Board of Land and Natural Resources

The high court on Wednesday approved the legality of an environmental review to allow limited aquarium fishing in Hawaiʻi island, leading to worries about opening up the industry throughout the West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

A permitting structure for aquarium fishing off the waters of West Hawaiʻi Island was set for approval last week — but was delayed at the last minute. HPR's Mark Ladao explains.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources last week deferred a request by the hotel ownership, DHL Mahi OPCO, to install the moorings to park a 42-foot yacht meant for guests.

Nā ʻAikāne O Maui is one step closer to rebuilding its Native Hawaiian cultural center after it was destroyed in the Lahaina wildfires.

The Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the purchase of more than 250 acres of watershed lands in southwest Maui known as Pōhākea or Māʻalaea Mauka for $8.2 million.

The parties that damaged coral and live rock near Honolua Bay with a yacht in early 2023 were originally fined $117,000. Now they’re on the hook for $1.8 million.

Despite concerns over cultural preservation and climate change, a small plot of state-owned land in Wailua, Kauaʻi, near the old Coco Palms Resort, will be put up for public auction. The Board of Land and Natural Resources voted 4-2 to offer the parcel to the highest bidder. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court says the state attorney general's office must pay attorney fees for using last year's Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in “bad faith” that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting.

U.S. Army leases on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island expire in five years, and the Board of Land and Natural Resources is considering a land exchange as an alternative to new leases. This idea was met with overwhelming opposition at a recent BLNR meeting. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

The changes say that for two years, many hunting areas will have increased bag limits for pigs, goats and sheep. Some areas will also have expanded hunting periods.