Fake Farms Are Squeezing Out Serious Agriculture Potential In Hawaii - Honolulu Civil Beat
‘Fake Farms’ Are Squeezing Out Serious Agriculture Potential In Hawaii
Some developers have turned acreage earmarked for farming into high-end luxury homes with high prices and restrictions on what the land can be used for. Reading time: 10 minutes.
On its face the Olomana Heights development in Kailua seems like just another expensive gated community in the making, with vacant lots starting at $1.1 million and a sign imploring potential buyers to “discover your pathway to adventure.”
But Olomana Heights is actually built on property meant for activities like farming and ranching. Its 23 lots are part of a relatively small island of land designated for agricultural use amid a sea of urban and conservation land that makes up almost all of the eastern half of Oahu.
Court Orders Sale Of Miske-Owned Tuna Longliner - Honolulu Civil Beat
Court Orders Sale Of Miske-Owned Tuna Longliner
The alleged crime boss had owned the fishing vessel for years but transferred it to a company controlled by the widow of his dead son as federal investigators closed in.
Editor’s note:
This article was originally published on iLind, Ian Lind’s blog. It is reprinted here with permission.
A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel “Rachel,” a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud.
Louis Kealoha ordered to repay $250K settlement, though city unlikely to ever see it Ex-Police Chief Louis Kealoha was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday for his role in one of the biggest public corruption scandals in Hawaii history. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By Lynn Kawano | December 15, 2020 at 3:14 PM HST - Updated December 15 at 3:14 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A circuit court judge has ordered former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha to repay the $250,000 the Honolulu Police Commission gave him to retire in 2017, before he was indicted on federal corruption charges.
But legal experts say the chances the city ever gets any of that money back are slim.