Here’s the Complaint, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Honolulu in which a windward Oahu property owner challenges the City and County of Honolulu’s removal of her protest signs on her property. The rub? She’s protesting the City’s condemnation
Our friend and colleague Paul Schwind has been keeping us up to date with the latest in the dual legal challenges to the Honolulu rail project. His last post focused on the state court happenings. Here’s the latest on
What’s the difference, if any, between a “cemetery” and a burial, and are burials in cemeteries exempt from archaeological review? That’s one of the issues the Hawaii Supreme Court agreed to review in this Order, by which it accepted
Mark your calendars: on August 21, 2013, The Seminar Group is putting on the 2d Annual Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Conference, in Honolulu (Hilton Waikiki Beach). Our Damon Key partner Mark M. Murakami is the Planning Chair, and the
Macy's Inc. announced today that a new Bloomingdales will be built at Ala Moana. Says the company:“Ala Moana will provide an exceptional environment for the distinctive, upscale shopping experience for which Bloomingdale’s is world famous. It is a beautiful open-air
An extensive improvement project at Honolulu International Airport has begun with groundbreaking for a new Aloha Air Cargo (AAC) facility. The AAC terminal marks the start of the $750m overhaul under a statewide Hawaii Airports Modernisation Program. Information about the Program
Since most of my practice involves the use or transfer of land (and not water – sorry) and since there is a very, VERY large public transportation infrastructure project in development in Honolulu, we thought we would provide some of
A quick one. An op-ed from yesterday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser by the newly-appointed Director of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting. In “City followed law in issuing Hao Street development permit,” he makes some good points in this piece
And so it begins. The Pacific Business News reports that “Honolulu rail board approves eminent domain to acquire 10 acres,” all or portions of two parcels in leeward Oahu.
