{"id":2619,"date":"2026-07-15T08:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:04:55","slug":"judge-orders-new-environmental-review-for-turtle-bay-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2619","title":{"rendered":"Judge orders new environmental review for Turtle Bay project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; A judge has ruled that a proposed Ritz-Carlton resort at Turtle Bay cannot move forward without additional environmental review.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2617\">Prosecutor details moments leading up to deadly 2025 Makaha shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Court ruled the City and County of Honolulu must require a supplemental environmental impact statement before issuing building permits for the project at Kuilima on Oahu\u2019s North Shore.<\/p>\n<p>The court found the county improperly relied on a 13-year-old environmental review that did not account for updated information on endangered species and changing environmental conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court\u2019s ruling makes clear that the county can\u2019t rely on an outdated environmental review to approve development at Kuilima,\u201d said Maxx Phillips, Hawaii and Pacific Islands director at the Center for Biological Diversity. \u201cHawai\u2018i\u2019s environmental laws require decisions based on today\u2019s science, not yesterday\u2019s assumptions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2615\">Halekauwila Street closures ahead as Skyline construction heads into Kakaako<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>, arguing the existing review failed to consider endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bees, Hawaiian monk seals, Laysan albatrosses and nearby conservation lands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court\u2019s decision affirms that Hawai\u2018i\u2019s bedrock environmental review laws are more than just a rubber-stamping paper exercise,\u201d said Earthjustice attorney Dru Hara. \u201cThe county must engage with the community, ensure an honest assessment of impacts and take steps to minimize harm to the exceptional species that we now know are thriving on the Kuilima coastline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2613\">Motorcyclist killed in crash on Kapiolani Blvd.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honolulu must require a supplemental environmental impact statement before issuing building permits for the project at Kuilima on Oahu\u2019s North Shore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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