Keauhou Canoe Club Files Suit Against DLNR

By • Feb 13, 2014

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  The West Hawaii community has been in a tug-of-war with the department of Land and Natural Resources about what happens at Keauhou Bay.  The trigger was DLNR's plan to add seven new moorings to the Bay.  The latest salvo is a lawsuit.  From the Big Island, HPR's Sherry Bracken explains.

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