State approves Honolulu plan to add sand to Ala Moana beach washingtontimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtontimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article was produced in partnership with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, which was a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network in 2020. Hawaii lawmakers are considering bills this legislative session that could force oceanfront property owners to remove.
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Sandbags line the shoreline fronting the Hololani condos in West Maui on Thursday. Hololani and contractor Goodfellow Bros. had been fined by the county and state for shoreline work that sparked concern after an excavator was pictured operating in the ocean. The Maui Planning Commission voted Wednesday to reduce a $75,000 county fine to $20,000 to be more in line with the fines levied by the state. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui Planning Commission voted to slice a county fine by more than $50,000 against a locally owned contractor and a condo for shoreline restoration work that sparked concern after an excavator was pictured operating in the ocean.
HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii’s Board of Land and Natural Resources has ordered the removal of several illegal seawalls along beaches on Oahu and Molokai and issued fines to the property owners.
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