Hawaii Land Use Law
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
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Native Hawaiians Win Milestone Victory in Legal Challenge to State's Administration of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
Native Hawaiians under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act won a class-action lawsuit against the State of Hawaii for failing to promptly award home lots. See Craig Gima, Court rules state failed on trust lands, Star…
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Seattle Votes to Tax Themselves to Provide more Affordable Housing
While Hawaii continues to kick the can down the road on affordable housing and impose draconian affordable housing requirements on developments, Seattle put the question to its voters. Voters responded by overwhelmingly passing an affordable-housing…
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City Allows More Religious Facilities in Industrial District through Zoning Amendment
Bill 61, which eases the way for more religious facilities in industrial zoned districts on Oahu, was recently signed into law on October 30, 2009. The Bill amends the Land Use Ordinance by removing the…
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Honolulu Mayor's State of Rail Transit Speech
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann made his, "State of Rail Transit," speech on October 29, 2009 at the Mission Memorial Auditorium. His official speech, in its entirety, can be found at www.honolulu.gov/mayor/stateoftherailtransit102909.pdf. The project is a…
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Sign's Unprecedented Environmental Review Waiver Bill for Los Angeles Area Football Stadium
Remember the Hawaii Superferry? California seems to be in the same fix, but with a different outcome.The Superferry attempted to qualify for an agency exemption from Hawaii's environmental review law to avoid preparing an environmental…
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Hawaii Land Board Approves 247 Acre Tuna Farm off the Big Island Coast
On October 23, 2009, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources approved Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc.'s ("HOT") conservation district use application for an open ocean yellowfin and bigeye tuna fish farm located 3 miles…
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New Blawg: California Eminent Domain Report
California law firm, Nossaman LLP, recently announced the launch of its California Eminent Domain Report blog. Nossaman describes its blog as featuring "original content focusing on industry news, events, and policy impacting eminent domain and…
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On Appeal
Two interesting land use cases will be heard by the Hawaii appellate courts in the coming months.The first case is Unite Here! Local 5 v. City and County of Honolulu. Petitioners Keep the North Shore…
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Annual List of the 100 Best Legal Blogs
Every December, the American Bar Association (ABA), releases its annual list of the 100 best legal blogs. If you find this blog useful and/or interesting, please nominate Hawaii Land Use Law & Policy at http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/blawg100_submit.The…
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Recent Nature Conservancy Study Looks at Clean Energy Sprawl
Should Hawaii reconsider its energy policy, which seems to focus on biomass and ethanol? Has there been a critical assessment of how particular alternative energy solutions will impact Hawaii's environment?In a recent article by the…