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Hawai‘i Supreme Court sides with East Maui Water advocates in latest opinion
The Hawai‘i Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed that the Board of Land and Natural Resources violated water advocates’ constitutional rights when it permitted Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. to divert fresh water from East Maui streams as part of a renewal of a Revocable Permit.
Board approves revocable permit for Nā ʻAikāne o Maui’s Community Resource Center in Lahaina
The Board of Land and Natural Resources voted unanimously to issue an after-the-fact revocable permit to Nā ʻAikāne o Maui, Inc. (NAOMI) for its Community Resource Center, which was destroyed in the Lahaina wildfires. In its vote on Friday, June 28, the board also voted to change the rent from $40 per month to gratis (free).
BLNR successful in its appeal in East Maui water case
The Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources, as represented by the Department of the Attorney General, prevailed on appeal in a case regarding the continuation of revocable permits for the diversion of water from streams in East Maui to Central and Upcountry Maui.