Community Sues over West Kauaʻi Hydro Project's lack of EIS

Pōʻai Wai Ola and Nā Kiaʻi Kai call the “midnight rubber stamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment

Feb 09, 20230

WAIMEA, KAUAʻI — Today, kalo farmers and subsistence fishers from West Kauaʻi filed suit against the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for failing to require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the major hydro project bei...