Circuit Judge Shackley Raffetto has affirmed a Maui Planning Commission decision to uphold former Planning Director John Min's withdrawal of SMA exemptions from the Montana Beach project. In an order issued Oct. 2, Raffetto ruled that the owners of the condominium units could not rely on "so-called 'long standing policy' and/or oral employee assurances" from county staff, since in this case "both are against the law."
Written by Maui Tomorrow News on October 31st, 2007 with comments disabled.
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A compromise bill that would allow Hawaii Superferry to resume service while the state conducts an environmental review is ready for a final vote tomorrow after the state Senate approved it yesterday and state House committees moved it to the House floor.
The state Senate voted 20-5 in favor of the bill but several senators voted with reservations because they were uncomfortable about coming back into special session to overturn the courts and help Superferry. The House committees sent the Senate's version to the floor without any changes, but only after lawmakers spent much of the afternoon and evening questioning Gov. Linda Lingle and the Superferry's president on the circumstances that led to a special session.
Written by Maui Tomorrow News on October 31st, 2007 with comments disabled.
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