affordable housing complexState | Housing166
Thu 12/27/07Island exodus stunts state’s growthState | Economy | Over-development164
Wed 12/26/07Hawaii's 'Second City' boomingOver-development150
Tue 12/25/07Big Isle to gain 1,200 affordable dwellingsHousing154
Mon 12/24/07Honolulu can lead in sustainability effortAhupua`a | General Sustainability250
Sun 12/23/07Visitors sound off on Koloa tree protestsCounty | Over-development141
Sat 12/22/07Don’t cut down what is special about KoloaOver-development | Community | Monkeypod Trees164
Wed 12/19/07Maui County prevails in court against vacation rentalsOver-development159
Wed 12/19/07Trees have few days, many friendsOver-development140
Mon 12/17/07PROTEST: Save Koloa Monkey Pod Trees!County | Over-development477
Tue 12/11/07Action Alert: Help Save Koloa Monkey Pod TreesCounty | Over-development163
Mon 12/10/07Kauai ethanol plant's success tied to affordable homesEnergy | Housing161
Mon 12/3/07Dole Food Co. may sell some of its Hawaii landOver-development470
Sun 12/2/07Planning Commission OKs ag subdivision moratoriumCounty | Over-development136
Fri 11/30/07122 acres at Princeville bought by luxury hotel developerBlogHome | Halele'a | Over-development172
Fri 11/30/07Future plans must focus on Hawaii's youthHousing | Superferry | General Sustainability138
Mon 11/26/07County housing projects progressingHousing129
Fri 11/23/07‘Money is talking’ on South ShoreCounty | Over-development163
Wed 11/21/07County hashes out housing policyCounty | Housing154
Tue 11/20/07Sierra Club Testimony on Shoreline Setback BillCounty | Over-development143
Mon 11/19/07Hawaii vacation rentals allegedly dodging rule Over-development141
Fri 11/16/07Housing bill poised at voteHousing141
Thu 11/15/07Eco-Roundtable Housing Group Report - Nov 13Housing1450
Thu 10/25/07New housing policy heads to councilCounty | Housing117
Thu 10/11/07Council accepts South Shore traffic planCounty | Transportation | Over-development152
Thu 10/11/07South Shore developers cited twiceOver-development133