Saturday, October 18, 2025

Revisiting Hawaiʻi’s Food Security Strategy: Building on the 2012 Office of Planning Reports

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In 2012, the Hawaiʻi State Office of Planning , in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture , released a three-volume report: Increa...

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Reaffirms Contested Case Rights and Public Trust Duties in Water Diversion Case

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The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s decision in Kiaʻi Wai o Waiʻaleʻale v. Board of Land and Natural Resources , No. SCWC-23-0000383 (Haw. Sept. 30,...

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Clarifies Appellate Deadlines and Keeps Cultural-Compliance Dispute Alive

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In Mālama Kakanilua v. Director of the Department of Public Works, County of Maui , SCWC-19-0000107 (Sept. 30, 2025), the Hawaiʻi Supreme Co...
Friday, September 19, 2025

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Affirms Zero Compensation for Temporary Taking of Accreted Lands

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On September 17, 2025, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued its opinion in Maunalua Bay Beach Ohana 28 v. State, SCWC-19-0000776 , addressing wh...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof in Land Use Boundary Interpretation Cases

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On August 28, 2025, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued an opinion in Honoipu Hideaway, LLC v. State of Hawaiʻi Land Use Commission, SCOT-24-00...

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Reaffirms Limits on Collateral Land Use Challenges, but Preserves Path for Environmental Review Claims

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On September 12, 2025, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued its decision in Maui Lani Neighbors, Inc. v. State of Hawaiʻi (SCWC-16-0000444) , ad...

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: Ritz-Carlton Waikīkī Towers Were Improperly Segmented Under HEPA, and Developer Must Pay Union’s Fees

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On February 21, 2025, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a decision in Unite Here! Local 5 v. PACREP LLC (SCAP-22-0000601) , holding that th...