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Contested revocable-permit renewal on Kaua'i draws legal challenge and pledge to negotiate fence solution
Summary
A beneficiary asked the commission to deny renewal of revocable permit RP-495, saying Kahua Ranch had failed to maintain a five‑strand fence and allowed cattle to enter a neighboring homestead; the commission approved the renewals but staff pledged to pursue a negotiated engineered fence and signaled potential contested-case steps.
The commission considered a package of revocable-permit renewals for parcels across North and West Hawaii and approved the renewals on June 16. The renewal of revocable permit RP-495 (Kahua Ranch Limited) drew sustained public comment and a legal challenge from a neighboring homestead lessee.
Henderson Huihui, staff attorney at the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, testified on behalf of beneficiary Oliver Lum and asked the commission to deny renewal of RP-495. Huihui said Kahua Ranch, a non-beneficiary operator, had failed to comply with the RP's terms…
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