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Months later . . .
As you may remember from headlines a couple of months ago, the derelict 85’ 149 passenger Navatec II, recently renamed the SS Underwood by some area residents, was unceremoniously dragged off the bottom of the
“Harbor rats” . . . “Freeloaders” . . . “Drug Addicts” . . . “Derelicts;” the community at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor has been the favorite whipping boy for the rest of Hawaii’s town-side community for decades.
Note to reader: there will be a "visioning" meeting that will be held on Monday, July 1, 2019 for the purpose of discussing the future of the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor (AWSBH) and its surrounding properties. Please contact Senator Sharon
On full display, in front of hotel guests at the Prince Waikiki, are the simultaneously sinking carcasses of Navatek II, the abandoned, sunken tourist ship, now moved onto a nearby property and looking more like a waterfront
DLNR/DoBOR’s latest version of the proposal to raise fees in Hawaii’s public harbors, Statewide, is seeking something close to a 1000% increase in electrical flat-rate fees for harbor tenants who are not paying Hawaiian Electric directly for their
What do you give the man who has everything? Give up? A public harbor, of course!
In a bizarre twist at the State Capitol, last Friday, April 26th, the legislature,
The House/Senate Committees, trying to figure out the DLNR/DoBOR inspired SB1257 legislation that sought exponential increases to harbor fees, finally gave up after four attempts and deferred the bill on
(Editor's Note: this article, along with the latest petition and Galt's in-depth analysis of the privatization plan, was sent to all of the legislators noted below.)
(Editor's Note: this article, along with the latest petition was sent to all of the legislators noted below.)
Two crucial bills, SB1257 and HB1032, are now set for
THE STAFF AT HAWAII OCEAN NEWS UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSES THE PASSING OF S.B. 1257
Regarding S.B1257
(Relating to Use Permits for Small Boat Harbor Facilities)
To Our Legislature Conferees:
Rep. Ryan Yamane
Rep. Chris Todd
Rep. Cynthia Thielen
Senator Keith-Agaran
Senator Sharon