Hawaii Land Use Law

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Observations and commentary on state legislation and administrative law in Hawaii.

Author: Jesse K. Souki is a small-firm lawyer in Honolulu.

Blawg Related Categories: Administrative Law • Legislation & Lobbying • States • Hawaii • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Hawaii Land Use Law

Significant Rulings in Federal District Court Challenge to Maui's Residential Workforce Housing Policy
On July 3, 2008, the U.S. District court issued an order ("Order") in the Kamaole Pointe, LLP v. County of Maui case, where the Plaintiffs (Kamaole Pointe, et al.) are challenging the constitutionality of the…
High Resolution Wind Resource Maps Show 92 MW Energy Potential for Oahu
AWS Truewind, in an agreement with the various electric companies in the state, prepared an analysis showing areas favorable for wind production.According to the study, the potential wind energy for the Island of Oahu is…
The Effect of Kafka-esque Land Use Permitting May Add to Hawaii's Economic Woes
In No More Sunset Weddings without a Permit, I wrote about how the decades old practice of having a sunset wedding in Hawaii is under scrutiny, because the state decided that it would start enforcing…
Don't Cancel Your Subscription to Guns and Ammo Just Yet: Supreme Court Overturns D.C. Ban on Handguns
A break from your normally scheduled land use blogging...this just in...U.S. Supreme Court issues opinion on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding the right to bear arms.The Second Amendment provides: "A well regulated…
No More Sunset Weddings without a Permit
The Maui News reports,Commercial wedding coordinators who want to arrange ceremonies on state beaches will be required to obtain right-of-entry permits from the Department of Land and Natural Resources starting Aug. 1.(See, Harry Eagar, Not…
Governor’s Veto List
Under Hawaii’s Constitution, the Governor has 45-days after the legislatures' adjournment (i.e., sine die) to consider bills presented to her on, or less than 10-days prior to, the legislatures’ adjournment. After the 2008 Legislative Session…
Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste Dies at 52
Sad news over the weekend, Kauai's Mayor Bryan Baptiste passed away while recuperating from heart bypass surgery.Under the The Kauai County Charter, “the council shall select, by majority vote, one of its members as mayor…
Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns Web Page
The Maui County Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Housing Division, is charged with rule making and implementing Maui's controversial Residential Workforce Housing Policy. The Housing Division hasn't adopted rules yet...but it does have a new Web…
Transient Vacation Rental Supply Increased in 2007 According to DBEDT Study
According to the 2007 Visitor Plant Inventory (“VPI”) report released today by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Research & Economic Analysis Division, the number of visitor accommodation units statewide in 2007 increased…
Equal Protection Clause Revisited by U.S. Supreme Court with Land Use Implications
The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.In the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Engquist…