Archive for the ‘Protecting Special Places’ Category

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Editorial in the Honolulu Star Advertizer
Turtle Bay expansion threatens endangered animals, plants
By Angela Huntemer
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 16, 2013
After careful review and consultation with biologists, I strongly contend that Turtle Bay Resort’s surveys of flora and fauna, in its draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS), are incomplete and inaccurate.
They do not address:
» The issues [...]

We would like to announce Friends of Kewalos is having their Annual Cleanup June 2, 2012 at 8:30am.

Don’t miss our upcoming  International Surfing Day cleanup and party on Sunday, June 17, at Diamond Head from 10:00am to 12:00pm.  Check in will be a 9:45am at Pu’u Leahi, Diamond Head.  Cleanup will start at 10:00am until 11:45am, when we will return to the staging area.  The cleanup will be followed by an after-party [...]

Honolulu, HI (Jan. 4, 2011): Yesterday, a coalition of environmental groups and concerned citizens filed an appeal against the Dept. of Planning & Permitting’s decision to allow Kyo-Ya Hotels to build their proposed 26-story hotel/condo tower on Waikiki Beach. Refuting the “hardships” claimed by the developers, the coalition states that the proposed [...]

COURT RULING MARKS A WIN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Oahu, HI (April 12, 2010) - The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in favor of protecting the North Shore of Oahu’s sensitive coastal environment by requiring the Kuilima Resort Company to supplement the 25 year-old environmental impact statement (”EIS”) that was to be used for Turtle Bay Resort expansion. 
The [...]

At a fundraiser last night in Waimea Valley for Keep the North Shore Country, the Surfrider Foundation Oahu Chapter presented $10,000 to Keep the North Shore Country, to help in the legal battle to stop Oaktree Corporation and their irresponsible Turtle Bay Expansion without an updated environmental impact statement.  The money was generously provided by [...]