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The state BLNR heard from the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) on Item K-2, a programmatic statewide small-scale beach restoration (SSBR) permitting program that would reauthorize and expand the existing beach nourishment program OCCL to streamline activities. The motion is highly contested by many in the Maui community.

Governor David Ige nominated Doreen Canto of Kula to fill the Maui seat on the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR). She will replace James “Jimmy” Gomes whose second, four-year term on the board expired at the end of last month.

Governor David Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated people who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources. Currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land district seats are open. Applicants for these seats must be residents of Maui County and Honolulu County.

The Hawai‘i BLNR today adopted the recommendation to approve the application for a Conservation District Use Permit to build the Thirty Meter Telescope.

The Hawai‘i BLNR heard oral arguments during the Contested Case Hearing for the Conservation District Use Application for the Thirty Meter Telescope.