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First large-scale hybrid reef deployment launched at Kalaeloa to combat erosion and rising seas
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation, in collaboration with DARPA and the University of Hawaiʻi, has launched the Kalaeloa Hybrid Reef Project, a first-of-its-kind nature-based engineering initiative that integrates engineered structures with living coral to protect coastal highways from erosion and rising seas.
Navy initiating return of nearly 44 acres to state on Oʻahu and Molokaʻi
Gov. Josh Green announced that the Department of the Navy is initiating the process to return nearly 44 acres of federal property to the state of Hawaiʻi. The proposed transfers include a 31.693-acre parcel at Kalaeloa and the Marine Corps’ 12-acre Molokaʻi Training Support Facility at Hoʻolehua.
DHHL launches in-house permitting, fast-tracking its ability to get beneficiaries off the waitlist and into homes
In a milestone initiative, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signed the program’s first in-house building permit for its Yorktown transitional housing project Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. This new approach is set to streamline the building permit process and will enable the department to advance on the development of more than 20 homestead projects statewide.
Hawaiian Electric to Host Virtual Meetings
The meetings are being held to seek public input on the utility’s five proposed battery energy storage systems.
Abandoned Vehicles on Hawaiian Homelands Prompts Statewide Action
Over the past six months, the Department partnered with the Governor’s Task Force on Homelessness, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation, and other service providers to remove unpermitted structures, unauthorized campers and abandoned vehicles from sites in Kalaeloa, Anahola, Hanapēpē, King’s Landing and other locations statewide.
Hawai’i Army National Guard Gets $35M for Facilities Upgrade
Hawai’i has received $35 million in federal funding to construct a Combined Support Maintenance Shop for the Hawai’i Army National Guard. The project will consist of building a new maintenance shop and renovating two existing facilities.
Next Steps Discussed in Ahihi-Kinau Closure
By Wendy Osher Discussions continue on a recommendation to keep the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve closed after current restrictions are set to expire on July 31, 2010. DLNR began enforcing the two year closure on access to the majority of the reserve, including unofficial trails to Kalua o Lapa, Kalaeloa, and Mokuha on August 1, […]
KULANI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO CLOSE
The Department of Public Safety announced today plans to close the Kulani Correctional Facility on the Big Island by the end of October. Public Safety Director Clayton Frank said it was not fiscally feasible to continue to operate the facility under the difficult economic climate. “Because of the troubling economy, and continuing budget shortfalls, the […]