A bill that would have restricted farm dwellings on Oahu to 1,500 square feet has had its day, according to the councilman who authored it. Another proposed ordinance has been changed to drop the cap as well.
Michael Levine
Michael Levine is a former Civil Beat staff member.
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Land Links for Tuesday, July 20
Today’s roundup: drought reaches disaster level and the city is sued for its park plan.
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Land Links for Monday, July 19
Today’s roundup: fighting Molokai’s wind farm and asking for leniency in a forced labor case.
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Land Links for Friday, July 16
Today’s roundup: Prison sentences threaten food security and the state plans to buy land on Kauai, and military helicopter buzzes native bird colonies.
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How Green is Abercrombie? He Won’t Show
Civil Beat asked the three leading governor candidates to share information about their cars, electricity use, water use, food purchases and recycling habits. The goal: To show not just what they say, but what they do. Former Rep. Neil Abercrombie said, “No.”
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Land Links for Thursday, July 15
Today’s roundup: Maui wants to protect its reef fish and Honolulu wants to fix its sewers.
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Land Links for Wednesday, July 14
Today’s roundup: affordable housing in Mililani and beach widening on Kauai.
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Kahuku Leads Way in New Wind Technology
Thirty years ago, the North Shore town hosted the first efforts to harness the tradewinds for electricity in Hawaii. Tuesday, a project that could mark wind’s coming of age broke ground on a Kahuku hillside.
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Seed Corn, Not Food or Fuel, Is Hawaii’s Biggest Crop
Despite goals of food and energy self-sufficiency, Hawaii’s largest crop is not mango, papaya, banana or taro. It’s not biomass or biofuel crops, either. Seed corn reigns supreme.