Conservation groups file brief, seek new EIS by Turtle Bay Resort owners
Advertiser Staff
A coalition of state and national conservation groups filed a brief urging the Hawai�i Supreme Court to hear an appeal on a case that would require the owners of Turtle Bay Resort to file a new environmental impact statement for a planned expansion.
The appeal specifically seeks a review of the 2-1 decision by the state Intermediate Court of Appeals, which said no update is needed unless the project changes, regardless of if the project�s environment changes.
The six organizations that filed the brief through the nonprofit Earthjustice are the Conservation Council of Hawaii, the Surfrider Foundation, Hawai�i�s Thousand Friends, Life of the Land, Maui Tomorrow Foundation and KAHEA: The Hawai�i Environmental Alliance.
