The case involves a June ruling by 1st Circuit Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree to limit East Maui stream diversions to 31.5 million gallons per day from the previous 40.49 million gallons authorized by the Hawai’i Board of Land and Natural Resources.
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(Kapolei, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has launched a Revocable Permit (RP) Pilot Program that will offer short-term land dispositions
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Water flows through a diversion in East Maui. In a ruling on Tuesday, a First Circuit Court judge upheld the state’s approval of controversial revocable water permits that allowed Alexander & Baldwin to divert from East Maui streams. The Sierra Club had sought to invalidate the permits, saying they violated environmental law. Photos courtesy of DLNR
A court has sided with the state and other defendants in a case in which the Sierra Club sought to invalidate two state-approved revocable water permits that allowed Alexander & Baldwin to divert from East Maui streams for Mahi Pono farming needs.