The developers of O’oma Beachside Village filed a lawsuit on January 3rd, 2011 against the State Land Use Commission among others. They’re attempting to reverse the LUC’s decision not to reclassify O’oma from conservation to urban. I’m not surprised the developer took this action. Dennis Moresco and his partners have 35 million dollars invested in this property.
O’oma Beachside Village Complaint (courtesy of Environment Hawaii)
The Hawaii Supreme Court filed the Judgement on Appeal documentation for the Coupe land condemnation case on March 1st, 2011. The Coupes now have 90 days to petition the US Supreme Court to hear their appeal.
(US Supreme Court docket search)
Kona Village‘s future seems a bit less dire, according this blog posting.
Lastly, West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald recently published a letter to the editor (here, and here) from me. I’ll never understand why people say I should move back to the mainland if I want faster broadband speeds. This same argument was used when I criticized Kona Airport’s poor infrastructure.
